Last Star by Rick Yancey - ISBN: 9780141345949
Paperback
Humanity’s last stand: face the Others or lose everything.

Last Star

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    24 May 2016

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Summary

‘The next HIT’ - Daily Mail

Following the major motion picture release starring Chloe Grace Moretz, the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series.

We’re here, then we’re gone, and that was true before they came. That’s always been true. The Others didn’t invent death; they just perfected it. Gave death a face to put back in our face, because they knew that was the only way to crush us. It won’t end on any continent or ocean, no mountain or plain, jungle…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141345949
ISBN-10:0141345942
Author:Rick Yancey
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Edition:3rd
Release Date:24 May 2016
Weight:254g
Dimensions:29mm x 198mm x 130mm
Series:The 5th Wave
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Critics Review

Wildly entertaining… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough

Wildly entertaining… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough * The New York Times *A modern sci-fi masterpiece… should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires. * USA Today *Nothing short of amazing * Kirkus (starred review) *An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You’ll read it in one sitting * Bookseller *Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances * Entertainment Weekly *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 *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.This book is scary! * Teen Now (starred review) *A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner – Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling authorYancey’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) *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.…a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction * Wall Street Journal *Wildly entertaining… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough – Justin Cronin * New York Times *The pace is relentless * Heat *Action-packed. * MTV.com *A cut above anything else in the genre * Sunday Telegraph *Borrow this one from your teen’s nightstand while they’re at school * People Magazine *

About The Author

Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey is the author of 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 Michael L. Printz Honor, and the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

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