The 5th Wave
Authors: Rick Yancey
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yancey, Richard. The 5th Wave / Rick Yancey. pages cm
Summary: “Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young
brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them”—Provided by publisher.
[1. Extraterrestrial beings—Fiction. 2. Survival—Fiction. 3. War—Fiction. 4. Science
fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Fifth Wave. PZ7.Y19197Aah 2013 [Fic]—dc23 2012047622
ISBN: 978-1-101-59896-2
For Sandy,
whose dreams inspire
and whose love endures
IF ALIENS EVER VISIT US, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus
first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.
—Stephen Hawking
THE 1
ST
WAVE:
Lights Out
THE 2
ND
WAVE:
Surf’s Up
THE 3
RD
WAVE:
Pestilence
THE 4
TH
WAVE:
Silencer
INTRUSION: 1995