They do this to turn human against human so no one knows who can be trusted, and while they wipe out the humans they find, people turn against each other and try to live solitary lives due to mistrust. The Fourth Wave: the Others come to Earth disguised as humans to rid the world of the rest of the human population. The Third Wave: a virus is engineered by the Others to be carried by birds across the world as an airborne virus that causes human's insides to pretty much rot from the inside out and causes blood to pour from every orifice, even eyes.Īfter these 3 waves are complete, we find out that at this point the human population has dropped from 7 billion to an estimated 200,000Ĥ. The Second Wave: a huge probe is dropped along the major fault lines in the ocean by the Others, causing tsunamis which obliterate any coastal cities/states/countriesģ. The First Wave: an EMP is released on the Earth which kills all electronic devices cars, cell phones, tv's, etc.Ģ. We learn that there were five waves to the attack by the Others:ġ. It turns out to have been a crucifix and Cassie is never the same. When she tells him to show his hands he does, and although it's the first person she's had to shoot, she kills the man when she sees a glint of silver in his palm and thinks it's a gun. It's a man who has been shot, but it's 3 weeks into the 4th wave and she knows humans can't be trusted. She goes one day to search for water at an abandoned gas station and hears someone inside. The book begins with Cassie trying to survive day to day and hiding from the drones of the Others which patrol the skies looking for humans still alive. The Others- aliens who have attacked Earthĭumbo,Flint,Pound cake, Teacup- Ben's other squad members

Cassie- main character, told in first person narrative from her povīen Parish/Zombie- love interest, another main character's povĬassie's Dad- I don't think his real name is ever mentioned same for her mom

5th wave does evan die