Wanderer [Mass Market Paperback]

Donald E. McQuinn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 1994

Gan Moondark had united the people of what used to be Seattle. Chief among his supporters were the Rose Priestess Sylah and the strangers with the magical weapons -- the survivors of centuries in cryogenic sleep. Now Sylah and two of the strangers, Tate and Conway, begin an odyssey that will either or destroy what remains of the human race . . . .

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The sequel to McQuinn's Warrior (1990) takes the victorious Gan Moondark and the Rose Priestess Sylah away from post-holocaust Seattle in a search for ancient wisdom. But there are religious protests against the quest, and one of the two "strangers," erstwhile supporters of Gan who survived the holocaust because they were cryogenically suspended before it happened, has become a berserker, more menace than help. Like its predecessor, Wanderer leaves nothing to be desired as thoughtful entertainment; it is literate, well-paced, knowledgeable about war and warriors, and shows care and thought in both world building and characterization. Roland Green --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From Kirkus Reviews

Sequel to Warrior (1990--not seen), McQuinn's fantasy/science- fiction hybrid saga of religious warfare set in a Pacific Northwest five hundred years after a nuclear and biological war. The struggle between the orthodox Church and the visionary Rose Priestess Sylah continues, the latter now aided by two survivors from our own times--the soldiers Tate and Conway, who have spent the intervening centuries in cryogenic sleep. McQuinn's huge, theologically dense yarn is dauntingly difficult for newcomers to approach, nor will they find much sympathy in his psychotic remnant populations caught up in a whirl of New Age barbarism and witchcraft. Presumably, however, Warrior fans will wish to investigate. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 694 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (July 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345390180
• ISBN-13: 978-0345390189
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,265,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McQuinn celebrates redemption, February 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wanderer (Mass Market Paperback)

Don McQuinn writes with poignant lyricism and deft plotting, gripping a reader with struggles surreal yet universal. Don't miss this epic. Don't miss any of his entire catalog. Get every single one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly underrated!, January 26, 2008

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This review is from: Wanderer (Paperback)

This series is one of the best of it's genre. It's got an excellent plot and the writing is exquisite. I've re-read it several times. I think that it should be republished and re-released.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series, May 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wanderer (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this as well as Witch and Warrior. Post-apocalyptic with many different characters to walk with. Look through the eyes of those who have survived in more ways than one.