Author: Grant, Michael
The children of the FAYZ are desperate for a way out. But are they desperate enough to believe the lies of a false prophet who says death will set them free? The third book in the New York Times bestselling Gone series
At the end of Hunger, Sam and Caine fought Drake and the Darkness and won-or so they thought. A month after Drake and the gaiaphage are buried beneath the ground, eerie things begin to happen, starting with the arrival of Nerezza, a girl with glowing green eyes who acts as a protector for the prophetess Orsay and helps spread the word of Orsay’s predictions. Orsay says there are two ways out of the FAYZ-you can take the poof when you turn 15, or you can choose to die. Astrid and the other members of the town council publicly call Orsay a liar, arguing that taking the poof is akin to suicide. But who is telling the truth? The children of the FAYZ must decide for themselves. Meanwhile, Sam is unable to get over the brutal beating he took from Drake and runs away just as Zil and Human Crew set fire to the town. As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Human Crew vs. mutants; Astrid against the prophet; and Sam against Drake, who is back from the dead and ready to finish where he and Sam left off.
“These are exciting, high–tension stories told in a driving, torrential narrative that never lets up. There are monsters, there are kids with mad–crazy super powers, there’s the mystery of where all the adults went. Most of all, there are children I can believe in and root for. This is great fiction. I love these books.”—Stephen King
Age Range: 12 up