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The 5th Wave (Book 1)

By: Rick Yancey
Narrated by: Brandon Espinoza, Phoebe Strole
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*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.

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'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)

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I am a 53-year-old man and I bought this without realising it is a YA book. Actually I found this to be one of the most enjoyable books I have read or listened too all year. The writing is excellent: the characters are well-developed and interesting; the plot is very engaging; and it is very funny in places. My ten-year-old daughter loved it too so this is quite a feat that Yancy has pulled off. The performances are excellent too - it is such a good idea to have both a male and female reader. We have just bought the second book. My daughter has first dibs of course!

Not just for young adults

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I had watched the movie first and was disappointed there had not been a sequel. I was curious to know how the story played out. I really enjoyed the novel. It's much darker than the movie and with some differences to the storyline like most novels made into films. Having the 2 narrators really added to it. I look forward to the next book.

Much darker than the movie

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The story benefits from beginning a way through in the life of the main character. We are then taken on a retrospect of what brought her to this point. Like it similar genres the main character is a teenage girl There is a interesting and topical section on Ebola spreading through the remaining population after the first and second wave have hit. I would recommend this story to teens and also to not so young 'teens' who have enjoyed similar novels . Great for a car journey....I feel a film coming on

What other book might you compare The 5th Wave to, and why?

Hunger Games,and Divergent Series. Similar future world scenarios with the central character of a teenage girl.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Losing her family

Any additional comments?

An Audible credit well spent

Another for the lovers of teen survivor stories

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i thought it was perfect it had a good story line not to complicated to follow along with it

Amazing

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a fantastic post apocalyptic story of four young teens coming to terms with an alien Invasion

Gripping Story, great for teens,

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