Despite the hunger, despite the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive. Creeping into the tenuous new e...
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Jun 29, 2011
REALLY? THERE'S GOING TO BE A 5TH & 6TH BOOK?!?!?! WHAT THE F*CK MICHAEL!??!?!? SERIOUSLY I LOVE THE SERIES BUT NOW YOUR JUST TRYING TO PISS ME OFF. I'VE WAITED MONTHS FOR HE 4TH BOOK TO COME OUT & YOUR ALREADY PLANNING ON A 5TH & 6TH?!?!?! WHEN THE 4TH ONE ISN'T EVEN OUT YET?!?!?! WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Ahhh!!!! look at the cover!!! so sick!!!! can't wait
*Ahhh!!!! look at the cover!!! so sick!!!! can't wait
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Dec 29, 2011
Brandon
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Hi Guys,
This week I'm going to review Fear by Michael Grant. This is the fifth book in the Gone series. This is one of my favorite book series' ever. I like the plot, the characters, and the dialogue. I got to read this book so early because I was one of the few people to receive an ARC (Advanced Readers Copy), the reason these are sent out are so the publisher and the author get an idea of what the reactions would be. This was the first ARC I've ever received, and I was extremely excited a More...
This week I'm going to review Fear by Michael Grant. This is the fifth book in the Gone series. This is one of my favorite book series' ever. I like the plot, the characters, and the dialogue. I got to read this book so early because I was one of the few people to receive an ARC (Advanced Readers Copy), the reason these are sent out are so the publisher and the author get an idea of what the reactions would be. This was the first ARC I've ever received, and I was extremely excited a More...
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Jan 02, 2012
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Michael Grant once again uses that crazy imagination of his to plunge us head-first into another gripping and vivid story. Fear is - fans of this series will be pleased to know - just as entertaining, just as exciting, and just as clever as all four previous books. I had been eagerly anticipating this novel’s release – eager to see what was in store for the characters I had both come to love and hate. I was yearning for another glimpse into the FAYZ and the dystopian world in which Sam, Astrid,
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Dec 18, 2011
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12 months after everyone over the age of fifteen disappeared, 9 months since the hunger, 5 months after the lies and 4 months after the devastating plague. The children of the FAYZ are separating to the lake with Sam or remaining in Perdido Beach with Caine as the King. Sam and the lake council are well organizing in the town, but Sam is feeling bored about the fact that nothing dramatic has occured at the lake for four long months. Little does he knew, something far worse than Drake or Caine is
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Feb 07, 2012
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These are just things I expect from the story, not bad or good things, just things I guess could happen in the next two books.
Lana has shown a very deep connection between her and her dog Patrick, the bond has been maintained since Gone and I have a very deep fear that Patrick will end up dying in the book. Now, there's no actual logical proof from the previous books that this will happen, rather something that is necessary to happen in the heat of the war, as well as can help in addin More...
Lana has shown a very deep connection between her and her dog Patrick, the bond has been maintained since Gone and I have a very deep fear that Patrick will end up dying in the book. Now, there's no actual logical proof from the previous books that this will happen, rather something that is necessary to happen in the heat of the war, as well as can help in addin More...
Dec 17, 2011
Hey guys! I know I'm great, thankyou.;) So here's an excerpt from fear and below are the facts that have been written by MG himself.
65 hours 11 minutes She wore denem jeans and a plaid flannel shirt over a black T-shirt several sizes too big. A leather belt made two turns around her waist. It was a man’s belt, and a big man at that. But it was sturdy and bore the weight of the .38 revolver, the machete, and her water bottle. Her backpack was dirty and the seams were all frayed, but it More...
65 hours 11 minutes She wore denem jeans and a plaid flannel shirt over a black T-shirt several sizes too big. A leather belt made two turns around her waist. It was a man’s belt, and a big man at that. But it was sturdy and bore the weight of the .38 revolver, the machete, and her water bottle. Her backpack was dirty and the seams were all frayed, but it More...
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Dec 12, 2011
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Michael Grant has crafted another page-turning thriller in Fear, the fifth of six books in the “Gone” series.
For those new to the series, it can be described as a hybrid of Lord of the Flies (children suddenly bereft of adult supervision), the “Lost” television series (isolated in a world with strange rules of its own), X-Men (developing mutant powers), and Stephen King’s The Stand (dividing into good and evil forces that ultimately collide). The resulting combination is a story that More...
