The 100
The Hunger Games meets Divergent in this modern dystopian classic
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4.2 • 149 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
No one has set foot on Earth in centuries - until now.
Humanity has lived on spaceships ever since a devastating nuclear war on Earth. But now, one hundred juvenile delinquents are being sent on a dangerous mission: to re-colonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life . . . or it could be a suicide mission.
Clarke was arrested for treason and haunted by the memory of what she really did. Wells, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves. Reckless Bellamy fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister. And Glass managed to escape onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.
Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope.
The first book in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit television show. If you are desperate for more Bellamy and Clarke, consider this your call! Continue the series with Day 21!
TROPES
Star-crossed lovers 🌠 ❤️
Secrets and hidden pasts 🤫 🫣
Dystopian setting ☢
Juvenile criminals 🔓
READERS LOVE IT
'OMG!!! This book. Bellarke FEELS!!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'READ. THIS. BOOK' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This one definitely gets nostalgia points' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Morgan's ambitious dystopian novel, set to become a TV series on the CW network, starts with 100 teenagers living in a tightly controlled society aboard an orbiting colony; all are facing their 18th birthdays and have been convicted of various offenses. As an alternative to retrial and probable execution, the teens are being sent back to Earth, abandoned centuries earlier when it became too toxic to inhabit. Third-person narration shifts among four teens three who return to Earth, and one who escaped and remains on the station. The plotting is fast-paced, and the story volleys rapidly between multiple characters, action in the present, and flashbacks, which doesn't always make for smooth reading. Morgan's flair for the dramatic ("He tasted like joy, and joy tasted better on Earth") can be forced, but it's easy to be drawn in by the Lord of the Flies style tension that builds as the teens struggle to set up a new society on a battered Earth, and by the smoldering romances that hang in the balance. A last-page cliffhanger sets up the sequel. Ages 15 up.
Customer Reviews
The 100
'The 100' is a very well-written novel. The TV show is better in my opinion because everything is explained better and you can understand what is happening more in the show instead of the book. The book is still great and is definitely recognisable towards the show. I think it was a great idea to turn this book into a TV series as it gives us a visual on what the story actually is. This is one of my favourite shows I've ever watched, and it is my genuine opinion.
Loved it so much!
I love it, I love it, I love it
So confused
This book was confusing I didn't understand what was happening At least 2 out of 5