Pandemonium (Delirium Series #2)

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The old life is dead.

But the old Lena is dead too.

I buried her.

I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame.

In this electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller Delirium, Lauren Oliver sets Lena on a dangerous course that hurtles through the unregulated Wilds and into the heart of a growing resistance ...

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Overview

The old life is dead.

But the old Lena is dead too.

I buried her.

I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame.

In this electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller Delirium, Lauren Oliver sets Lena on a dangerous course that hurtles through the unregulated Wilds and into the heart of a growing resistance movement. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

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Editorial Reviews

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Set six months after Delirium, Lauren Oliver's new standalone sequel plunges you headfirst into Lena Haloway's nightmarish predicaments, challenging you to respond to a new set of characters and ever-shifting situations. This new dystopian fiction will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games. (P.S. Delirium is headed for the big screen. Fox 2000 has not only purchased the rights for that film; they have obtained first-look options for this Oliver's upcoming series books.)

— Brian Monahan

ALA Booklist
Praise for Before I Fall:“Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed.”
The Horn Book
Praise for Delirium:“In a thick climate of fear, Oliver spins out a suspenseful story of awakening and resistance with true love at its core.”
New York Journal of Books
Praise for Delirium:“Oliver’s deeply emotional and incredibly well-honed prose commands the readers’ attention and captures their hearts. With a pulse-pounding tempo and unforeseen twists and turns, Lauren Oliver has opened the door on a fantastic new series; the second book can’t come soon enough.”
Booklist
"This is a romance in the purest of senses, where just the longing for the faintest taste of love is worth the greatest of risks. Like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the stakes, setting us up for the big finale."
Seventeen.com
"If...you crave the heart-stopping action of the arena from The Hunger Games combined with a destined-to-be-doomed love story then this sequel is perfect for you!"
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The gasp-worthy final page sets the stage for a promising conclusion to this trilogy."
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“The gasp-worthy final page sets the stage for a promising conclusion to this trilogy.”
Jay Asher
Praise for Before I Fall:“This story races forward, twisting in a new direction every few pages, its characters spinning my emotions from affection to frustration, anger to compassion. You’ll have no choice but to tear through this book!”
Carolyn Mackler
Praise for Before I Fall:“Before I Fall is smart, complex, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Lauren Oliver has written an extraordinary debut novel about what it means to live—and die.”
ALA Booklist
Praise for Before I Fall:“Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed.
The Horn Book
Praise for Delirium:“In a thick climate of fear, Oliver spins out a suspenseful story of awakening and resistance with true love at its core.
Booklist
“This is a romance in the purest of senses, where just the longing for the faintest taste of love is worth the greatest of risks. Like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the stakes, setting us up for the big finale.”
Seventeen.com
“If...you crave the heart-stopping action of the arena from The Hunger Games combined with a destined-to-be-doomed love story then this sequel is perfect for you!”
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The gasp-worthy final page sets the stage for a promising conclusion to this trilogy.
The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
“The gasp-worthy final page sets the stage for a promising conclusion to this trilogy.”
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
Praise for Before I Fall:“Samantha’s attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way.”
VOYA
