Published: 2015
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This book features in the following series: 5Th Wave, The 5Th Wave .
This book has been graded for interest at 9 years.
This book was published in 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Rick Yancey is the author of two books for adults: a memoir and a novel. He is also a produced playwright and former theatre critic. This is his first book for young adults. He lives in Knoxville, TN.
This book is in the following series:
The pace is relentless * Heat *
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 *
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.
This book is scary! * Teen Now (starred review) *
A cut above anything else in the genre * Sunday Telegraph *
Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances * Entertainment Weekly *
Action-packed. * MTV.com *
An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting * Bookseller *
A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner -- Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author
...a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction * Wall Street Journal *
A modern sci-fi masterpiece... should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires. * USA Today *
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.
Nothing short of amazing * Kirkus (starred review) *
Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough -- Justin Cronin * New York Times *
Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school * People Magazine *
Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough * The New York Times *
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. * Booklist (starred review) *