Rick Yancey

Hur förgör man hela jordens befolkning? Man berövar människorna deras mänsklighet. I Den femte vågen kämpade Cassie för att hitta sin lillebror. Hon lyckades, men striden mot De andra är långt ifrån över. Cassie, Ben, Ringer och de andra måste fortsätta kämpa mot en osynlig fiende. Men en sak är säker: De andra kommer inte att ge upp förrän hela mänskligheten är utrotad.

The Last Star is the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series by award-winning author, Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner.

*The 5th WAVE is now a major film by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz*

''Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough'' The New York Times

The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They''re down here, they''re up there, they''re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.

But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves.

In these last days, Earth''s remaining survivors will need to decide what''s more important: saving themselves . . . or saving what makes us human.

''Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances . . . JUST READ IT'' Entertainment Weekly

''The next HIT'' Daily Mail

''This gut-wrenching sequel to The 5th Wave careens on a violent course of non-stop action.'' Publishers Weekly, starred review

''CHILLING'' Sun

''The pace is RELENTLESS'' Heat

''A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.'' USA Today

''ACTION-PACKED'' MTV.com

''A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction'' Wall Street Journal

''An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You''ll read it in one sitting'' Bookseller

''Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.'' Booklist (starred review)

''A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion... the question of what it means to be human is at the forefront'' Publishers Weekly

''Borrow this one from your teen''s nightstand while they''re at school.'' People Magazine

*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children''s Book Award
*2014 Children''s Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Books in the series:
The 5th Wave (Book 1)
The Infinite Sea (Book 2)
The Last Star (Book 3)

The Infinite Sea is the second book in the phenomenal and bestselling 5th Wave series by award-winning author, Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner*

*The 5th WAVE is now a major film by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz*

''Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough'' The New York Times

How do you rid the earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others'' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker''s return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in. Because the next attack is more than possible - it''s inevitable.

No one can anticipate the depths to which the Others will sink - nor the heights to which humanity will rise . . .

www.The5thWaveIsComing.com
www.rickyancey.com

''Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances . . . JUST READ IT'' Entertainment Weekly

''The next HIT'' Daily Mail

''This gut-wrenching sequel to The 5th Wave careens on a violent course of non-stop action.'' Publishers Weekly, starred review

''CHILLING'' Sun

''The pace is RELENTLESS'' Heat

''A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.'' USA Today

''ACTION-PACKED'' MTV.com

''A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction'' Wall Street Journal

''An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You''ll read it in one sitting'' Bookseller

''Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.'' Booklist (starred review)

''A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion... the question of what it means to be human is at the forefront'' Publishers Weekly

''Borrow this one from your teen''s nightstand while they''re at school.'' People Magazine

*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children''s Book Award
*2014 Children''s Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Books in the series:
The 5th Wave (Book 1)
The Infinite Sea (Book 2)
The Last Star (Book 3)

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, Wills world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagusa headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chestand it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to overtake and consume the worldbefore 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.

»Gotisk skräck när den är som bäst och otäckast. En blandning av Mary Shelley och Stephen King. Fantastisk läsning!« | VOYA

»Yancey tar den bloddrypande skräckberättelsen till nya höjder.« | SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

»Kan mycket väl vara årets bästa skräckroman.« | BOOKLIST

Monstrumologi s.
1. Studiet av livsformer som i regel är fientliga mot människan och ej vetenskapligt erkända såsom organismer, särskilt sådana som anses vara produkter av myt och folktro.
2. Verksamheten att jaga sådana varelser.

Detta är hemligheterna som jag har bevarat...
Så börjar Will Henrys berättelse. Will är en föräldralös pojke som är assistent åt en doktor av ett högst ovanligt slag: en som studerar monster, och jagar dem. Under den tid Will har bott tillsammans med doktorn i 1800-talets New England har han vant sig vid nattliga besök och mystiska expeditioner. Men när en besökare dyker upp med kvarlevorna av en ung flicka - och det monster som ätit henne - förändras hans värld för alltid. Monstret är en anthropophag, en huvudlös varelse som äter genom en mun i bröstkorgen. Och det finns tecken på att antalet anthropophager nu ökar i skrämmande takt.
Will Henry och doktorn har inget annat val: De måste konfrontera den fasa som hotar att ta över och förtära världen.

