The 5th Wave: The Infinite Sea

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The hugely anticipated second book in in the phenomenal new series that began with The 5th Wave - from Carnegie-shortlisted Rick Yancey.
For Cassie Sullivan and the rest of Earth's remaining human survivors, the situation was already desperate when the 5th Wave hit . It's about to get worse.
No one yet knows the depths to which Earth's conquerors - the Others - will sink in order to rid the Earth of the human infestation, nor have they guessed the heights to which the human spirit can reach. Characters introduced in Book One will come to the fore - and others will face the ultimate test.

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Publishers Weekly Review

The second book in Yancey's the 5th Wave series offers an action-packed science fiction odyssey, in which Cassie Sullivan and her cohorts struggle to keep the Others from exterminating the human race. The belief that survival, taking risks, and keeping promises are the only things that matter comprises the philosophy Cassie employs as armor in her search for her brother, and her romances and interactions with the Others. The story involves a diverse group of characters with an array of nicknames and veiled identities, making it hard for listeners unfamiliar with the series to keep track of who's who. Adding to the confusion are alternating narrators, which hinders the book's ability to engage listeners and allow them to readily distinguish one character from the next. While Strole's narration is clearly enunciated, her voices for the adults are not distinct enough. She fares better with the children. Yannette's narration is straightforward and easy to listen to primarily because he portrays more fully developed and clearly written characters. Both Strole and Yannette's presentations of the battles are invigorating, and there is a genuine interest in how each conflict will resolve. Ages 14-up. A Putnam hardcover. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-Having survived the first four waves of alien invasion, Cassie and her brother Sam joined a group of child fighters from the alien compound just before Evan Walker, a Silencer, blew up the munitions hanger and himself with it. Now this group must try to survive the 5th Wave, though what that entails is not explained until near the end of the book. Cassie is convinced that Evan is alive because he promised to come back for her; her companies are focused on putting as much distance between themselves and the aliens as possible, a mission made more urgent when they discover a Silencer named Grace is hunting them. When Ringer is captured and subjected to alien experiments, she must use every ounce of strength and intelligence she has to survive and escape while the rest of her crew tries to determine her fate. Like most second installments of trilogies, this book must balance between revealing just enough to tantalize listeners and giving away too much. Unfortunately, the trend of multiple perspectives that works well in print narratives as engineered cliff-hangers does not transfer so well to this audiobook. With only two narrators voicing five different characters (Phoebe Strole as Cassie and Ringer, Ben Yanette for Zombie, Poundcake, and Evan Walker), listeners often spend a significant amount of time simply trying to figure out who the narrator is, rather than paying attention to what's happening in the story. However, once that is determined, there is plenty of tension to keep listeners clutching the arms of their chairs (or steering wheels). VERDICT Fans of the first novel and those planning on seeing the movie will definitely want to get their hands on this installment, but they may prefer the print version.--Michaela Schied, Indian River Middle School, Philadelphia, NY (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.