The Infinite Sea

The 5th Wave Trilogy is a series of novels written by Rick Yancey. The first novel, The 5th Wave, was published in 2013, followed by The Infinite Sea in 2013 and The Last Star in 2016. These young adult romance novels are set in a dystopian future where Earth has been invaded by an alien species and most of humanity has been killed. The 5th Wave was made into a 2016 movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson and directed by J Blakeson. However, because of the film’s poor critical reception and box office performance, there are no plans for turning the second two novels into films.

Before the first novel begins, a species of aliens known as the Others has invaded planet Earth and systematically killed most of humanity. The title comes from the “waves” of destruction that the Others use decimate the human population. The invasion begins with the first wave, an electromagnetic pulse that wipes out electronics and kills half a million people. Then, the Others drop a massive rod into the ocean, setting off a tsunami that kills 40% of the world’s population and drives everyone off the coasts.