RICK YANCEY är den amerikanska författaren bakom den storsäljande Den femte vågen-trilogin, som nu också filmatiseras av Sony Pictures (första delen går upp på svenska biografer i januari 2016). Rick Yanceys böcker har kommit ut på över tjugo språk och har vunnit en rad priser runt om i världen. Monstrumologen, den första boken i hans hyllade ungdomsserie The Monstrumologist, kombinerar H. P. Lovecrafts viktorianska skräckteman med Rick Riordans berättarförmåga.

»Med åtskilliga blinkningar till H. P. Lovecraft och andra litterära och historiska figurer fångar Wills dagbok hans och doktorns mardrömslika bladvändar-äventyr.« | KIRKUS REVIEWS

»Har alla de bästa viktorianska mysterie- och skräckelementen. Den som gillar riktigt läskig skräck kommer inte att kunna sluta läsa.« | THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS

*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz*

''Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough'' The New York Times

*The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze Runner*

After the1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

NOW IS THE DAWN OF THE 5TH WAVE

On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs.
Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth''s last survivors.

To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope.

Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death.

www.rickyancey.com
''Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances'' Entertainment Weekly

''A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.'' USA Today

''The pace is relentless'' Heat

''Chilling'' Sun

''Nothing short of amazing'' Kirkus (starred review)

''This book''s scary!'' Teen Now (5 starred review)

''A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction''Wall Street Journal
''An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You''ll read it in one sitting''Bookseller
''Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises'' Booklist (starred review)

''Gripping'' Publishers Weekly

''Borrow this one from your teen''s nightstand while they''re at school.'' People Magazine

*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children''s Book Award
*2014 Children''s Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Books in the series:
The 5th Wave (Book 1)
The Infinite Sea (Book 2)
The Last Star (Book 3)

Andra boken i Monstrumologen-serien

»Rick Yancey är en enastående författare, och hans extraordinära kreativitet ger boken en särpräglad stil.« | I Heart Fantasy

Sent på kvällen dyker en kvinna upp hemma hos Monstrumologen. Hon bönar och ber doktorn om hjälp. Hennes make John Chanler är spårlöst försvunnen i den kanadensiska vildmarken, dit han begett sig på jakt efter en mytomspunnen, fruktad, livsfarlig varelse: Wendigon.
Doktor Warthrop anser att Wendigons förbannelse är ren vidskeplighet, men han och Will Henry beger sig ändå ut i marker- na för att leta efter doktorns försvunne vän.
Och även om de är så säkra på sin sak beträffande Wendigon-myten, ställs de snart inför frågan: Vad är det som härjar i dessa skogar? Och vad har John Chanler egentligen råkat ut för?
Wendigons förbannelse är den andra boken i den hyllade Monstrumologen-serien, som kombinerar H. P. Lovecrafts viktorianska skräckteman med Rick Riordans berättarförmåga.

RICK YANCEY är den amerikanska författaren bakom de storsäljande Monstrumologen- och Den femte vågen-serierna. Rick Yanceys böcker har kommit ut på över 20 språk och har vunnit en rad priser runt om i världen. Wendigons förbannelse är den andra boken i den hyllade Monstrumologen-serien. Filmen The 5th Wave gick upp på svenska biografer våren 2016.

