Rick Yancey Libri

Di notte, Cassie non può più guardare il cielo stellato con gli stessi occhi di prima; ora sa che "loro" arrivano da lì, da quegli astri luminosi e distanti, e arrivano per distruggere il suo mondo. Cassie è tra gli ultimi superstiti, sola, in fuga da "loro", esseri mandati sulla Terra per sterminare la specie umana: l'unica speranza che le resta è ritrovare Sammy, il fratellino che le è stato strappato dalle braccia. Quando il misterioso Evan Walker si offre di aiutarla, Cassie capisce che deve prendere una decisione: fidarsi o rinunciare alla sua missione, arrendersi o continuare a lottare.

Come si fa a cancellare dalla faccia della terra sette miliardi di persone? Cancellando dagli esseri umani la loro umanità. Sopravvivere alle prime quattro onde è stato quasi impossibile. Ma Cassie Sullivan è ancora viva. Il mondo che lei conosceva non c'è più, è stato distrutto tutto, anche ciò che ci teneva uniti, ci rendeva umani. La quinta onda continua la sua avanzata e Cassie, Ben e Ringer non sanno più dove scappare. Come difendersi dal piano degli Altri che sono venuti sulla terra con un unico scopo: estinguere la specie umana.

When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.

Praise for this thrilling series is abundant, with critics hailing it as a modern sci-fi masterpiece. The first installment captivates with its remarkable storytelling, leading to a sequel that impressively builds on its predecessor. Readers find the pacing heart-pounding, the prose lyrical, and the twists mind-bending, creating an epic tale filled with romance, action, and suspense. The finale delivers an unforgettable and haunting conclusion, showcasing achingly precise prose that intensifies as the story unfolds. The narrative remains relentless, with action that grips the reader while maintaining beautiful language. Critics note that the ending is both satisfying and heartbreaking, true to the characters and the world crafted throughout the series. Yancey’s writing remains solid and descriptive, effectively revealing the complexities of the human condition. The series culminates in a powerful finale that emphasizes girl power, featuring an uneasy alliance between key characters that highlights the best moments of this thought-provoking conclusion. Overall, the series is celebrated for its engaging plot and emotional depth, making it a must-read for fans of the genre.

The New York Times bestseller is now a major motion picture! This gripping tale has received numerous accolades, including the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award and recognition as a finalist for the Teen Book of the Year. It has been praised as a remarkable read by Entertainment Weekly and is a blend of suspense and science fiction reminiscent of The Passage and Ender's Game. In a world devastated by an alien invasion, the first wave leaves only darkness, the second wave claims the lucky, and the third wave ensures that only the unlucky survive. With the fourth wave, the sole rule is to trust no one. As Cassie flees from the alien beings that appear human and wreak havoc on Earth, she believes solitude is her best chance for survival. However, her encounter with the enigmatic Evan Walker complicates her mission to rescue her brother and survive. Cassie faces a heart-wrenching choice between trust and despair, defiance and surrender, life and death. Described as "wildly entertaining" by The New York Times Book Review, this modern sci-fi masterpiece promises to redefine the genre. The series continues with The Infinite Sea and The Last Star, further exploring the gripping narrative and its compelling characters.

Alfred Kropp's uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur - the legendary sword of King Arthur. But after Alfred unwittingly delivers the sword into the hands of the enemy, he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction...

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race. Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.

A monster-hunting doctor and his apprentice face off against a plague of monsters in the first book of a terrifying series. Publishers Weekly says “horror lovers will be rapt.” These are the secrets I have kept. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor in nineteenth-century New England, Will has grown accustomed to his late-night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Will’s world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus—a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest—and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to overtake and consume the world…before it is too late. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the terror of HP Lovecraft with the spirit of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Following the major motion picture release starring Chloe Grace Moretz, the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series. 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.

Flesh-eating danger abounds in the chilling sequel to The Monstrumologist that is “as fast-paced, elegant, and yes, gruesome as its predecessor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). While Dr. Warthrop is attempting to disprove that Homo vampiris, the vampire, could exist, his former fiancée asks him to save her husband, who has been captured by a Wendigo—a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh. Although Dr. Warthrop considers the Wendigo to be fictitious, he relents and performs the rescue—but is he right to doubt the Wendigo’s existence? Can the doctor and Will Henry hunt down the ultimate predator, who, like the legendary vampire, is neither living nor dead, and whose hunger for human flesh is never satisfied? This second book in The Monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness.