Gone: The New York Times Bestselling YA Dystopian Thriller About Survival, Chaos, and Supernatural Abilities - Couverture rigide

Grant, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0061448761 ISBN 13 : 9780061448768

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

The first book in the bestselling cult YA thriller series GONE that Stephen King calls a "driving, torrential narrative." "I am now free to leave the FAYZ, but my time there was well spent." —Stephen King Welcome to the FAYZ. In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California and no one knows why. Cut off from the outside world, those that are left are trapped, and there’s no help on the way. Sam Temple and his friends must do all they can to survive. Chaos rules the streets. Gangs begin to form. Sides are chosen – strong or weak. Cruel or humane. And then there are those who begin to develop powers… The GONE series is Lord of the Flies for the 21st century. In turns breathtaking, harrowing, and utterly terrifying. Its complex characters and moral dilemmas will delight fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. This is dystopian fiction at its best. And if your teenage boys are reluctant to read, this is the series for them! Have you read all 6 titles in the New York Times bestselling saga? Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear Light

What happens when ordinary kids are left to fend for themselves—and some develop terrifying new abilities?

• Teens with Superpowers: In the FAYZ, kids don't just have to survive—they have to master unpredictable new gifts that could save them or destroy everyone.
• A Post-Apocalyptic World: With no adults, no laws, and no way out, Sam Temple must navigate a world of chaos where rival gangs form and terrifying new rules apply.
• Good vs. Evil: When a charismatic leader from a rival school rises to power, the survivors are forced to decide between cruelty and humanity in a battle for the soul of the FAYZ.
• Nonstop Action and Adventure: Perfect for reluctant readers and fans of The Hunger Games, this cult classic series delivers a story that Stephen King calls a "driving, torrential narrative."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, the Messenger of Fear series, the Magnificent Twelve series, and the Front Lines trilogy, has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, with whom he cowrote the wildly popular Animorphs series. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com and follow him on Twitter @MichaelGrantBks.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061448761
• ISBN 13: 9780061448768
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irlande