Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner.' Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series A postapocalyptic alien invasion story with a smart, vulnerable heroine.' 'Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go. Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years.' a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.' *'Yancey's heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises, is part War of the Worlds, part Starship Troopers, part Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and part The Stand . should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.' Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review “Makes for an exhilarating reading experience.”

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“It has the dark, swoopy adrenaline of The Hunger Games, but the elegiac tone of The Road. 'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances.' Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book AwardĢ014 Children’s Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the YearĪ YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young AdultsĪ YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young ReadersĪ Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.'. 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. 'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances.'- Entertainment Weekly (Grade A)

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