For those new to the series, it can be described as a hybrid of Lord of the Flies (children suddenly bereft of adult supervision), the “Lost” television series (isolated in a world with strange rules of its own), X-Men (developing mutant powers), and Stephen King’s The Stand (dividing into good and evil forces that ultimately collide). The resulting combination is a story that More...
Dec 07, 2011
Micah
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I got an ARC so I want to post a review :D
Fans of the Gone series should check out a GONE Fan forum called Enter The Fayz at enterthefayz.com
In a lot of ways, Fear Raises the bar in the series and it makes me excited to see what MG has in store for us in the the final book. In other ways, the book does seem to regress a bit which leads to disappointing moments as well as a few elements that were introduced that sort of changed the story...
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Fans of the Gone series should check out a GONE Fan forum called Enter The Fayz at enterthefayz.com
In a lot of ways, Fear Raises the bar in the series and it makes me excited to see what MG has in store for us in the the final book. In other ways, the book does seem to regress a bit which leads to disappointing moments as well as a few elements that were introduced that sort of changed the story...
FEAR is the 5th installment More...
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Oct 09, 2011
Ilana
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FEAR starts with a surprising bang and end with, I think, and even more surprising bang. As much as other fans and I have gone over every theory, nit-picked every idea, there are still some huge jaw-dropping moments and deaths that left me shocked.
In Perdido Beach, things are slightly rocky. Caine is King, but he--and everyone else--knows that Albert is truly in charge. Albert's not deciding if to get rid of Caine, but when. Quinn is forced to take a stand when something terrible occ More...
In Perdido Beach, things are slightly rocky. Caine is King, but he--and everyone else--knows that Albert is truly in charge. Albert's not deciding if to get rid of Caine, but when. Quinn is forced to take a stand when something terrible occ More...
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Sep 12, 2011
Heather
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Sam and Caine have split the survivors of the FAYZ into two separate camps- those at the lake and those staying in Perdido beach. Sam is feeling lost and useless without an enemy to fight as Edilio runs the day to day lake operations. Little does he know that the return of Astrid id just around the corner.
Caine is dealing with his own leadership difficulties and is trying to maintain control and tolerance between those with abilities and those without. Changes in this delicate balan More...
Caine is dealing with his own leadership difficulties and is trying to maintain control and tolerance between those with abilities and those without. Changes in this delicate balan More...
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Jul 09, 2011
Whoa... the cover.
It's so... ugly .
But not in a bad way; not at all. By now, the characters are clearly no longer the supermodels they were for the last four covers. I mean, they've been starving for at least three months, so...
THEY FINALLY LOOK APPROPRIATE TO THE SITUATION!!
Points for that.
Wondering how it will end... I wish the whole Dekka-Brianna thing could be reversed (make Brianna the secret lesbian) that way Sam and Dekka coul More...
It's so... ugly .
But not in a bad way; not at all. By now, the characters are clearly no longer the supermodels they were for the last four covers. I mean, they've been starving for at least three months, so...
THEY FINALLY LOOK APPROPRIATE TO THE SITUATION!!
Points for that.
Wondering how it will end... I wish the whole Dekka-Brianna thing could be reversed (make Brianna the secret lesbian) that way Sam and Dekka coul More...
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Feb 12, 2012
Cara
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Fear by Michael Grant is the fifth and second-last book in his New York Times Best-Selling Gone series and it is the strongest book in the series yet. Michael Grant has this incredible way of wielding words and telling a story that makes you feel as though you're watching a movie – a high stakes, action packed, perfectly paced movie. The best thing about this series is that it has something for absolutely everyone regardless of age, gender or genre preference. Mystery, action, some romance, supe
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Nov 06, 2011
Colin.
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One comment, real quick, in regards to Diana's baby.
I've got a theory, and it's been rattling around my head ever since I put two and two together, if you'll pardon the pun, Diana's child is a two-bar as a day old embryo, for examples of two bars, look no further than Computer Jack, or Duck Zhang, for that matter. They both have pretty powerful gifts, so say Diana's baby's powers grow, what then? Little Pete has been indirectly marked as an eight bar, if he created the Fayz, who's to say D More...
