The Fifth Wave

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Name:	The Fifth Wave
Abbreviation(s):	The 5th Wave
Creator:	Rick Yancey
Date(s):	2013-2016
Medium:	books, live-action film
Country of Origin:	United States
External Links:	Official Website, at Wikipedia The 5th Wave by thaispeterson
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The Fifth Wave is a book trilogy by Rick Yancey. This trilogy includes: The Fifth Wave (2013), The Infinite Sea (2014), and The Last Star (2016). The Fifth Wave was made into a movie in 2016, which was directed by J Blakeson.

Canon

The book follows Cassie in search of her missing little brother Sam after an alien invasion that has wiped out most of humanity. The Invasion comes in five waves.

Summary

From IMDB: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.

Movie Preview

The 5th Wave Official International First Look (2016)

Main Characters

• Cassie Sullivan
• Sam Sullivan (Nugget)
• Ben Parish (Zombie)
• Ringer (Marika Kimura)
• Evan Walker

Minor Characters

• Razor
• Teacup
• Dumbo

Popular Tropes

• Action Girl
• After the End
• Alien Invasion
• Battle Couple
• The Chessmaster
• Child Soldiers
• Deadpan Snarker
• Divided We Fall
• Ghost Town
• Innocence Lost
• I Will Find You
• Love Triangle
• Small Girl, Big Gun
• The Virus

Please view TV Tropes for more.

Fandom

Pairings

• Cassie/Evan
• Ben/Ringer
• Cassie/Ben

Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanfiction

• Zombieopeia Story by charliehutch03

FanArt

• The 5th Wave Tumblr Fanart
• The Fifth Wave by Vaciller
• the fifth waaave by cinnamart
• The 5th Wave Character Dump by SKPartist
• Promises, Blood, and Tears by SKPartist

Archives and Fannish Links

• 5th Wave Series at Fanfiction.net
• The 5th Wave Series works at AO3

Resources

• The Fifth Wave at TV Tropes
• TV Tropes
• YouTube
• The Fifth Wave Book Cover taken From Google Images
• DeviantArt

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