Lovord över Monstrumologen:

»Kan mycket väl vara årets bästa skräckroman.« | Booklist

»Oj oj oj, vilken överraskning! Om ni vill ha en läskig bok rekommenderar jag starkt att ni skaffar denna!« | Boktycke

»En fulländad skräckroman. Det dryper av obehagliga detaljer och monstren är verkligen fasansfulla...« | Johannas Deckarhörna

»Som om Dickens En julsaga och Shelleys Frankenstein fått ett barn tillsammans. En oemotståndlig tribut till genren som charmar mig totalt.« | Bokhuset

»Boken har en krypande, mörk stämning och Rick Yancey är en fenomenal författare. Jag kommer definitivt att läsa de resterande delarna!« | I Heart Fantasy

»Handlingen är väldigt fascinerande och jag älskade hela monsterbiten. Rekommenderas varmt.« | Petras Bokblogg

»Gotisk skräck när den är som bäst. Fantastisk läsning!« | Voya

Pervaya volna ostavila za soboj mglu. Ot vtoroj uspeli ubezhat'' tol''ko samye vezuchie. No edva li mozhno nazvat'' vezuchimi tekh, kto ucelel posle tret''ej. A chetvertaya volna sterla vse chelovecheskie zakony, vzamen zhe ustanovila svoj, odin-edinstvennyj: hochesh'' zhit'' ? ne ver'' nikomu. I vot uzhe nakatyvaet pyataya volna, i Kehssi uhodit v neizvestnost'' po useyannoj ostankami lyudej i mashin avtostrade. Ona spasaetsya ot tekh, kto lish'' s vidu chelovek; ot pohititelej ee malen''kogo brata; ot umelyh i lovkih ubijc, kotorye vedut zachistku zahvachennoj planety. V ehtom novom mire vyzhivayut tol''ko odinochki. Najti naparnika ? znachit na poryadok umen''shit'' svoi shansy. Pribit''sya k gruppe ? znachit pogibnut'' navernyaka. Kehssi neukosnitel''no sleduet ehtomu pravilu... do tekh por, poka ne vstrechaet EHvana Uokera. I teper'' ona vynuzhdena vybirat'' ? mezhdu doveriem i otchayaniem, mezhdu bor''boj i kapitulyaciej, mezhdu zhizn''yu i smert''yu.

Oni naverhu. Oni vnizu. Oni vezde i nigde. Im hochetsya zavoevat'' Zemlyu. Im hochetsya, chtoby Zemlya ostalas'' u nas. Inye prishli, chtoby unichtozhit'' chelovechestvo. Inye prishli, chtoby ego spasti.No pod ehtimi zagadkami lezhit prostaya pravda: Kehssi ? zhertva predatel''stva. Kak i ee tovarishchi: Ringer, Zombi, Naggets. Kak i sem'' s polovinoj milliardov zhitelej planety.Snachala lyudej predali inye. Potom lyudi predali sami sebya.Poslednyaya bitva za zhizn'' sostoitsya ne na sushe i ne na more, ne v gorah i ne na ravnine, ne v dzhunglyah i ne v pustyne. Ona zakonchitsya tam, gde nachalas'' ? v otpravnoj tochke. I perednij kraj ehtoj bitvy ? serdce cheloveka.

Hyytävän trilleritrilogian veret seisauttava finaali

Miten lopulta käy Cassien ja muiden Maahan kohdistuneesta hyökkäyksestä selvinneiden nuorten - ja koko maapallon?

Me olemme täällä, ja sitten poissa, ja se oli totta jo ennen Toisten tuloa. Se on ollut totta aina. Toiset eivät keksineet kuolemaa; ne vain hioivat sen huippuunsa. Antoivat kuolemalle kasvot, jotka panivat meidän kasvoillemme, koska ne tiesivät, että se oli ainoa tapa murskata meidät. Loppumme ei koita millään mantereella tai meressä, ei vuorella eikä tasangolla, ei viidakossa eikä autiomaassa. Se koittaa siellä mistä kaikki alkoi ja missä se oli koittanut aikojen alusta asti, viimeisen sykkivän ihmissydämen taistelukentällä.Luvassa on voittoja, häviöitä ja läkähdyttävän kiihkeää toimintaa, kun Maa-planeetan kohtalo ratkeaa eeppisen sarjan päätösosassa.

Yhdysvaltalainen Rick Yancey (s. 1962) uudisti muukalaissivilisaatioiden hyökkäyksestä kertovien romaanien genren teoksellaan Viides aalto ja sen jatko-osalla Viides aalto: Ääretön meri. Sarjan ensimmäiseen kirjaan perustuva elokuva 5. aalto, jossa pääosaa esittää Chloë Grace Moretz, sai ensi-iltansa 15.1.2016.