The story begun in Delirium (HarperTeen, 2011/VOYA April 2011) continues: A rebellion is brewing within a nation determined to eradicate the disease of love, and eighteen-year-old Lena Halloway has a role in it. Lena was eager to be "cured" by the mandated procedure, until she met Alex, fell in love, and attempted to escape with him to the Wilds. Now Lena finds herself helpless, sick, and alone. A group of Invalids, led by the tenacious Raven, cares for Lena until she is recovered enough to join their resistance movement. Her assignment: Re-cross the border into a new city where she will closely watch Julian Fineman, the seemingly perfect spokesperson and youth leader of the Deliria-Free America organization. When Lena and Julian are kidnapped together, held underground by unknown captors, Lena discovers the power plays that dominate her world—from the secrets of her companions in the Wild to the private lives of public figures influencing the country. All the while, deliria courses through Lena's veins as dreams of her mother and Alex haunt her day and night. Alternating the narrative between the hardships of Lena's recent past and the action-packed present, Lauren Oliver heightens the suspense and deepens the complexity of both the story and the characters. Lena is, at this point in the story, more like Tally Youngblood of the Uglies series than Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games books: Lacking both finesse and conviction, she is embroiled in a compelling plot that renders her not exceptional, but promising. Whether Lena matures into a strong heroine remains to be seen, but after this second book, fans of Oliver and of dystopian fiction will be clamoring for the final installment of the trilogy. Reviewer: Joanna Lima
School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up—Following directly on the heels of Delirium (HarperCollins, 2011), Pandemonium is equally riveting. It shifts back and forth between "then," as readers discover how Lena adapts to her life in the Wilds even as she grieves for Alex, and "now" where she is infiltrating the DFA, an organization committed to offering the "cure" to all citizens regardless of their age in spite of the known risks to anyone under the age of 18. She begins to have feelings for Julian, the son of the leader of the DFA, when they are incarcerated together following a mass demonstration. They discover they have more in common than they could have imagined despite their initial mutual antipathy and distrust. Oliver's descriptions of life in the unregulated Wilds with its deprivations and dangers are powerful and vivid. The characters are fully realized and heartbreakingly human. The underlying theme that love will win out regardless of prohibition is a powerful idea that will speak to teens. Readers who gravitate toward dystopian literature with high-stakes action and flawed humans who are willing to risk all for their ideals will enjoy this novel and eagerly await the next one in the trilogy.—Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK
Kirkus Reviews
It's been six months since readers first met 17-year-old Lena Haloway, desperately in love in a world that considers such feelings an infection to be permanently and irrevocably "cured." This much-anticipated sequel to Delirium (2011) picks up right where the first novel left off, with Lena and Alex's only partially successful attempt to escape to "the Wilds." Lena, alone, heartbroken and near death, must reach deep within herself to find the strength and the will to survive. "Step by step--and then, inch by inch," she is reborn. The story of Lena's new life as a rebel Invalid, determined to honor the memory of Alex by fighting for a world in which love is no longer considered a capital offense, is told through a series of flashbacks and present-day accounts that will leave readers breathless. The stakes only get higher when Lena realizes she has feelings for someone new. The novel's success can be attributed to its near pitch-perfect combination of action and suspense, coupled with the subtler but equally gripping evolution of Lena's character. From the grief-stricken shell of her former self to a nascent refugee and finally to a full-fledged resistance fighter, Lena's strength and the complexity of her internal struggles will keep readers up at night. (Dystopian romance. 14 & up)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061978074
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 2/5/2013
  • Series: Delirium Series , #2
  • Pages: 375
  • Sales rank: 1076
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.44 (w) x 7.84 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver captivated readers with her first novel, the New York Times bestseller Before I Fall, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. She followed that up with Delirium, the first book in her New York Times bestselling trilogy, which continued with Pandemonium. Oliver is also the author of Liesl & Po, a book for middle-grade readers, which received three starred reviews and was described as "a gorgeous story—timeless and magical" by Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead. A graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU's MFA program, Lauren Oliver lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating 4.5
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  • Posted Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2011

