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The 5th Wave

By: Rick Yancey
Narrated by: Brandon Espinoza, Phoebe Strole
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"Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."—Entertainment Weekly (Grade A)

The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

"Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."—Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review

"A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires."—USAToday.com Action & Adventure Aliens Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival Suspenseful

Critic reviews

"Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."—Entertainment Weekly

“It has the dark, swoopy adrenaline of The Hunger Games, but the elegiac tone of The Road. Who cares what shelf you find it on? Just read it.”—EW.com

“Makes for an exhilarating reading experience.”—Tor.com

“Wildly entertaining.... I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review

"A modern sci-fi masterpiece... should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires."—USAToday.com

"Step aside, Katniss."—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Action-packed intrigue."—MTV.com

*"Gripping!"—Publishers Weekly, *starred review*

*"Nothing short of amazing!"—Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*

*"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*

"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

"Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go. A postapocalyptic alien invasion story with a smart, vulnerable heroine."—Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series

"A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner."—Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author

"Prepare to set everything else aside when you launch into this one. The break-neck pace and high stakes will draw you in, but it's the characters who will keep you turning pages. It's been a long time since I've read a story this compelling."—Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author
Engaging Plot Twists • Fresh Invasion Concept • Excellent Narration • Multiple Perspectives • Fast-paced Storytelling

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This reminds me of the Host BUT its good!! It's not 5,000 pages of boring emptiness. It keeps your attention and isn't pretentious like Ms. Meyers book. I enjoyed the characters and their struggles. A bit of a lovey story was annoying (only bc I don't like them) but was bearable bc it wasn't all frilly and obnoxious again like the Host was bleck! I generally like when books change points of view but for some reason I didn't enjoy that aspect in this book I liked Cassie's POV and found myself enjoying those chapters more than others. All in all s good book but not something I will obsess about!

A pretty good read!

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Absolutely loved this book! Great story, great narrative. Hope the movie can live up to this!

AMAZING!!!

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The narration was done well. Very clear. As a story, the information was put together very well. This was a easy book to follow along and interact within the story.

Worth the read.

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Great narration and great story. I wish the story went on a little bit longer. Left me wondering a few things. Is there going to be a part 2?

Recommended

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Very well written has to stay up late to finish hearing the end can't wait to listen to the next one

Great story

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when i purchased this audio book i was expecting something totally different. like a independence day or full on apocalypse action packed book. wasn't expecting a love story. still pretty good with a decent amount of action.

pretty good. i wasn't expecting a love story.

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both readers are great, sell the feelings of the characters. can't wait to start the next book!

very gripping, love the twist

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I listened to it because I payed for it and it was pretty good as far as the plot and action but unless you want teen romance don't buy.

Target audience: teenagers

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I'm not a big a sci-fi fan but this was more about relationships and what makes us human. Who the aliens where reminded me of the host.

Pleasantly surprised!

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I liked it, I didn't like it. I read it, but really I didn't (see, cause it's an audio book). Okay, probably a bad start for a review but the book is filled with sentences like that: I run, I die; I stay, I die. I'm awake, but I'm not awake. Also, there are a lot of plot lines that would appeal to the 12-15 year-old reader (the target market) and maybe some Stockholm syndrome sprinkled in, just for good measure. I'll read the next two books, but only because I feel like I'm vested in the story and need to find out what happens next.

Nothing spectacular

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