Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. He was wrong. Now he's trapped in a school that's surrounded by a razor-wire fence, where video cameras monitor his every move—and where breaking the rules equals death. All Benson wants is to find a way out. But when he stumbles upon the real secret the school has been hiding, he realizes that escape may be impossible.
Homeland meets Marie Lu's Legend in Blackout, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Ally Condie called "a thrilling combination of Wells's trademark twists and terror. Fantastic!" Laura and Alec are highly trained teenage terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are small-town high school students. There was no reason for their paths ever to cross. But now a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible superpowers—and all teens are being rounded up, dragged to government testing facilities, and drafted into the army to fight terrorism. Suddenly, Jack, Laura, Aubrey, and Alec find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger—where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all.
All of your questions will be answered in this pulse-pounding sequel to Variant, which Publishers Weekly described as a chilling, masterful debut in a starred review. Benson escaped from Maxfield Academy's deadly rules and brutal gangs. The worst was over. Or so he thought. But now he and Becky are trapped on the other side of the wall, in a different kind of prison. A town filled with familiar faces. Students from Maxfield who Benson had seen die. Friends he was afraid he had killed. They soon learn that they are all pawns in a twisted experiment, held captive and controlled by an unseen force. And while Benson struggles to figure out who, if anyone, can be trusted, he discovers that Maxfield Academy's plans are more sinister than anything he imagined and they may be impossible to stop.
Niemand weiß, was sich in dem gigantischen UFO befindet, das die Welt nach seinem Absturz in Atem hält. Und Alice ist sicher: Niemand außer ihr Vater, der für die NASA arbeitet, hätte seine siebzehnjährige Tochter jetzt auf ein Internat nach Minnesota gebracht - ausgerechnet mitten ins Zentrum der Katastrophe. Hier kommt Alice der Wahrheit hinter den Nachrichten gefährlich nahe. Doch mit der Wahrheit kommt auch die Angst vor den unbekannten Geschöpfen, die das Raumschiff verlassen … „Ein Buch, das bis ins Mark erschüttert. Eine kluge Prämisse, ein schnelles Erzähltempo und Charaktere, denen man sofort folgt – dies sind die Zutaten für eine rasante Wells-Lektüre.“ Publishers Weekly „Ein durchdacht ausgearbeitetes Action-Abenteuer, das die Leser auch nach der letzten Seite noch nachhaltig beeindrucken wird.“ Kirkus Reviews „Wells steht für überraschende Wendungen und das pure Grauen. Fantastisch!“ Ally Condie, #1 NYT-Autorin