There were quite a few options for Ohio, but in the end, I went with one that was almost, but not quite, in my hometown. I lived, for 20-some years of my life half way between Dayton and Cincinnati, which is the general sphere in which the book takes place. I was also listening to the audio book while driving along the Ohio River on my way to an early Thanksgiving dinner with family. So, whenever the woods were described, I had the convenient ability to simply turn my head and there were the woods being described. Or lack there of because route 32 has long stretches of fields with the woods off in the distance like nature’s fence.
The book itself was first published in 2013, and is the beginning of The 5th Wave trilogy. It describes the world after an alien invasion has wiped out most of the population through a series of events referred to as Waves. First Wave, EMP pulse takes out the electric grid and cars/planes cease working. Second Wave, tsunamis take out pretty much all of the coastal areas. (Or why Wright Patterson Air Force Base becomes central command, despite Cape Canaveral or Annapolis tending to be more well known). Third Wave, a plague that’s like a mix of Bird Flu and Ebola wipes out millions. Fourth Wave, trust no one because the Silencers look human. Cassie, the first protagonist introduced, is left to wonder just what the Fifth Wave could be.
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