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    Light

    Written by Michael Grant

    Narrated by Kyle McCarley

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    It's been over a year since all the adults disappeared. Gone.

    In the time since every person over the age of fourteen disappeared from the town of Perdido Beach, California, countless battles have been fought: battles against hunger and lies and plague, and epic battles of good against evil. Light, Michael Grant's sixth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Gone series, creates a masterful, arresting conclusion to life in the FAYZ.

    And now, the gaiaphage has been reborn as Diana's malicious mutant daughter, Gaia. Gaia is endlessly hungry for destruction. She yearns to conquer her nemesis, Little Pete, and then bend the entire world to her warped will. As long-standing enemies become allies, secrets are revealed and unexpected sacrifices are made. Will their attempts to save themselves and one another matter in the end, or will the kids of Perdido Beach perish in this final power struggle?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9781515982463
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    Michael Grant

    Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, the Messenger of Fear series, the Magnificent Twelve series, and the Front Lines trilogy, 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, with whom he cowrote the wildly popular Animorphs series. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com and follow him on Twitter @MichaelGrantBks.

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    • 4/5
      But, I don't want to leave The FAYZ! I love it too much.
    • 3/5
      A decent enough end to Michael Grant's YA update of 'Lord of the Flies'. Plenty of death, destruction and mayhem ensue as the walls of the FAYZ finally come down. The dead are mostly in walk on roles, but a few of the key characters bite the dust in this final chapter.
    • 4/5
      READ IN ENGLISH

      And, there was Light.
      Long awaited last book in the Gone series by Michael Grant.

      It was, as always in the FAYZ, a fast and suspenseful read. Especially now the devil Gaia has been born, and takes a sadistic liking in killing every living soul who happens to be alive after a year. Hooray, so far for happy ending.

      I was really happy that the ending didn't turn out to be as disappointing as Under The Dome (Stephen King), cause I thought the playing Aliens were plain ridiculous. Still, it's almost as if they decided together that an unexplainable dome can only be explained if aliens are somehow involved (Yes, I know it was Little Pete who created the dome, but still).

      What bothered me a bit was the statistics given in the end. I think there should be far more dead children. (I've read the first books years ago, so it's not completely clear for me who died when, but I do remember the children were dropping like flies). Gaia, alone is this last book kills over 90 children (people at the lake, the bus, PB/Highway), that would leave another 40 for all the other books. How about the babies/toddlers they forgot about? The Coyotes? The Bugs? The additional killing/suicides?
    • 5/5
      Once I started reading, I found it very difficult to put this book down.
    • 5/5
      Is it over? Seriously?! I've been reading this book series for the past 4 years anxiously waiting for each new novel to come out. I believe Grant does the characters, setting, and story line justice in this last 'balls to the wall' novel. People die, new powers arise, and evil villains we thought we have said our goodbyes to for the final time have returned. Would the readers of the Gone series expect anything different from Grant? If you've been following this series chronologically, I would hope not. Although there were a few times when I thought things were 'convenient' for the author, I guess you get to take certain liberties when you're the one creating a world outside of the one we already know.
    • 4/5
      It could have been a 4 but that damn ending just pissed me off.At this point in the Gone Series evil baby Gaia is ready to escape the dome, Sam Temple and Astrid (I forgot her last name) are doing things *shudders at the memory*, my favorites have died and there is so much more death about to happen. This finale doesn’t really have a structured plot. It’s just about trying to find a way to kill the weird baby hybrid without it escaping and how to make most of the remaining kids survive.I almost felt like I wasted precious time of mine but at the same time I felt satisfaction…until I read the epilogue. Excuse this craptastic review but after reading this last book I just have no real raves about it :/ If you haven’t read the series and want to know if the final novel is a disappointment, it is plot wise but it is satisfying is all I can say.
    • 5/5
      It has been over a year since all the adults disappeared from what is now known as the FAYZ, leaving everyone fourteen and under to cope on their own. It certainly hasn't been easy and, even though some of the kids have superpowers, many have died. The end seems to be in sight - the dome covering them is now transparent and their parents standing outside the dome seem oh so close. But they are now facing their biggest threat yet as the Gaiaphage has been reborn as Diana's mutant daughter Gaia. Gaia is the strongest enemy they've ever faced - she is determined to destroy all of them before going out into the world and destroying everyone else. She is only afraid of one person - Little Pete - but he will need a lot of help, including a new body, if he is going to be able to destroy her."Light: A Gone Novel" is the sixth and final book in Michael Grant's Gone series for young adults and it truly does bring the series to a satisfying end. Fans of the series know these books are a roller coaster ride with plenty of danger, battles, and carnage and this book is no different. Fans will also know no one is safe - it is no spoiler to say that some beloved characters may not survive. Truthfully, when Gaia was first introduced she seemed to me to be a bit over-the-top, almost laughable, but as she and her powers grew she became one of the most terrifying villains I've ever encountered in a book. The more she became aware of her powers (and Grant does this brilliantly) the scarier she became. Again, it is not spoiling anything to say that there is an epic battle in this book - I am surprised at who eventually stepped up to the plate. This book has a mixture of everything: hope, fear, danger, battles, heroes (both expected and unexpected), and survival. The ending really does bring the series to a satisfying end - kudos to Grant for pulling it off so successfully."Light: A Gone Novel" is one of those books that would not leave me when I finished it - I love the ending but am sorry the series is over.
    • 4/5
      A brutal but satisfying end to the Gone series. Things have definitely deteriorated in the FAYZ (and it is hard to fathom that is possible!) as Gaia is a human representation of the gaiphage who is out for blood and the destruction of all the kids in the FAYZ to prevent Little Petey from taking human form. Everyone is waiting for the endgame, while it seems more and more uncertain that the survivors will make it that long. There was a lot of reflection about how being in the environment had changed those in the FAYZ and speculation about how the teens who had lived through the experience would adjust to life in the real world. I'm glad I stuck with the series as it continued to explore new material, even as life and death became increasingly brutal.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book to end the series. Not too predictable but not an outcome you didn't want. Very gruesome, I probably found this more so as it has been a while since I read the other books. I would recommended this series to anyone but they would need to be the right person to enjoy it. My hat goes off to Michael Grant, he is a brilliant author with a very creative mind.
    • 4/5
      Conclusion to the Gone series. The dome is now transparent and Gaia is gaining strength, taking on the mutations of the kids with powers in order to destroy them. The only way to stop her is if the kids with powers die or if little Pete can somehow become human again. Sam and Caine form an unlikely alliance in order to try to beat her, at the same time worrying about what they look like to the outside world.
    • 5/5
      Epic conclusion to an amazing series! It was everything a series finale should be - heartbreaking, redeeming, furiating, and satisfying. It was bittersweet and I'm sad to see it end..thank you Michael Grant an amazing journey!
    • 4/5
      The final conclusion to the Gone series by Michael Grant. This book leaves the reader pretty well satisfied with the conclusion. All the questions are answered, but once again caution to the squimmish reader. Death, mutilation, torture, blood, guts, and gore are all presented in this book (and the whole series) with no reserve. Stephen King has a blurb on the cover for a reason. All that aside - I really enjoyed this series. The characters were real, even the badies! I would recommend to a boy (or girl) reader who likes horror or has read and enjoyed books about war and conflict. Read alikes to "I Am Number Four" and "Lord of the Flies".
    • 5/5
      Wow! I can't believe this series is over. I have grown to really care about so many of the characters in this series (and to hate others) and it has been a great time reading this six book story. I'm kind of sad that it's over, but also really enjoyed finding out what happened in the end to all of my favorite (and not-so-favorite) characters.