Seitsemän miljardia ihmistä on kuollut ja maapallosta tullut pimeä planeetta. Jos luulit tuntevasi vihollisesi, olit väärässä. He eivät ole täältä.

Ei sähköä, ei teknologiaa, ei valoa. Ihmiskunta kituu henkitoreissaan tuntemattoman vihollisen kourissa, vihollisen joka on kirjaimellisesti toiselta planeetalta ja armottomuudessaan ylivertainen. Sen, mitä raivoava meri tai rutto ei tuhonnut, eliminoivat ihmishahmon ottaneet tappokoneet. Kuka tahansa voi olla soluttautuja ja sääntö yksinkertainen: älä luota keneenkään. Cassien päämäärä on pelastaa veljensä. Evanin kohtalo on pelastaa Cassie. Zombien tehtävä on tappaa.

Rick Yancey heittää nuoret päähenkilönsä scifivisioon, jonka Publishers Weekly nimesi vuoden odotetuimpien uutuuksien joukkoon. Loistavat ennakkoarviot saaneen trilogia-avauksen oikeudet myytiin 17 maahan jo ennen ilmestymistään.

Yhdysvaltalainen Rick Yancey on entinen verovirkailija,joka on kertonut varttuneensa Arthur C. Clarken ja Isaac Asimovin klassikoiden parissa. Hänen kutkuttavan karmivan scifisarjansa Viides aalto oikeudet myytiin nopeasti yli 30 kielelle, ja sarjasta on myös tekeillä elokuva. Yancey on kirjoittanut useita kirjoja niin nuorille kuin aikuisillekin ja saanut tuotannostaan monia tunnustuksia. Innostuksesta Viidennen aallon tarinaan hän kiittää kosmologi Stephen Hawkingia ja vaimoaan. Yancey kertoo molempien ruokkineen hänen käsitystään siitä, että kohtaaminen ulkoavaruuden vieraiden kanssa on kaukana vihreistä miehistä tai E.T:n sormen kosketuksesta.

Miten kitketään maapallolta seitsemän miljardia ihmistä?

Viides aalto -sarjan toisessa kirjassa jatkuu selviytymistaistelu kaukaisesta aurinkokunnasta tulleita Toisia vastaan, joiden päämääränä on ihmiskunnan tuho.

Selviytyminen neljästä ensimmäisestä aallosta oli lähes mahdottomuus. Nyt Cassie Sullivan elää maailmassa, jossa ihmisten välinen luottamus on mennyttä. Viidennen aallon hyökyessä Cassie tovereineen saa todistaa Toisten lopullista tavoitetta. Edessä on viimeinen, hirvittävä taistelu elämän ja kuoleman, toivon ja toivottomuuden, rakkauden ja vihan välillä.-Yksi viime vuosien parhaista muukalaisinvaasiotarinoista millä tahansa asteikolla mitattuna-, kirjoitti Tähtivaeltaja sarjan aloitusosasta Viides aalto.

Yhdysvaltalainen Rick Yancey on entinen verovirkailija,joka on kertonut varttunensa Arthur C. Clarken ja Isaac Asimovin klassikoiden parissa. Hänen kutkuttavan karmivan scifisarjansa Viides aalto oikeudet myytiin nopeasti yli 30 kielelle, ja sarjasta on myös tekeillä elokuva. Yancey on kirjoittanut useita kirjoja niin nuorille kuin aikuisillekin ja saanut tuotannostaan monia tunnustuksia. Innostuksesta Viidennen aallon tarinaan hän kiittää kosmologi Stephen Hawkingia ja vaimoaan. Yancey kertoo molempien ruokkineen hänen käsitystään siitä, että kohtaaminen ulkoavaruuden vieraiden kanssa on kaukana vihreistä miehistä tai E.T:n sormen kosketuksesta.