I've got a theory, and it's been rattling around my head ever since I put two and two together, if you'll pardon the pun, Diana's child is a two-bar as a day old embryo, for examples of two bars, look no further than Computer Jack, or Duck Zhang, for that matter. They both have pretty powerful gifts, so say Diana's baby's powers grow, what then? Little Pete has been indirectly marked as an eight bar, if he created the Fayz, who's to say D More...
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Aug 16, 2011
Apparently, he changed the title because the title “Darkness” wouldn't fit.
*COVER!
I ask this every time a new cover comes out - WHO'S ON THE COVER?!
Also, I really don't like this one, its probably my least favorite. Why is there a smoky thingy going on?
*COVER!
I ask this every time a new cover comes out - WHO'S ON THE COVER?!
Also, I really don't like this one, its probably my least favorite. Why is there a smoky thingy going on?
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Feb 16, 2011
Kendell
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WHOOOWHOOOO!!!! MORE BOOKS I LOVE THE STORIES I CANT WAIT TO GET PLAGUE!!!!! :3
i love the books i wish there was more than six of them.
i remember when i first started reading them.
i fist started with hunger and half way through i find out that
theres a book called gone so i stop reading hunger and started gone.
last year i got into so much cr*p from my teachers for reading the books and not doing my work.
All i would say was "one more chapter please Ms just More...
i love the books i wish there was more than six of them.
i remember when i first started reading them.
i fist started with hunger and half way through i find out that
theres a book called gone so i stop reading hunger and started gone.
last year i got into so much cr*p from my teachers for reading the books and not doing my work.
All i would say was "one more chapter please Ms just More...
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Nov 20, 2011
Wow, I'm glad they finnaly gave a description of the book, even if it is small.
Here are my hopes/ guesses on the story..:
1. I hope little Pete has a pov again. (point of view)
2. I am guessing/hoping that Sam gets to use his power of creepy green light to make it more light.
3. I hope Sam doesn't die.
4. Sam and astrid should get together
5 Hoping that Drake will show more of his past life, because it's quite cool..
6. Guessing that Quin's going to be in the book m More...
Here are my hopes/ guesses on the story..:
1. I hope little Pete has a pov again. (point of view)
2. I am guessing/hoping that Sam gets to use his power of creepy green light to make it more light.
3. I hope Sam doesn't die.
4. Sam and astrid should get together
5 Hoping that Drake will show more of his past life, because it's quite cool..
6. Guessing that Quin's going to be in the book m More...
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Sep 29, 2011
Stephanie
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I NEED THIS BOOK NOW!!! there are so many reviews saying that the adults will have an influence on the fayz and then Quinn and Diana are on the front cover so they have too be important and interact somehow together, and the cracks in the U.K cover means that the wall might be cracking,and Sanjit and Lana are together which makes everything they say a comedy, and now Diana and Caine aren't together and Diana is pregnant and little Pete is "dead" and Astrid is going crazy and Caine thin
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Aug 21, 2011
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO COME OUT!
Update
The cover is on???? EEEK holy cr*p it is sooo awesome!! this is going to be epic...
Update
The cover is on???? EEEK holy cr*p it is sooo awesome!! this is going to be epic...
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Feb 10, 2012
Sam
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I feel like Grant's ideas were really scattered in this one. Gone was such an amazing book, the ideas really consolidated and thought out. He was really able to execute the various concepts, but I don't necessarily think it pulled through this time. He did highlight some excellent topics and I absolutely adored the part where he goes into Little Pete's perspective. The book was really good until the ending, though. I feel like...well, I suppose you'll just have to read it and decide for yourself
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Dec 05, 2011
Jessica
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This is the new book of the Gone series coming out in April. I was lucky enough to get a hold of ot before the release date and trust me, if you love crazy paranormal books then you will love this series. In Gone, everyone 15 and up dissapears and kids are left to fend by themselves in a 20 mile radius bubble around them. This series is my all time favorite series ever wrote. Michael Grant is married to the writer of Anamorphs which was big growing up. When I have kids they will know about Perid
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Jan 04, 2012
Hannah
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The Gone series is an passion of mine. It’s one of my absolute favorite series. I follow every bit of news obsessively, I theorize until I can barely think anymore, and I fangirl like there’s no tomorrow.
So when I got the chance to read an ARC of Fear, I just about died. I bit my nails, checked the mail constantly, talked to my friends about it until their ears nearly fell off. And when it came, I jumped up and down for three solid minutes before snatching it out of the mailbo More...
