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 . . . .
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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
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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.
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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.
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McQuinn celebrates redemption
Feb 22 2000
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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.
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Interesting, unexpected read
Sep 6 2012
By Bill C
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I purchased the first book of the trilogy (Warrior) many years ago, and it has sat on my bookshelf for at least 5-7 years. I just forgot about. I finally was cleaning out my books (donating them to worthy causes) and saw the book. I read it and found the story quite different than I expected -- a mixture of people whose ancestors had survived a nuclear holocaust so they regressed technically -- reminiscent of Native Americans, but with some technology surviving, combined with some people from the past. Unfortunately, the other two books -- this one (Wanderer) and the final one (Witch) are out-of-print and only available as used books. The characters are engaging and their environment, both natural and social, is well constructed. But make sure you can get all three books.
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Highly underrated!
Jan 26 2008
By Adrian R. Jones
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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.
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