Here in a vast lost valley, society has split into two: the Wanderers, who team together to battle against the elements and each other in the harsh world of the desert, and those who live in the pyramid-city of Arcone, whose closed environment and tightly controlled society enable them to maintain a more civilized existence in the face of an environmentally devastated planet. Conflict is inevitable . . .
Kean is a Wanderer, adopted into a team that has protected him since he was a child. Essa lives with her parents in the pyramid, and chafes at the mental and physical restrictions the government enforces to protect its people. But when a rogue Wanderer plans an attack on the city to gain its resources for his people, Kean and Essa's paths collide with an impact that will alter their lives forever.
The next in a line of postapocalyptic coming-of-age stories that began with Lois Lowry's masterpiece The Giver and moved on through the Hunger Games series, Wanderer is a journey of danger, growth, friendship, and hope for a new generation.
Industry Reviews
"Two sides collide in this well-imagined future. The pages burst with energy, strength, and adventure."
—Kate Ormand, author of Dark Days and The Wanderers
"Two perfect teenage heroes find each other in the course of this taut ride through a dusty dystopian future. . . . Thought-provoking and brilliantly realized." —Sharon Gosling, author of The Diamond Thief, winner of the Redbridge Children's Book Award 2014
