Hiding in a ruined hotel through a brutal winter, Cassie and the other teenage survivors face an enemy that is closer and stranger than they thought
Winter after the waves
The second book of the 5th Wave trilogy picks up soon after the first. Cassie Sullivan, her little brother Sam, Ben Parish and a handful of young recruits who escaped the alien-run military base are holed up in an abandoned hotel, waiting for Evan Walker to return. Winter is closing in, the roads are deadly, and the survivors cannot agree on whether to stay put or move toward caves where others might be sheltering.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who finished The 5th Wave and want to know what happens next, especially fans of tense, dark science fiction thrillers.
What you will get
A darker, tenser second chapter of the Fifth Wave series, in which young survivors face the enemy's coldest strategy and the limits of trust.
The Infinite Sea Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Alien invasion · Survival · 5th Wave series
Length
336 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
The sharp-tongued, chess-playing Ringer sets out to scout the caves alone, and much of the book follows her as she is drawn back toward the enemy's commander and forced into a deadly test of mind and body. Meanwhile, Cassie and Ben try to hold the group together while threats close in from every side. The narrative moves between several characters, including new points of view, and each reveals a little more of the invaders' plan.
Yancey writes with a lean, poetic intensity, and he is unafraid to make his characters pay a price for their choices. Losses here are painful, and the book is darker than the first, with long passages exploring fear, loyalty and what makes us human. Ringer, in particular, becomes one of the most compelling figures of recent young adult fiction.
The shifting perspectives and the slower middle section can be disorienting, and the book ends on a cliffhanger that sends readers straight to The Last Star. Because of some violent scenes, it suits older teens best. The prose rewards attention, and several chapters are worth rereading once the full picture becomes clear. About 336 pages in the Speak paperback.
The 5th Wave
The Maze Runner
Red Rising
Ender's Game
Through the Ever Night
Under the Never Sky
The Hunger Games
The Scorch Trials
The Death Cure
Catching Fire
Unwind
Life As We Knew It