Last Chance: A Novel (The Rains Brothers, 2) - Hardcover

Hurwitz, Gregg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765382695 ISBN 13: 9780765382696

Publisher: Tor Teen, 2017

Synopsis

"A brilliant, terrifying, rule-breaking reimagining of the zombie novel. Hurwitz pulls no punches and takes no prisoners."―Jonathan Maberry, NYT bestselling author of Rot & Ruin, on The Rains

Phase one of the invasion is over.
The small town of Creek's Cause is decimated, a war zone.
Everyone over the age of eighteen years is either dead or unrecognizable,
all transformed into vicious, inhuman beings.
The kids and teens who remain hide in the high school, struggling to survive―at least until their eighteenth birthdays.

But phase two is about to begin...
And the Rain brothers might be humanity's only hope of survival.

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About the Author

GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the #1 international bestseller Orphan X. His books have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been translated into twenty-eight languages. He is also a New York Times bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for many major studios and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. The Last Chance is the sequel to The Rains, Gregg's first YA novel. Hurwitz resides in Los Angeles with two Rhodesian ridgebacks.

From School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up—Following phase one of the spore invasion that turned everyone 18 and older into vicious inhuman beings in The Rains, this sequel is an edge-of-your seat test of constant survival. The Hosts, adults transformed into unrecognizable monsters, paved the way for the invaders and turned the small town of Creek's Cause into a world only found in nightmares. Finding refuge in the local high school after the invasion, Chance and Patrick Rain continue the struggle to survive and keep the rest of the "under eighteen-year-olds" safe and orderly. Facing opposition, the two brothers, along with Alex, Patrick's girlfriend, work together to tfind a "cure" that will save the others from being turned into ferocious monsters the minute they turn 18. Not only do the survivors of the first attack have to fight the Hosts; now a new breed of predatory creatures has spawned and spread across the world, devouring all living things in its path. Chance is discovered by alien rebels who reveal how to stop the invasion and its required cost. This installment continues the fast-paced action of the first book in the series. Fresh writing and characterization sets this work apart from other zombie novels. VERDICT A definite purchase where the first book is popular. If the first book isn't already in the library, it should be.—Amy Caldera, Dripping Springs Middle School, TX

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Teen
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0765382695
• ISBN 13: 9780765382696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384