In recent years, author Rick Yancey has taken his young adult fans, especially boys, on many heart-pounding, page-turning adventures. From his Monstrumologist series, in which a doctor and his young apprentice hunt horrifying monsters, to his novel The 5th Wave, in which Earth is torn apart by alien invasion, his gripping fiction is not for the fainthearted. This engaging biography traces Yancey's varied experiences and inspirations on the road to publishing success, including working as a theater critic, as a farmhand, and even as an IRS tax collector. A timeline, fact sheets, and critical reviews add further detail to the well-researched, lively text.

Before The 5th Wave, there was Alfred Kropp. This second book in Rick Yancey's lauded series was called a "rip-roaring story that teens will love" in School Library Journal's starred review. Things have just settled down for Alfred, when he's suddenly kidnapped and forced to face a terrible threat--the Seal of Solomon. For millennia, the fallen angels of heaven were controlled by the ring. Now the ring has been stolen, and if it's not recovered, all hell will break loose . . .Packed with thrills and laughs on every page, the second book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's series proves once again that heroes can come from anywhere, and anyone. Perfect for fans of James Patterson!Praise for The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp:A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the YearCarnegie Medal nomineeBook Sense Children's Pick

Alfred Kropp is off on another whirlwind adventure when two ancient artefacts are stolen from the OIPEP (Office of Interdimensional Paradoxes and Extraordinary Phenomena) vaults. But these aren't just any pricey museum pieces - they are the seals of Solomon. Thousands of years ago, King Solomon used a ring to control and imprison the fallen angels of heaven in a sacred vessel that has held them safe for thousands of years. Now both objects have been stolen by Mike Arnold, and if he uses their power, all hell could break loose . . . literally. The agents of OIPEP, led by the mysterious Op-Nine, have a plan to save the artefacts, and the world, but none of them really considered the Kropp factor. When Alfred screws up, the ring ends up in the hands of King Paimon, a terrible demon who has a special bone to pick with our reluctant hero. Will Alfred find a way to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction . . . again?

Before The 5th Wave, there was Alfred Kropp. This third book in Rick Yancey's lauded series was called "perfect" by Rick Riordan, and James Patterson said that the "action is fast, furious, and nonstop--and so is the fun." Now the books feature a bold and exciting new look for the next generation of readers to fall in love with.Alfred Kropp thought he was finally safe, but he was wrong. Not only is someone out to kill Alfred, but the very people sworn to protect him now want to use him and his abilities for deadly means. And if Alfred isn't careful, he may not be getting out of this adventure alive . . .Just right for fans of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz, the third book in this acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey brings all the thrills, action, and humor to a rewarding close.

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 fiance asks him to save her husband, who has been captured by a Wendigoa 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 rescuebut is he right to doubt the Wendigos 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.

There are some things deep within the belly of the earth that should never be disturbed. Which is exactly why Alfred wants to stay at home. When a vision foretells a cataclysmic battle between the "Sons of Light" and the "Sons of Darkness", Alfred is called into action. Whoever finds the fabled 13th skull of Merlin, will have in his hands the power to usher in a new Dark Age ... and the Apocalypse. And so the race is on to find the skull, which rests at the bottom of an abyss called Krubera - a place so terrifying it nearly drove Alfred's mentor, Op-Nine, insane...

Alfred Kropp was just trying to survive high school when his guardian 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.This gripping, fast-paced, and often hilarious novel is both a thrilling adventure story and an engaging account of one boy's coming of age.

A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year, Carnegie Medal nominee, and Book Sense Children's Pick.Before The 5th Wave, there was The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. This first book in Rick Yancey's lauded series earned two starred reviews, and was called "unforgettable" by Ridley Pearson. Alfred Kropp is an ordinary kid with an ordinary life--until he steals the legendary sword of King Arthur and mistakenly delivers it into the wrong hands. Now the world is faced with imminent destruction, and it's up to Alfred to recover the sword . . . before it's too late. Packed with car chases, knights, and secret agents, this thrilling first book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's series is one that fans of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz won't want to miss.