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b'This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Chuck Wendig, author of WAYWARD.
\\nAbout WAYWARD: Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. They were followed on their quest by the shepherds: friends and family who gave up everything to protect them.
\\nTheir secret destination: Ouray, a small town in Colorado that would become one of the last outposts of civilization. Because the sleepwalking epidemic was only the first in a chain of events that led to the end of the world\\u2014and the birth of a new one.
\\nThe survivors, sleepwalkers and shepherds alike, have a dream of rebuilding human society. Among them are Benji, the scientist struggling through grief to lead the town; Marcy, the former police officer who wants only to look after the people she loves; and Shana, the teenage girl who became the first shepherd\\u2014and an unlikely hero whose courage will be needed again.
\\nBecause the people of Ouray are not the only survivors, and the world they are building is fragile. The forces of cruelty and brutality are amassing under the leadership of self-proclaimed president Ed Creel. And in the very heart of Ouray, the most powerful survivor of all is plotting its own vision for the new world: Black Swan, the A.I. who imagined the apocalypse.
\\nAgainst these threats, Benji, Marcy, Shana, and the rest have only one hope: one another. Because the only way to survive the end of the world is together.
\\nAbout Chuck Wendig: Chuck Wendig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, as well as the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, Zer0es/Invasive, Wanderers, and the upcoming Book of Accidents (July 2021). He\\u2019s also worked in a variety of other formats, including comics, games, film, and television. A finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the cowriter of the Emmy-nominated digital narrative Collapsus, he is also known for his books about writing. He lives in Pennsyltucky with his family.
\\nThis week\\u2019s picks:
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\\n* Chuck #1: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
\\n* Chuck #2: NY Times Apple Crumble recipe
\\n* Chuck #3: The Suncrisp Apple
\\n* Tracy: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
\\n* Patrick: All The California Class Ships on Star Trek: Lower Decks
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\\nLinks:
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\\n* Chuck Wendig on Twitter
\\n* Tracy Townsend on Twitter
\\n* Patrick Hester on Twitter
\\n* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
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\\n\\xa9 2022 Patrick Hester
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