
Then there’s Evan Walker, a bit older and definitely different. Readers ride the waves of the world’s decimation with a variety of characters that include high school kids Cassie Sullivan and Ben “Zombie” Parish. What’s the fifth wave? It’s the unthinkable. There’s no hiding from the pestilence they’ve unleashed.

A plague that kills almost everyone it touches. Coastal cities across the globe wiped out. All grids down, just a taste of what was to come. With the first wave they took out all power. The 5th Wave offers readers a fast-paced, action-adventure wrapped in paranoia and sprinkled with a range of deep emotions-from fear to love and horror. Told from multiple points-of-view (POVs), The 5th Wave is book one in a trilogy. ( The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, Chapter 16, page 75)Īuthor Rick Yancey packs pages of twists and turns into an epic tale of survival during and after a cunning alien invasion. But even the best gambler will tell you that luck only lasts so long.” should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires."-USAToday.“Luck had carried us through the first three waves. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."-Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother-or even saving herself. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them.

After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.Īfter the 1st wave, only darkness remains. Synopsis: "Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."- Entertainment Weekly (Grade A)
