Meg Howrey is a former dancer who performed with The Joffrey, Eglevsky Ballet, and City Ballet of Los Angeles. She is the author of two previous novels, Blind Sight and The Cranes Dance, and the coauthor of the bestselling novels City of Dark Magic, and City of Lost Dreams, published under the pen name Magnus Flyte. Her non-fiction has appeared in Vogue and The Los Angeles Review of Books. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
"Phenomenal. A transcendent, cross-cultural and cross-planetary
journey into the mysteries of space and self. . . . Howrey's
expansive vision left me awestruck."--Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale
for the Time Being "Straddling the fine line between outer space
and the world we know, The Wanderers is a breathtakingly honest and
incredibly beautiful examination of the heart and soul of
humankind. . . .This is a book that isn't like anything you've ever
read before." --Newsweek
"Howrey subtly explores the tensions between our inner and
projected selves. Thanks to her wry sense of humor, it totally
works. . . . [A]n often funny story that grows poignant in its
final chapters." --The Washington Post "Fascinating . . . a
masterful psychological novel, full of rich characterization and a
surprisingly gripping narrative." --Los Angeles Times "Every single
character in The Wanderers feels distinct and vivid, a planet in
his or her own right." --Slate
The terrain explored by Meg Howrey in The Wanderers is
otherworldly, but the bonds among three astronauts and the loved
ones they leave behind for a 17-month mission to Mars feel
earthbound and immediate . . . [through] brief, psychologically
incisive chapters that drive the story forward." --Nicole Lamy for
The New York Times "Engrossing. . . . Although the contours of a
space drama may seem familiar to a 21st-century readership, Howrey,
through the poetry of her writing and the richness of her
characters, makes it all seem new. A lyrical and subtle space
opera." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "With believably fragile
and idealistic characters at the helm, Howrey's insightful novel
will take readers to a place where they too can 'lift their heads
and wonder.'" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Add Howrey's
novel, which centers on astronauts exploring both outer and inner
space, to the list of must-consume, intergalatic art." --Nylon
"Play[s] with notions of counterfeits and authenticity. . . . Is
the Eidolon mission all it appears to be? Or more? The unfolding of
that mystery launches this plausible space tale into higher realms
of enjoyment." --The Associated Press "[I]nventive, lyrical and
immersive." --BBC.com "[C]onfronts ageless questions of why humans
explore, what they are looking for, and what happens when they find
it. Evoking the authenticity of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves with
the literary sensitivity of Ann Patchett, Howrey has made the
mission-to-Mars motif an exquisite exploration of human space,
inner and outer." --Booklist "Howrey's exquisite novel demonstrates
that the final frontier may not be space after all." --J. Ryan
Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest "A distinct,
shimmering vision of who we are and where we think we want to
go.--Peter Nichols, author of The Rocks and A Voyage for Madmen
"Elegant, thoughtful, gorgeously written. A meditation on solitude,
connection, aspiration, imagination and reality, which builds
effortlessly to moments of immense power and honesty. There are
passages near the end of this book that I will never forget."
--Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction
Universe and Sorry Please Thank You
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