I say “fun” because Yancey isn’t content with just one brand of Armageddon, and delivers the apocalypse with multivalent gusto.
(Pause to wonder: Why isn’t it ever a father ship?) No word is forthcoming from its inhabitants, leaving humanity to speculate on their intentions then the fun begins. Yancey’s tale begins with the arrival of a huge, alien mother ship in Earth’s orbit. But Rick Yancey’s wildly entertaining new novel, “The 5th Wave,” is such a book. It’s a tricky line to walk, and few succeed. Thirteen isn’t what it used to be - nor, apparently, is the 30 it’s become.įinding a manuscript that will satisfy both audiences has become the holy grail of publishing.
into the middle school library are, for a generation raised on endless reruns of “Law and Order: SVU,” just another day at the office. Novels that once would have slipped beneath the radar of adult readers are now proudly displayed by middle-aged commuters on public transit books that not so long ago wouldn’t have made it past the P.T.A. In a post-Potter, post-Katniss era, the line between young adult and mainstream fiction often blurs.
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