The Wanderers is phenomenal. A transcendent, cross-cultural and cross-planetary journey into the mysteries of space and self, the novel explores the dangers and necessities of venturing away from the familiar and finding home in the unknown. Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck. -Ruth Ozeki, New York Times bestselling and Man Booker shortlisted 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. The further you progress into the astronaut limbo, the more difficult it becomes to parse through what's real and what isn't-and the more it becomes clear that 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 Every single character in The Wanderers feels distinct and vivid, a planet in his or her own right. - Slate 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) Three astronauts and those who know them best explore the limits of truth and love in Howrey's genre-bending novel. . . . The voices are distinct, each member reviewing and acting on his or her own emotional telemetry with equal parts brilliance and blunder, and the stakes are high, with any heartbeat capable of tipping the scales against the crew's survival. . . . With these 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 , 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2017 Howrey presents an extraordinarily empathetic and well-realized look at the astronauts and their families as they progress through the Eidolon mission. Compelling and timely, these parallel tales of exploration, both through the galaxy and within, should win over a wide variety of readers. -Library Journal 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 An expansive tale of the costs of human ambition, The Wanderers is unquestionably the work of a brilliant writer at the height of her powers. Meticulously researched and magnificently rendered, Howrey's dazzling novel on humankind's most ambitious project is, in itself, a work of wondrous skill and ambition, a book about space that's truly about people, but also about the lonely wonder of true trailblazers, the disparate cast behind a great life, and the compromises that build success. Fiercely inventive and deeply empathetic, Howrey's exquisite novel demonstrates that the final frontier may not be space after all. -J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest A beautiful take on the human cost of a mission to Mars . . . [P]rovides plenty of food for thought in a world that will very lik Skryť popis