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“Recommend this book to readers of James Dashner’s Maze Runner books and Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking trilogy.”
The Capture
by Tom IsbellView All Available Formats & Editions
The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding teen trilogy. This second book in the Prey series is a suspenseful story of courage, survival, and doing what's right, no matter how hard. Orphaned teens, soon to be hunted for sport, must fight for a better life. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast
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The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding teen trilogy. This second book in the Prey series is a suspenseful story of courage, survival, and doing what's right, no matter how hard. Orphaned teens, soon to be hunted for sport, must fight for a better life. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast-paced adventure a standout.
Fifteen escaped and found their way to freedom, but Book, Hope, and Cat can't settle into their new life knowing the rest of the Less Thans and Sisters are still imprisoned. Now the teens must retrace their steps to save the others and thwart the Republic's dark plans to destroy those deemed different, even as relationships are tested and the path back is filled with danger.
With new enemies lurking, the group must put their fate into the hands of unexpected allies and must ask themselves how far they're willing to go to free their friends.
Editorial Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
2015-10-06The escaped Less Thans and Sisters from The Prey (2015) return to rescue those left behind. Book's leading the band of kids to the government rather than away, and their odds are pretty bad—they barely made it out in the first book, and the Brown Shirt soldiers are less likely to underestimate them again. After some unlucky breaks and losses, a bully takes over the small band and decides to abort the rescue mission, leading to one of the book's most ridiculous scenes—out of 12 kids, four place six on trial and outvote the remaining two; somehow readers are expected to believe that the majority's just that docile or otherwise unable to resist the four. Unfortunately, plots hinging on weak character motivations continue as a pattern, especially where betrayals are concerned. After escaping from the bully, the heroes have numerous other close calls with enemies while learning more about the upcoming Final Solution—yes, that final solution. The book makes the most progress when the kids encounter a society of dissidents trying to preserve the civilization that existed before the Republic of True America and its psychotic, beauty-queen chancellor. The tantalizing glimpses of the greater world don't satisfy but—especially combined with the explosive final showdown—might encourage readers to stay for another installment. Heroics, bravery, and action don't compensate for serious implausibility issues. (Post-apocalyptic adventure. 13-17)
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062216052
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date:
- 01/19/2016
- Series:
- Prey Trilogy Series, #2
- Pages:
- 448
- Sales rank:
- 754,602
- Age Range:
- 13 Years