Out to sea, the boat had anchored. Dekka stood in the bow
and raised her hands high. The water rose, rose, a big bulge of
water temporarily released from the force of gravity.
Dekka let it drop, and the ripple fanned out.
“You even remember how to get up on that thing?” Quinn
teased.
The ripple had become a wave. A fast-moving wave. It
would break big. Not north shore Oahu big, maybe, but big
enough for a ride.
Sam smiled at last. “You know, brah? I think it may just
come back to me.”
In a hole. Lightless. Soundless.
Not even the sound of a beating heart.
Nothing moved but the pale slug that shared this terrible
place with her.
Pray for me, Tanner, Brittney begged.
Pray for me . . .
About the Author
MICHAEL GRANT has spent much of his life on the move.
Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states,
as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept
moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one
of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to
spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every
continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in Southern California
with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children.
Read more about life in the FAYZ at www.thefayz.com, where
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P R A I S E F O R G O N E
by Michael Grant
“This intense, marvelously plotted, paced, and characterized story will immediately garner comparisons to Lord of the Flies, or even the long-playing world shifts of Stephen
King, with just a dash of X-Men for good measure. A potent
mix of action and thoughtfulness—centered around good
and evil, courage and cowardice—renders this a tour de
force that will leave readers dazed, disturbed, and utterly
breathless.” —ALA
Booklist (starred review)
been a little like this novel.”
— VOYA (starred review)
“Gripping and gritty.”
— School Library Journal
“Part Kid Nation and part Left Behind, with just a dash
of Cain and Abel, the story is most impressive for its
extraordinarily skillful pacing, which leaves the reader
constantly on the verge of another discovery (none of
which disappoint).”
— Kliatt
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Document Outline
Title Page
Dedication Page
Contents Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Three Days Later
About the Author
Praise
Credits
Copyright Notice
About the Publisher