    YES YES YES!

    I cannot WAIT for the next book! I threw the book across the ROOM when I read the ending! Team Alex, all the way!

    36 out of 49 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Sun Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2012

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    Pandemonium

    FIRST OF ALL!!! If you haven't read Delirium you must go and read it right now! It is defiantly one of the best books I have ever read in my life. And this book is not far from it. I received this book from NCTE from Harper! Thank you so much. I could not wait to read this book. For the last couple weeks I have been told that I have to read it. That it is amazing! And boy is it ever.

    The book starts where the first book finishes. The chapters are split in Now and Then. You are learning about Lena's experiences on finding herself. She is trying to figure out who she is because Lena is not the normal Lena anymore. She is different because she has to be. She is in the Wilds and she is trying to survive. She is learning to do things that she has never done before to pull her weight with the Wilds. I really like that Lauren incorporated this into the story. It showed her struggle with what she had to do. It showed that she was having a hard time dealing with the death of Alex.

    But during this you find out about Julian. Julian is a very important. He is about to be cured and he is doing it because this is what his family wants. But there are some hold ups because Julian and Lena are kidnapped and held hostage. They are going to do anything to get out and escape to the Wilds. Oh but have no fear....there are twist and turns! Boy are there twist and turns!

    This is my favorite book of the series so far! I know that we still have book three so I need to wait unit that book comes out to make my decision, but this is defiantly up there for book of the series! Maybe book of the year....but ask me again in December...:)

    31 out of 39 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Feb 29 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Good but not as good as delirium

    If Lena picks Julian in the end over Alex Im pretty sure I break my nook in half or if she doesnt decide at all or falls in love with some other person randomly placed in her life I will break something. Pandemonium was good though so excited for next book!!!!

    25 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Sat Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2012

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    A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends Book 1)

    great

    Wonderful Book I enjoyed reading. kept me entertained all the way through.

    21 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Alex Alex

    Alex you better not be dead

    19 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Dec 26 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Alex better not be dead.

    Like many of you guys, I desperately want Alex to be alive. I have high hopes for this book and yet im so weary of it. What if Alex really is dead? What is its another love triangle? I have had enough of love triangles. I just want Alex and Lena. Ive read the preview of at the end of Delirium. Lena believes that Alex is dead, but I don't. There's a chance he is, but no official confirmation. Ugh, this is driving me crazy. I cant wait!

    19 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2012

    woahhhhhh theres gonna be a movie for Delirium :DDDD

    woahhhhhh theres gonna be a movie for Delirium :DDDD

    14 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2012

    256 pages and minimum wordcount

    Okay. I bought this book this morning when it was released. I read it in 3 hours. These books keep getting shorter and shorter. Only 256 pages. And look what they charge us! An average paperback is around 6-7 bucks. I cant loan this either. Isnt SOMEONE GOING TO STAND UP AND DO SOMETHING about this, or are we all going to just let then continue to rip us off? Im ready to sell my nook tablet and go back to REAL books. Do a word count on normal books. They are TWICE as long as this one. This should be called a novella. The word count on each of these pages is HALF of a normal paperback!

    Oh, this story is pretty good. It deserves half of 5 stars because of the 256 PAGES!!!!!!!!!

    And the book "Hana" is supposed to be released today but it still hasnt been released as of 9:30 pm.

    Sorry for venting but this was the last straw, and unless we all try and do something and speak up...in another year or so, we will be paying twice what we do now and get maybe 100 pages and minimal wordcount. Just fed up.

    14 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Wed Feb 29 00:00:00 EST 2012

    fantastic cliffhanger

    Before reading Pademonium, I have been hearing lots of flack about how others didn't like the book and that the ending was horrible . This book proves to me all the more that not everyone is going to like the same things when it comes to books. Pandemonium centers the story around Lena and her life now that Alex is dead and she is learning to survive in the Wilds. the old Lena has died off in order to survive the delirium that Alex caused within her. It took me a little bit to fully get into the story because it's written in a Then and Now type setting. Then being when Lena first lived in the Wilds , to Now , the events that happened after Lena is strong again. In the Now Lena is surviving the loss of Alex her first love , the one who infected her with the Delirium . Nothing could prepare her for the idea that she might open her heart to another... that she might just infect someone else with the Delirium. Julian becomes an unexpected interest in Lena , but Lena struggles with the thought of giving her heart to another, after all she lost her first love. In this book you get to see the growth in Lena all the more for now not only does she have to survive the Wilds without Alex , but now she has to survive the possibility of falling in love. I will disagree to a point with those that did not like the ending . I myself have a love hate relationship with it purely cause its a cliff hanger and makes me upset that I have to wait so long for the next book. The ending left me with that "Oh Crap" feeling and without a doubt book three will be in my greedy little hands the very moment if goes on sale. So thank you Lauren Oliver for writing such a fantastic book , I will go sit in the corner now and pout until book three magically appears.

    The is review is of my own opinion I was in no way compensated for it. The review can also be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads , and the FB page.

    Enjoy....

    11 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Cant wait!

    If alex is dead i will personally burn every copy of these books and rewrite them myself. Not really. I wil be very heartbroken though. Delirium was great and i expect this one and Hana to be the same. :D

    11 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Mon Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2012

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    While waiting for my copy of Pandemonium to arrive I continuousl

    While waiting for my copy of Pandemonium to arrive I continuously saw reviews that highlighted phrases like "even better than Delirium" and I laughed. Better than Delirium, ha, no such thing. I am elated to announce that I Carole McKenzie, was wrong.