So when I got the chance to read an ARC of Fear, I just about died. I bit my nails, checked the mail constantly, talked to my friends about it until their ears nearly fell off. And when it came, I jumped up and down for three solid minutes before snatching it out of the mailbo More...
Jan 31, 2012
Michelle
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I love the Gone series by Michael Grant, so I was so excited to be able to receive a review copy of Fear! The Gone series is a mix of science fiction, thriller, and horror, and it's one of the most original series' in the YA genre. If you haven't read it yet, add it to your to-read list. I have no idea how Michael Grant comes up with the things he creates -- the amazingness of the Gone series always completely blows me away! And Fear was no exception.
Fear takes place about two month More...
Fear takes place about two month More...
Oct 10, 2011
I've been following this series since the first book, "Gone" came out. I love all of the books, and would never, even for a moment stop reading them, but the last few books have ended with such obviously cliff hanger endings that you HAVE to read the book. I'm going to read the next book anyways, you don't need to hook me in like that. I would have liked stabler, more definite endings, something to grasp onto for a few months while I wait for the next one to come out!
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Jul 16, 2011
Dude . . . no offense to Michael Grant or anything, but his design team has some problems. I mean, yeah, the smoke is kind of cool, but everything else about this cover just screams "NO!" A couple of broody-looking teenagers standing there with wide eyes and action-y stances is just not attractive. Can you put something on the cover that has something to do with the inside contents?
This series is really starting to bug me. I mean, I wasn't that all entranced during the firs More...
This series is really starting to bug me. I mean, I wasn't that all entranced during the firs More...
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Dec 20, 2011
Gracie
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Can't wait for this book to come out! I read the first four books in less than two weeks i loved them so much!
I think it's pretty obvious that Diana is on the front, but since Quinn is on the front too i hope he's important is this book because he really isn't, only in the first book.
Cover is amazing! The people finaly look like they should (dirty, gross, etc) not all glow like and pretty. Haha
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I think it's pretty obvious that Diana is on the front, but since Quinn is on the front too i hope he's important is this book because he really isn't, only in the first book.
Cover is amazing! The people finaly look like they should (dirty, gross, etc) not all glow like and pretty. Haha
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Jul 19, 2011
Caine and Diana on the cover. YES.
Those are my two favorite characters in the series, always have been, always will be. Oh, them and Quinn, yah, he's cool too "brah".
These books are so cool, and I can't believe there's a sixth one too! yayyyy! can't wait till this one is released, I wonder what they're gonna do about Little Petey. o.O
haha well anyways, can't wait!
-missrosey
Those are my two favorite characters in the series, always have been, always will be. Oh, them and Quinn, yah, he's cool too "brah".
These books are so cool, and I can't believe there's a sixth one too! yayyyy! can't wait till this one is released, I wonder what they're gonna do about Little Petey. o.O
haha well anyways, can't wait!
-missrosey
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Aug 29, 2011
Korbin
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I think this one will top the series as best book next to the final one when it comes out. From what the spoilers say I'm pretty sure there will be a couple huge twists that I won't see coming. It doesn't come out until next year...unfortunately. I don't want this series to end so every day it is ongoing is a good day.
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Nov 12, 2011
During the month following up to the release of Plague, my best friend and I would only talk about the next book in our second favorite series (Harry Potter being our favorite, of course). The second after I finished Plague, however, all I can think about is Fear!! I cannot wait a few more months; I need it now!!
Apr 12, 2011
Read Gone in 2008... Waited for Hunger (we're talking about 12 months periods here, if you care to know), then, I waited for Lies, so I could wait some more for Plague.
Now, this babe in the woods will wait for Fear, and then Light.
To all those of you that said that I, Cillian, have NO patience, I'm offering inequivocal, unquestionable proof of my head banging sessions, that started ever since Monsieur Grant walked into my life.
Authors...
Can't live with them, can't live wi
Now, this babe in the woods will wait for Fear, and then Light.
To all those of you that said that I, Cillian, have NO patience, I'm offering inequivocal, unquestionable proof of my head banging sessions, that started ever since Monsieur Grant walked into my life.
Authors...
Can't live with them, can't live wi
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Feb 16, 2012
I've read the review and love it...at that moment I wanted to start reading this book! And then I heard about this giveaway and said to myself this the chance to win a copy...So I hurry up and enter this wonderful giveaway..:D I hope I win...One awesome book review.
