The 5th Wave will thrill you, chill you, and challenge you to keep the pages turning fast enough * * Utterly gripping * Metro Herald * High adventure with mystery and heart * The Sunday Times * A cut above anything else in the genre. the question of what it means to be human is at the forefront * Publishers Weekly * Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school * People Magazine * By turns heart-pounding and contemplative. You'll read it in one sitting * Bookseller * A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion.
Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner. * Booklist (starred review) * A fantastic read. 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. Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series. a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction * Wall Street Journal * Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go. Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years - Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author. the book packs real power * SFX * This is DAMN and WOW territory. * USA Today * Nothing short of amazing * Kirkus (starred review) * Chilling * Sun * Action-packed intrigue * MTV.COM * This book is scary! * Teen Now (5 starred review) * Rick Yancey knows his onions. should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough - Justin Cronin * The New York Times * A modern sci-fi masterpiece. JUST READ IT * Entertainment Weekly * Wildly entertaining. Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances. *A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults *A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers *A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults *2014 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year *Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award 'Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school.' People Magazine 'Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises' Booklist (starred review) 'An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. 'A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction'Wall Street Journal
'This book's scary!' Teen Now (5 starred review) 'Nothing short of amazing' Kirkus (starred review) Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.' USA Today 'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances' Entertainment Weekly Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope. To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth's last survivors. On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs. After 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze Runner*Īfter the1st wave, only darkness remains.
*The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner.*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz* A postapocalyptic alien invasion story with a smart, vulnerable heroine." - Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series "Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go. Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years." - Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author Best of all, everything feels totally real, and that makes it all the more riveting. The plot flips back and forth with so much action and so many expert twists that readers will constantly question whom they can trust and whom they can't.
a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike." - Booklist It's a book that targets a broad commercial audience, and Yancey's aim is every bit as good as Cassie's.