    Pandemonium is thrilling, captivating, and everything a sequel should be. Thank you Lauren Oliver for creating a series for me to lose sleep over. Thank you for creating a sequel that is so brilliant I need the next book right now before I lose my mind. Oh my, am I going to lose my mind!

    In Pandemonium we follow Lena through then and now. The then being when she crossed over into the Wilds and now being the present. Each chapter goes back and forth and Lauren Oliver knows where to stop and start each new tale in a way that is perfect. Lena's story is powerful, meaningful, and amazing.

    The end literally stole my breath away and gave me what felt like a heart attack. This is no little cliffhanger, it is the mother of all cliffhangers. I cried at the end, cried!

    I will say no more because if you read Delirium you've probably already read Pandemonium or it's sitting on your bookshelf crying for attention. And if you haven't read Delirium I hope i have convinced you to give it a chance, because this series is not one to skip over.

    10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Wow!

    I spent the first book falling in love with Alex and the 2nd falling in love with Julian, and now I am torn!! That ending is going to make me slowly go insane until Requiem comes out next year. Either way, someone is going to get hurt, and that makes me sad. Thank you Lauren Oliver for making these characters so real to me. I have never felt so connected. One of the best books I have ever read :)

    8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    to Mrs. Oliver

    Please please please let Lena end up with Alex!!!!! They are sooo cute together and when I found Lena was falling for Julian I decided i hated him. Team Alex 4ever!

    7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Amazing

    The "Delirium" was amazing. I felt the story line was very sneaky. It kind of krept along, subtley intriging and then BOOM it tugs at you heat strings and leaves you haunted for days. Truely a great book. I tear up everytime I talk about it . I am absolutely DYING from anticipation for " Pandemonium ".

    7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    PAINFUL WAIT!

    *SPOILER ALERT*I loved this book! Perfect amount of action to balance with the romance! There were endless twists and they really did take me by surprise! I was hoping throughout the book that Alex would come back, but that didn't stop me from liking the fact that Lena found Julian. But as the ending clearly shows, he's back and that made me so happy I almost cried. But honestly, I'm also scared! The book described Alex as "different" and "hard" while Julian is her forever. I have no clue what to expect in the next book. (Not your typical love triangle) I WANT THE THIRD BOOK NOW!!!!!!!! HDSJYYSHFKENMX

    6 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Feb 29 00:00:00 EST 2012

    FANTABULOUS!

    Pademonium was amazing! I read it in a day and well it changed my life... maybe that's an exageration, but the book is the best thing I've read since Harry Potter ( well actually since Delirium). When I finished it, I was caught between relief, tears, and wanting to scream! What a cliffhanger!
    Team Alex all the way! <3

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Thu May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2012

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    Phew. Lauren Oliver really had her work cut out for her in this

    Phew. Lauren Oliver really had her work cut out for her in this follow-up to, Delirium. Not only do we see Lana's character grow immensely and really come into her own, but we also see the introduction of an almost entirely new cast of characters.

    There are so many things that I would love to go into about Alex, Julian, and Lana's mom...but that would be giving away just too many potential spoilers; and it would totally ruin the experience for anyone about to read the book.

    The book is written in Lana's present reality, but it also flashes back to scenes from her past. Take your time reading this book as it follows Lana from &quot;Now&quot; (as a member of the Resistance in NY) to &quot;Then&quot; (as she rediscovers who she really is in the Wilds). Lauren Oliver packed a lot of punch in this book and, at times, you can almost feel the emotion rolling off of the pages like a thick fog. You will feel the weight pressed against your chest at times during this book because poor Lana is put to so many tests, both emotionally and physically.

    Let me just say that by the end of the book I was (literally) sitting on the edge of my bed, wide-eyed, and by the last words, I was cursing out loud (and, I will admit I wanted to smack Lauren Oliver - sorry Lauren, I love you!, but that was my first reaction) because the book was over and I cannot believe that Lauren Oliver expects us to sit and wait until February, 2013 for Requiem to come out so we can find out what happens next!!!!!

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2011

    ALEX

    I cried at the end...alex needs to come back so way some how!!!!!!!! if he doesnt i will cry....again

    4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Wed Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2011

    (:

    Im gonna pee my pants, i want now ):

    4 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    ZOMG!

    OH MY GOD!!! That ending! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh love triangle time!

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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