Fear: A Gone Novel
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“There’s a lot to do,” Sam said to the kids within earshot. His back was turned to the outside. “A lot to do, a lot to work out, and this war is a long way from over. They will be back.” He jerked his head toward the north, where Gaia had fled.
“Quinn,” Sam said. “You want to be in charge of business down here in Perdido Beach? Take over Albert’s job? I think Caine would agree.”
“Absolutely not,” Quinn said. “No. Nooo. No.”
Sam looked a little taken aback. “No? Well, I guess they’ll work something out. Caine and Lana and Edilio and Astrid.”
“I hope they do,” Quinn said fervently. He gave Sam a friendly punch on the shoulder. “Thanks for saving our butts. Again. But me? Dude: I am going fishing.”
Astrid felt she should look back at her parents. Explain that she had to leave. Make some excuse. Stay there to reassure them.
But something fundamental had changed, like a shift in the magnetic poles or a rearranging of the laws of physics. Because she no longer belonged with them. She was no longer theirs.
She was his.
And he was hers.
And this was their world.
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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 California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com.
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PRAISE FOR THE GONE SERIES
Gone
“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)
Hunger
“Readers will be unable to avoid involuntarily gasping, shuddering, or flinching while reading this suspense-filled story. The tension starts in the first chapter and does not let up until the end. The story is progressing with smart plot twists, both in actions and emotions.”
—VOYA (starred review)
Plague
“Grant’s science fiction-fantasy thrillers continue to be the very definition of a page-turner.”
—ALA Booklist
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OTHER GONE BOOKS BY MICHAEL GRANT:
Gone
Hunger
Lies
Plague
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Fear: A Gone Novel
Copyright © 2012 by Michael Grant
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grant, Michael.
Fear : a Gone novel / Michael Grant.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Gone)
Summary: As the young residents of Perdido Beach begin to better comprehend the truths of who they are and their relationships to one another, the Darkness finds a new way to be born, bringing their understanding of fear to a new level.
ISBN 978-0-06-144915-4 (trade bdg.)—ISBN 978-0-06-144916-1 (lib. bdg.)
EPub Edition © MARCH 2012 ISBN 9780062099242
[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Good and evil—Fiction. 3. Fear—Fiction. 4. Survival—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.G7671Fe 2012
2011019374
[Fic]—dc23
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