Wanderers
- 800
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Wanderers” is an 800-page epic of plague and collapse whose science-fiction core is strong, though many readers feel it badly needed cutting. Some single out the plague, the scientists chasing its cause and a powerful artificial intelligence, and find the later stretch much livelier than the first half. Others object to the way religion and believers are portrayed, and some call the ending rough.
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About the book
Wanderers is a 2019 novel by American author Chuck Wendig. The novel focuses on a group of people whose lives are impacted after multiple individuals begin making a zombie-esque trek across the United States. A sequel, Wayward, was published in 2022.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 185 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 10 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 175 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Wanderers?
It has 800 pages — longer than 94% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
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