We are so excited to announce the Paperback release for The Last Star by Rick Yancey. If you're like me, then you will want the paperback in addition of the hardcover copy. So be sure to get your copy today!
The Last Star The 5th Wave #3
Author: Rick Yancey
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Dystopia
Paperback Released: May 23 2017
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
The enemy is Other. The enemy is us.
They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.
But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves.
In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human.
Rick Yancey (www.rickyancey.com) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The 5th Wave, The Infinite Sea, The Last Star, 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.
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Enter for a chance to be one (1) grand prize winner and receive a set of The 5th Wave Collection in paperback, including The 5th Wave, The Infinite Sea, and The Last Star (ARV: $32.97), or to be one (1) of five (5) second place winners to receive The 5th Wave in paperback (ARV: $10.99 each).
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The Last Star The 5th Wave #3
Author: Rick Yancey
Narrator: Phoebe Strole, Ben Yannette
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Dystopia
Released: May 24th 2016
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young | Penguin Random House Audio | Living Language ReadingTeen
The Last Star is the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series by award-winning author, Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner.
'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times
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 or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart.
Master storyteller Rick Yancey invokes triumph, loss, and unrelenting action as the fate of the planet is decided in the conclusion to this epic series.
The lovely Andye did it again. She provided me a book I'm very exciting dying to read. And though I had fear for this conclusion, I surprisingly enjoyed it more than the sequel. Of course, I wasn't too thrilled with it (the sequel) but this conclusion made up for it.
"Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear".
Life goes on. You get sick, you get better, but life goes on. This is not what happens in this series. Everyone must die and if you survive, the Others will get rid of you. That is the mission and it must be done. Whether they, themselves, kill humanity or have human kill themselves. It must be done at the end. There is no other ending.
Not to give any spoilers, because I would literally go mad if someone spoiled me, but this book left me speechless. From the very first words, I should've been prepared. Rick gives you clues and if you put them together then you should know the outcome. Regardless, if you put these clues together or not, the ending is still devastating. Just remember this is not a love story, not that kind of romance type of book. No, this is a battlefield story and in a war there must be sacrifices. Whether you like it or not.
Now, since I won't be giving out spoilers, I will tell you Rick will answers your questions in The Last Star. Yes, you will learn more about Ringer. You will still cheer for her and her bravery. She will lie, oh the lies, but she will be her best. She will fall thousand of feet, she will fight, she will be used as a weapon, she will surrender, she will endured and she will get her revenge. Cheers to you, my brave friend.
"You're the thing worth dying". Oh Evan, why most you make us swoon? Stop with your cuteness. Stop smiling, stop making us fall in love with you. So many sweet moments from the very beginning of this book. From the whole "it's your fault Sam is dirty" to doing everything in your power to help humanity. Between Evan and Cassie, these two will make you swoon but also laugh.
As for Cassie... She's more sarcastic, protective and braver than ever. I loved her and I loved her cleverness. She is humanity and she's proud. In the mist of darkness her hope lit up the world. She is the last star, she is humanity and she's willing to do everything to keep Sam safe. She's an amazing role model and I applause her for her courage.
Although the ending left me shocked, I somehow expected this to happen. It makes sense in this story... Even though, I was worried it would end this way, once I read it, I was at ease. It was easy (still heartbreaking) to accept it because again, it makes sense. As I mentioned before, this is not a romance story but a war. A war to fight for humanity and survival. A story of hope and sacrifices.
Overall, I loved the audiobook. It was so easy to follow these characters and the story. I enjoyed how these narrators mimic some characteristics of each the characters, specially Cassie. I pictured Chloe reading this to me, as she was great as Cassie. The way they narrated this story was done so SO well. Their voices are not the types you tune out but the opposite. You pay attention to every word they read. I feel like I need to listen to the first book as an audiobook, because it was that good.
As for the story itself... Gosh, I'm still trying to process everything! So many things to think about and the hope it brings... The ending may be sad but realistic. When one sees a love one suffer, one will do the unimaginable and will sacrifice everything to ensure the other person's happiness.
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The Last Star
The 5th Wave #3
Author: Rick Yancey
Release Date: May 24th 2016
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young
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 or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart.
Master storyteller Rick Yancey invokes triumph, loss, and unrelenting action as the fate of the planet is decided in the conclusion to this epic series.
May is one of my favorite months! With two Star Wars references, Robert Pattinson birthday and now, the release month of The Last Star by Rick Yancey... who wouldn't want to celebrate?
As you all know, we are fans of The 5th Wave series and knowing Rick, he's saving his best for last. He already warned us someone major is going to die and I'm here trying to decipher who it will be. See, I don't like surprises, I like knowing and being prepare for the outcome. I AM DYING TO KNOW! Whoever it will be, it will break my heart into pieces because I love Cassie, Evan, Ben, Sam and Ringer. So if one of them dies...
WHO IS IT? TELL ME NOW, RICK!! It better not be Cassie, because I will become a battlefield.
Okay, I'll calm down and wait for the conclusion of The 5th Wave series.
To continue with this post, I want to let you all know PenguinTeen provided us a cool 5th Wave tote bag along with The Last Star sampler and poster! In addition, Sony Pictures Entertainment sent over a very exclusive 5th Wave backpack and hand band.... and we are giving these items to one lucky fan of the series!
To enter:
Tell us what you expect to happen? Or what you are dying to know?
You will have other options, but you will need to tell us your expectations.
To fully prepare for the coming of THE LAST STAR, we are re-reading THE INFINITE SEA during the month of March! If you are like me and LOVED The Infinite Sea, this will be a great way to brush up on those burning questions you have that will totally be answered by the time you finish The Last Star!
