u003cbu003eA decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes “a magnum opus . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together” (u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003e, starred review).u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eNOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY u003ciu003eThe Washington Post u003c/iu003e• NPR • u003ciu003eThe Guardianu003c/iu003e • u003ciu003eKirkus Reviews u003c/iu003e• u003ciu003ePublishers Weekly u003c/iu003e• u003ciu003eLibrary Journal u003c/iu003e• u003ciu003ePolygonu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other “shepherds” who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFor as the sleepwalking phenomenon awakens terror and violence in America, the real danger may not be the epidemic but the fear of it. With society collapsing all around them—and an ultraviolent militia threatening to exterminate them—the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart—or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eIn development for TV by Glen Mazzara, executive producer of u003ciu003eThe Walking Deadu003c/iu003e • Look for the sequel in 2022u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003e “This career-defining epic deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King’s u003ciu003eThe Standu003c/iu003e.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003ePublishers Weeklyu003c/iu003e (starred review)u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.”u003cbu003e—Harlan Coben,u003ciu003e u003c/iu003e#1u003ciu003e New York Times u003c/iu003ebestselling author ofu003ciu003e Run Awayu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “A true tour de force.”u003cbu003e—Erin Morgenstern, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eThe Night Circusu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e “A masterpiece with prose as sharp and heartbreaking as u003ciu003eStation Elevenu003c/iu003e.”u003cbu003e—Peng Shepherd, author of u003ciu003eThe Book of Mu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “A magnum opus . . . It reminded me of Stephen King’s u003ciu003eThe Stand—u003c/iu003ebut dare I say, this story is even better.”u003cbu003e—James Rollins, #1 u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eCrucibleu003c/iu003e u003c/bu003e u003cbru003eu003cbru003e “An inventive, fierce, uncompromising, stay-up-way-past-bedtime masterwork.u003ciu003e”u003c/iu003eu003cbu003e—Paul Tremblay, author of u003ciu003eA Head Full of Ghostsu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eThe Cabin at the End of the Worldu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cbru003eu003cbru003e“An American epic for these times.”u003cbu003e—Charles Soule, author of u003ciu003eThe Oracle Yearu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e
