Nominated as one of America&;s best-loved novels by PBS&;s The Great American Read. New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon&;s prescient and &;shocking&; (John Saul) vision of a post-apocalyptic US comes to life in his classic epic of terror and renewal.In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, Earth&;s last survivors have been drawn into a final battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity. There&;s Sister, who discovers a strange and transformative glass artifact in the destroyed Manhattan streets&;Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler who takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station&;and Swan, a young girl possessing special powers, who travels alongside Josh to a Missouri town where healing and recovery can begin with her gifts. But the ancient force behind earth&;s devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits for its relentless army&;beginning with Swan herself.