There is no better preparation than revisiting a world you love and we are revisiting the world of The 5th Wave. We want to know how this amazing story is going to end but before we want to remember all the little details. To do so, we will be following the readalong schedule:
In addition, PenguinTeen is having a sweepstakes.
Click the image below to enter for the chance to win signed copies of all three books in the 5th Wave series AND A PHONE CALL WITH RICK YANCEY!
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
10 lucky readers will get the chance to attend the Pre-Party to the advance screening of The 5th Wave, VIP screening passes and prize packs, including the awesome Cassie Survival Backpack! One of these packs will have a signed copy of The 5th Wave by Rick Yancy! All you have to do is share the Tweet on the Rafflecopter!
As we impatiently patiently wait for the release of The 5th Wave movie to hit theaters nationwide. Here's some information on what went into the casting for the film. Plus we share the video that features "I Will Be Ready (ft. 'Alive' by SIA) from the soundtrack.
The 5th Wave Releases Friday, January 22nd 2016 - Buy your tickets NOW!
CASTING THE FILM
To bring to life the role of Cassie Sullivan, the filmmakers turned to Chloë Grace Moretz. For the filmmakers, Moretz combined the right combination of talents and traits: she is a seasoned performer (especially needed if the character would be appearing in multiple films), but, like her character, is herself just coming of age. The result was a perfect fit of actress and character – and a match that only became more deeply ingrained for the filmmakers as filming proceeded. “As an artist and writer I do believe in serendipity,” comments Yancey. “I have the writer’s tendency to become overly emotionally involved with my characters. So it was very important to me when I heard that they will be making a film that they got the right actors, and everyone’s going to agree that they got the right actors. I can’t imagine anyone else but Chloë now in the role. From the very first scenes that were shot I knew that we had found our Cassie.”
“Chloë became pretty much synonymous with the character because she inhabits Cassie so well,” adds Blakeson. “Playing somebody who’s normal in extraordinary circumstances, rather than somebody extraordinary in normal circumstances, gave Chloë the ability to plug into stuff from her own life, and you can really see that coming through in her performance. That allows the viewer to really go there with her and makes it easier to accept the big leaps of the story. Watching your own world slowly evolve into an Orwellian world is more terrifying than if we were just dropped there in the first place.”
“We were very lucky to get Chloë because she’s so proficient at everything,” Blakeson continues. “She’s fantastic at emotional scenes, family scenes, fun scenes, but she’s really good at the tougher action sequences – she’s wildly experienced for somebody so young.”
In fact, despite her age, Moretz has done so many action films that she has a very good sense of the sequences she can handle herself. “I've done action since I was 11 years old,” says Moretz. “Action is my second hand… it’s super fun and easy for me. It's fun when it's the real thing. The car fight ended up being my favorite sequence to shoot. It was really awesome and it's exciting to see fighting done in close quarters.”
The most important thing in Cassie’s life is her brother, Sam – and she’ll do anything to protect him. “Cassie and Sam are the yin and yang of this story – they’re both going through the same issues, in different locations and under different circumstances, that come up over and over again in the movie,” says Blakeson. “By the time they get back together, they’ve both been through a similar experience and are very different people from when they started.”
To cast this key role, the filmmakers conducted an extensive search before Zackary Arthur landed the role. “J was very specific about wanting a young actor who was not jaded, and neither too young or too old,” says producer Lynn Harris. “If the actor was too young, there’s no way he could have survived his ordeal, and if he was too old, he wouldn’t have the vulnerability. We needed a kid who could access emotions that even a mature actor has a hard time accessing, but be small enough that you could buy that he’s Chloë’s little brother.”
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema 16
100 E. Maple Road
Troy, MI 48083
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats. Enter to win Cassie Survival Backpack!:
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | IMDb
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
Town Square 14
4665 Clairemont Dr.
San Diego, CA 92117
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats. Enter to win Cassie Survival Backpack!:
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
Megaplex Theatres Salt Lake City - The Gateway
165 South Rio Grande St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats. One lucky reader will have the chance to win Cassie Survival Backpack!:
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
Harkins Northfield 18
8300 E. Northfield Blvd.
Denver, CO 80238
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats. One lucky reader will have the chance to win Cassie Survival Backpack!:
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
AMC Pacific Place 11
600 Pine St. Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98101
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats.
The 5th Wave Director: J Blakeson Writers: Susannah Grant (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Rick Yancey (novel) Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying. Official Socials:Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #5thWaveMovie
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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LOCATION:
Regal Lloyd Center 10 & IMAX
1510 N.E. Multnomah St.
Portland, OR 97232
TIME AND DATE:
1/20/2016
07:00 PM
(Have your passes ready to show at the door)
These tickets are on a first come, first serve not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats.
The 5th Wave is heading to the big screen January 2016 and USA Today wants you to read it before you see it! Well, so does Rick... and Penguin.... and me! This amazing series will blow your mind. So make sure you do read it before to show off because you obviously have to say, "Oh, I read it before the movie" to your friends.
The movie-tie-in edition is out today so make sure to go to your local bookstore to get your copy! In celebration, Penguin is hosting an epic giveaway. Enter for a chance to win: the movie tie-in edition of THE 5TH WAVE (with its new cover!), the paperback release of THE INFINITE SEA, and a $25 Fandango gift card!!! HOW FREAKING AMAZING IS THIS?!
Go add these to your Goodreads TBR list! And don't forget to pre-order THE LAST STAR!
Giveaway INFO:
2 winners (US only), each will receive:
1 copy of THE 5TH WAVE movie tie in edition
1 copy of THE INFINITE SEA paperback
1 Fandango gift certificate for $25
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