Will The 5th Wave make Yancey a twice honored author? Yancey previously received the Printz Honor for The Monstrumologist. This novel similarly uses horror and is the first in a projected series. The action is coherent and genuinely thrilling and tense, and the multiple narrating voices with converging plot lines create an interesting structure. The 5th Wave goes beyond the familiar premise as a richer and more satisfying doomsday novel. Rick Yancey’s tough-girl protagonist is Cassie (short for Cassiopeia) who is determined to find her younger brother. Apocalyptic scenario, isolated teen in the woods, romance against-the-odds… we’ve been down this desolate road before.
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