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The 5th Wave (series)
''The 5th Wave'' is a trilogy of young adult post-apocalyptic sci-fi novels written by American author Rick Yancey. The series started in May 2013 with the first book, '' The 5th Wave''. A sequel titled ''The Infinite Sea'' was published in 2014. The trilogy concluded in 2016 with the final book, '' The Last Star''. Overview Earth is systematically attacked by a group of aliens known as "the Others". They exist in an unknown form and attack through a series of waves. After the first four waves have decimated the human population, the remaining populace is terrifyingly awaiting the arrival a new Fifth Wave, one that will supposedly wipe the human race clean off the planet. The story follows a group of children as they try to find their way through a world that is slowly reverting to the Stone Age. Origins Yancey stated in an interview with ''Lightspeed Magazine'' that the basis for ''The 5th Wave'' came from a question he asked his wife about her worst fears. "It was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 5th Wave (novel)
''The 5th Wave'' is a young adult science fiction novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on May 7, 2013, by G. P. Putnam's Sons. The novel is the first in the ''5th Wave'' trilogy, followed by ''The Infinite Sea'' and '' The Last Star''. The story follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan as she tries to survive in a world devastated by waves of alien invasions that decimated the Earth's population. Critics have compared the book favorably to ''The Hunger Games'' and ''The Road'', and noted that it "should do for aliens what ''Twilight'' did for vampires." Sony Pictures released a film adaptation in January 2016. Characters Cassiopeia Marie Sullivan or "Cassie" – the novel's protagonist, is 16 years old, short, and has curly strawberry-blonde hair. Before the waves hit, she had a crush on Ben Parish, a popular football player. She has a relationship with her "silencer", Evan Walker. Evan Walker – a boy from rural Ohio who lived with his large family; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Blakeson
Jonathan Blakeson is an English film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was '' The Disappearance of Alice Creed'' (2009), a thriller starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan, which he wrote and directed. His most recent film was ''I Care a Lot'' (2020). Early life Blakeson was born and raised in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He attended and graduated from the University of Warwick, where he studied Film and Literature. Outside studying, he oversaw the writing and direction of two low-budget short films, ''Struggling'' (1997) and ''Red Tape'' (1998). Career Blakeson directed '' The 5th Wave'', based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. Chloë Grace Moretz played Cassie, and Susannah Grant wrote the screenplay. The movie made over $109 million at the global box office. Blakeson directed the miniseries ''Gunpowder'' starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan and Shaun Dooley. ''Gunpowder'' was shown on BBC One in the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Science Fiction Novels
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Series Introduced In 2013
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is '' codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's ''Physics'' is called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer. Life and career Born to a Jewish family,Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 , ''"We're all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci"'' Pinkner graduated from in in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes '' The Client''; '' Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' Batman & Robin''; ''I, Robot''; '' I Am Legend''; ''Cinderella Man,'' and numerous rewrites that are both credited and uncredited. He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series '' Fringe''. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film '' A Beautiful Mind'', which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with ''A Beautiful Mind'' director Ron Howard to adapt Dan Brown's novel '' The Da Vinci Code'' for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel ''Angels & Demons''. Goldsman is also known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series '' Titans'' and the Paramount P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susannah Grant
Susannah Grant (born January 4, 1963) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Grant was born in New York City. She studied at Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. From 1994 to 1997 she worked on television as the producer and major writer of the Fox drama series ''Party of Five''. She wrote the screenplays for ''Ever After'', ''Erin Brockovich'', directed by Steven Soderbergh, '' 28 Days'', and Disney's ''Pocahontas''. For ''Erin Brockovich'' she received an Oscar nomination in 2001. After her Academy Award nomination, Grant adapted '' In Her Shoes'' and ''Charlotte's Web'' for the screen and wrote and directed ''Catch and Release'', starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant. She is also a Miss Porter's School alumna as well as an Amherst College alumna, having graduated in 1984. She later was accepted to the American Film Institute and received the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting. Grant was featured in ''The Dialogue''. Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). He started his career in supporting roles in the films '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), ''The Ice Storm'', ''Deconstructing Harry'' (both 1997), and '' Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998). His leading roles include '' Pleasantville'' (1998), '' Ride with the Devil'' (1999), '' The Cider House Rules'' (1999), '' Wonder Boys'' (2000), '' Seabiscuit'' (2003), '' The Good German'' (2006), '' Brothers'' (2009), '' The Great Gatsby'' (2013), and '' Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014). He has received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture for ''Cider House Rules'' (1999) and ''Seabiscut'' (2003) as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for ''Brothers'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham King
Graham King is an English film producer. King was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the films '' The Aviator'' (2004), '' Hugo'' (2011), ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018), and winning for ''The Departed'' (2006). Career King is president and CEO of production company GK Films. He is best known for his 2006 crime thriller film ''The Departed'', which was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards, and for ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' which was nominated for five awards including Best Picture, at the 91st Academy Awards. King's multiple-commercial successes as a producer include ''The Departed'' (which grossed $289.8 million worldwide), '' The Tourist'' ($278.3 million), and ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' -- a film which grossed over worldwide against a production budget of about . ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' ultimately became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide, the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time, and, in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbo
''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, and illustrated by Helen Durney for the prototype of a novelty toy ("Roll-a-Book"). The main character is Jumbo Jr., an elephant who is cruelly nicknamed "Dumbo", as in "dumb". He is ridiculed for his big ears, but in fact he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. Throughout most of the film, his only true friend, aside from his mother, is the mouse, Timothy – a relationship parodying the stereotypical animosity between mice and elephants. Made to recoup the financial losses of both '' Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia'', ''Dumbo'' was a deliberate pursuit of simplicity and economy for the Disney studios. At 64 minutes, it is one of Disney's shortest animated features. Sound was recorded conventionally using the RCA System. One vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists. The first individuals to identify themselves as atheists lived in the 18th century during the Age of Enlightenment. The French Revolution, noted for its "unprecedented atheism", witnessed the first significant political movement in history to advocate for the supremacy of human reason.Extract of page 22 In 1967, Albania declared itself the first official atheist coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus, with the Columbus metro area, Greater Cincinnati, and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states. Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River, which in turn originated from the Seneca word ''ohiːyo'', meaning "good river", "great river", or "large creek". The state arose from the lands west of the Appalachian Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
