Wanderers, Life is the Cruelest of Teachers

by Stephen Spanoudis

Solon Metro is torn between three seemingly never-ending struggles: trying to protect his wife Admete from the people who keep trying to kill her, battling to protect his adventurous young son Exander from the random mayhem that seems to follow him everywhere, and dealing with his creative but unlucky twin brother Costas, whose ventures sometimes have painful consequences that have led to a contentious relationship with their mystical sister Helene.

Welcome to The Republic of Dreams, where unseen combatants wage a proxy war in a world that is equal parts science, history, metaphor and mystery. Set in the second half of the 22nd century, Wanderers, the third book in the series, follows parallel stories as one generation of siblings wanders between emotional compass points while the other wanders through a progression of new homes and new lives - each with its own hidden dangers.

263 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Sabne Raznik · Rating 1 out of 5]

I appreciate how knowledgeable this author must be as a human being to write like he does. But this book had too many supernatural elements for my taste. I feel he could do better without them and was disappointed. Tying in these supernatural elements so deeply to Appalachian Kentucky was blatant stereotyping and the idea that he thought I would like that (the book was a gift) I don’t even understand. I couldn’t finish it.