The Gone Series: Plague

When I had finished Plague, the fourth book of the The Gone Series saga, I was sad. Not because It was a disappointment, but because I had finished it and it was the last bit of FAYZ action I'll have for at least another year. The Gone Books are by far the best literature I have ever, ever read, and I finished this 600 page book in just under two days. 'Plague' was just as good as the first two Books, and really kept the pace running. At this point the kids of the FAYZ are really F*CKED up in the head, to the point of insanity. There is now a new form of Plague in the town of Perdido Beach that makes the inhabitants cough up their guts...literally. Not to mention that fact that bug parasites are growing inside of the kids and eating them alive from the inside out! Then there's the problem of water supplies (it doesn't rain in the FAYZ and resources are dwindling fast), and the fact that an undead physcopath with a whip for a hand has escaped from his prision. What's worse is the fact that Caine and what is left of his evil group are now living in luxury on a far off island, well away from any of this choas! Yes, desparation and utter hoplessness are strong themes in this Series. The characters ability to even have the will to live are tested in this installment, but there still is the tiny-ist glimpse of hope when Sam finds a gigantic lake with enough water to replemish and save the whole town. Of course I doubt things will be that easy, but after the massacre that was the end of the Book lets just hope that things get better. Now there does seem to be little chance of them reclaiming their lost lives now, seen as if the adults of the outside world were ever to greet them again they'd all probably be sent to a mental institution and probably locked up. But aside from its post-apolcalyptic trappings, its the character's that really do make this Series. The highlights being Lana, Dekka, Sam, Caine, Astrid, Albert and maybe Edilio. I'm surprised Quinn hasn't had more to do, because he was a big character in the first Book but now seems side-lined a bit. I can only assume that Quinn will have importance later on in the run but for now I'm surprised we're still even following his Story. Before I finish pumping phrase into this Book, let me just say that the story about a town of super-powered kids up to the age of fifteen being trapped inside a giant bubble confronted by (what is essentially) a pile of radioactive green gloop is one of the best storys ever told in my opinion.

Overall this is just as good as the first two Books, fufilling what 'Lies' promised and expanding the Character's even more. What I'm amazed by is how Michael Grant, the author of these Books isn't as successful as J.K Rowling or Stephanie Meyers because this is really Class A+ fiction!

LONG LIVE THE FAYZ!