The 5th Wave (Book 1)

In a world fallen victim to the Others, Cassie Sullivan is on the run. As human life crumbles around her, she must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death, in this thrilling and terrifying dystopian trilogy.

*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz* 
 
'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times 
 
*The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze Runner* 
 
After the1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. 
 
 
NOW IS THE DAWN OF THE 5TH WAVE 
 
On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs. 
Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth's last survivors. 
 
To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope. 
 
Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. 
 
www.rickyancey.com 
 
'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances' Entertainment Weekly 
 
'A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.' USA Today 
 
'The pace is relentless' Heat 
 
'Chilling' Sun 
 
'Nothing short of amazing' Kirkus (starred review) 
 
'This book's scary!' Teen Now (5 starred review) 
 
'A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction' Wall Street Journal 
 
'An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting' Bookseller 
 
'Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises' Booklist (starred review) 
 
'Gripping' Publishers Weekly 
 
'Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school.' People Magazine 
 
*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award 
*2014 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year 
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults 
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults 
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten 
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year 
 
Books in the series: 
The 5th Wave (Book 1) 
The Infinite Sea (Book 2) 
The Last Star (Book 3)

Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances . . . JUST READ IT

Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough

A modern sci-fi masterpiece... should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.

Rick Yancey knows his onions... the book packs real power

This is DAMN and WOW territory. Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years

Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author

...a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction

Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go.

Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series.

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 . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.

A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner.

Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author

An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting

A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion... the question of what it means to be human is at the forefront

Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school

By turns heart-pounding and contemplative . . . The 5th Wave will thrill you, chill you, and challenge you to keep the pages turning fast enough

A cut above anything else in the genre.

Rick Yancey (http://www.rickyancey.com) is the author of several adult novels and the memoir Confessions of a Tax Collector. His first young-adult novel, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal. In 2010, his novel, The Monstrumologist, received Michael L. Printz Honor, and the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

*To TIE-IN with the MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from SONY PICTURES starring CHLOE GRACE MORETZ (If I Stay).* 
 
THE 1st WAVE; Took out half a million people. 
THE 2nd WAVE; Put that number to shame. 
THE 3rd WAVE; Lasted a little longer. Twelve weeks . . . Four billion dead. 
IN THE 4th WAVE, You can't trust that people are still people. 
AND THE 5th WAVE? No one knows. But it's coming. 
 
On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs. 
Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth's last survivors. 
To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope. 
 
Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death.

The 5th Wave: The Infinite Sea (Book 2)

The Infinite Sea is the second book in the phenomenal and bestselling 5th Wave series by award-winning author, Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner* 
 
*The 5th WAVE is now a major film by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz* 
 
'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times 
 
How do you rid the earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. 
 
Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in. Because the next attack is more than possible - it's inevitable. 
 
No one can anticipate the depths to which the Others will sink - nor the heights to which humanity will rise . . . 
 
www.The5thWaveIsComing.com 
www.rickyancey.com 
 
'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances . . . JUST READ IT' Entertainment Weekly 
 
'The next HIT' Daily Mail 
 
'This gut-wrenching sequel to The 5th Wave careens on a violent course of non-stop action.' Publishers Weekly, starred review 
 
 
'CHILLING' Sun 
 
'The pace is RELENTLESS' Heat 
 
'A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.' USA Today 
 
'ACTION-PACKED' MTV.com 
 
'A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction' Wall Street Journal 
 
'An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting' Bookseller 
 
'Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.' Booklist (starred review) 
 
'A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion... 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 
 
*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award 
*2014 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year 
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults 
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults 
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten 
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year 
 
Books in the series: 
The 5th Wave (Book 1) 
The Infinite Sea (Book 2) 
The Last Star (Book 3)

Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough

A modern sci-fi masterpiece... should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.

An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting

Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances

This is DAMN and WOW territory. Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years

Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author.

A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner

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 . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.

Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go.

'Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series.

Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough

A cut above anything else in the genre

Rick Yancey (www.rickyancey.com) is the author of several adult novels and the memoir Confessions of a Tax Collector. His first young-adult novel, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal. In 2010, his novel, The Monstrumologist, received Michael L. Printz Honor, and the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

The hugely anticipated second book in in the phenomenal new series that began with The 5th Wave - from Carnegie-shortlisted Rick Yancey. 
For Cassie Sullivan and the rest of Earth's remaining human survivors, the situation was already desperate when the 5th Wave hit. It's about to get worse. 
No one yet knows the depths to which Earth's conquerors - the Others - will sink in order to rid the Earth of the human infestation, nor have they guessed the heights to which the human spirit can reach. Characters introduced in Book One will come to the fore - and others will face the ultimate test.

Rick Yancey

Following the major motion picture release starring Chloë Grace Moretz, the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series. 
 
We're here, then we're gone, and that was true before they came. That's always been true. The Others didn't invent death; they just perfected it. Gave death a face to put back in our face, because they knew that was the only way to crush us. It won't end on any continent or ocean, no mountain or plain, jungle or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart.

Rick Yancey

Books by Rick Yancey

Series by Rick Yancey

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