The Infinite Sea - The Second Book of the 5th Wave

Zusatztext Praise for The Infinite Sea  “Heart-pounding pacing! lyrical prose and mind-bending twists . . .”— The New York Times Book Review “Impressively improves on the excellent beginning of the trilogy.”— USA Today “An epic sci-fi novel with all the romance! action! and suspense you could ever want.”—Seventeen.com *“This gut-wrenching sequel to The 5th Wave careens on a violent course of nonstop action.”— Publishers Weekly ! starred review *“A breathless! grueling survival story . . . . Yancey's prose remains unimpeachable—every paragraph is laden with setting! theme! and emotion."— Booklist ! starred review “A roller-coaster ride of a sequel.”— Kirkus Reviews “It doesn’t just move the story forward! but even opens up new possibilities in the previous book.” —Geekdad.com   Informationen zum Autor Rick Yancey (www.rickyancey.com) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The 5th Wave , The Infinite Sea , 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 a Michael L. Printz Honor, and the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo , was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. When he isn't writing or thinking about writing or traveling the country talking about writing, Rick is hanging out with his family. Klappentext The riveting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The 5th Wave! hailed by Justin Cronin as "wildly entertaining.” How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world! a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape! Cassie! Ben! and Ringer are forced to confront the Others' ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race. Cassie and her friends haven't seen the depths to which the Others will sink! nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise! in the ultimate battle between life and death! hope and despair! love and hate. Praise for The 5th Wave "Just read it.”—Entertainment Weekly "A modern sci-fi masterpiece.”—USA Today "Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.”—Justin Cronin! The New York Times Book Review "Nothing short of amazing.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Gripping!”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Everyone I trust is telling me to read this book.”—The Atlantic Wire 1. THE WORLD IS a clock winding down. I hear it in the wind’s icy fingers scratching against the window. I smell it in the mildewed carpeting and the rotting wallpaper of the old hotel. And I feel it in Teacup’s chest as she sleeps. The hammering of her heart, the rhythm of her breath, warm in the freezing air, the clock winding down. Across the room, Cassie Sullivan keeps watch by the window. Moonlight seeps through the tiny crack in the curtains behind her, lighting up the plumes of frozen breath exploding from her mouth. Her little brother sleeps in the bed closest to her, a tiny lump beneath the mounded covers. Window, bed, back again, her head turns like a pendulum swinging. The turning of her head, the rhythm of her breath, like Nugget’s, like Teacup’s, like mine, marking the time of the clock winding down. I ease out of bed. Teacup moans in her sleep and burrows deeper under the covers. The cold clamps down, squeezing my chest, though I’m fully dressed except for my boots and the parka, which I grab from the foot of the bed. Sullivan watches as I pull on the boots, then...

Product details

• Authors: Rick Yancey
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.2014
• EAN: 9780399162428
• ISBN: 978-0-399-16242-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Series: The 5th Wave; The 5th Wave
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature