![]() The first wave was a massive electromagnetic pulse, and the second was the creation of a huge earthquake and tidal wave that eliminated everyone in coastal areas (i.e., over 40 percent of the world’s population). She doesn’t know who is, or is not, one of the “Others”, the alien invaders that have attacked the earth over the past five months in successive waves. The story is told in alternating points of view, but for the most part the narration is by Cassie Sullivan, 16 when the Arrival occurs, and maybe the last person on earth. But Yancey makes the tropes his own, and ups the suspense level enormously. ![]() This is one of the most clever, suspenseful, and scariest post-apocalyptic books I have read to date, and I’ve read a lot of them!Īnd yes, there are bits and pieces of a lot of other well-known books in this one, from Ender’s Game to The Stand to Divergent. Note: There are no spoilers in this review. ![]()
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