THE FIFTH WAVE

The fifth wave

 

BOOK INFORMATION:

Title: The fifth wave

Spanish title: La quinta ola

Author: Rick Yancey

Nº pages: 474

Editorial: RBA

Approximate price: 17,10€

Spanish SBN: 9788427204225

The first wave:

blackout

The second wave:

swell up

The third wave:

plague

The fourth wave:

Muffler

“If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”

-Stephen Hawking

Cassie is a normal girl who has lost everything she had. It all started with the appearance of "the others". They attacked the Earth with different waves, killing the majority of the population, only the strongest have survived. You can’t trust anybody and the only way to stay alive is to travel alone. Cassie is looking for her little brother. In her continued pursuit Cassie knows Evan Walker, an estrange boy who works on farm and he don’t really appears it. He cares for Cassie after finding her half dead on a highway due to a gunshot wound and he wants to join her on the trip. Cassie will have to choose to trust him or not.

While the government is bringing people together, informing them of the progress of the waves and protecting children… well, at least that’s what they say because they are really training the children to form a loyal army that they can control. There a guy called Zombie discovers with the help of his squad, a very important and danger secret that the current army hid.

In this story we can see how the life of this main character changes with the aliens appears. They live in different circumstances from just coming together to a common interest. This book is full of action, science fiction, mystery… It catches you from the beginning. 

Interesting data:

Last 22th January was taken in Spain the film adaption of the Fifth wave and it has been well received among readers of the book by its great adaptation.

It has really cool effects and the actors and actresses were amazing in their characters. They have captured the essence of the story and turned it into a movie that leaves open-mouthed.

·         The cast:

-       Cassie Sullivan: Chloë Grace Moretz

-       Zombie: Nick Robinson

-       Evan Walker: Alex Roe

-       Sam Sullivan: Zackary Arthur

-       Colonel Alexander Vosch: Live Schreiber

-       Oliver Sullivan: Ron Livingston

-       Lisa Sullivan: Maggie Stiff

-       Sergeant Reznik: Maria Bello

SALAMANCA

SALAMANCA

Salamanca is an important city of Spain, and it is located in the south-west of Castilla y León; 800 metres above the sea level it is built on three hills by the right shore of the river “Tormes”

Salamanca is a very ancient city which remains dating back in the Paleolithic, Celtic and Romanic ruins. It was conquered by the Arabs and it was rebuilt in the XIIth  century.

Salamanca stands out mainly because of its University, which was the first in Spain, the ancient cathedral and also the modern one, the Roman bridge, the house of shells or the Main Square. We can also find many other important Romanic and gothic monuments and Arabic architecture.

SALAMANCA CATHEDRAL

The St Maria’s Cathedral is one of the two cathedrals of Salamanca and it is usually known as the old one. It was founded by a bishop in the XIIth century. Bearing in mind Salamanca´s border role, the cathedral was used as fortress. However, the towers disappeared and nowadays it is considered as a Christian temple. 

 On the other hand, Asuncion de la Virgen´s Cathedral, the new one, was built next to the other. It is a mixture of several styles and it´s the second biggest cathedral in Spain. The main reason of its construction was the increase of the population in Salamanca as the university attracted many students. Therefore, the old one was seen as small and dark, so King Fernando el Católico ordered several architects to build this last one. 

HOUSE OF SHELLS 

It was built at the end of the XV century by an important knight, who was a member of the order of Santiago. It is a mixture of gothic, Moorish and Italian styles, which in fact, looks amazing. This palace is decorated with 300 scallop shells! Some people say they are either a symbol of love or a decorative one to the outside. Nevertheless, other believe they referred to the Order of Saint James. Today, the House of the Shells is the Public Library of Salamanca.

ROMAN BRIDGE

The roman bridge is really famous in Salamanca. It stands 356 meters over the Tormes River. It was reconstructed in the 17^th century since it was damaged by a huge flooding.  Moreover, the bridge is very large, about 192 m long, but it was even longer before being destroyed. Finally, it forms part of the Silver Roman road that linked Merida with Astorga, cities of Extremadura and León.

SALAMANCA UNIVERSITIES

Salamanca University

Salamanca is mainly known because of its university tradition. Here, in Salamanca, you can find two different universities, a public one and the pontifical one which depends on the church.

Salamanca University, which was the first in Spain, is located in the most ancient universitarian area of Spain and is the only one which is nowadays still in use.

Both universities count with a university population of 32000 students, which make Salamanca the University City par excellence in Spain and Europe. But Salamanca is more than a university, Salamanca has a great historical legacy; as the first Spanish grammar or the first universitarian woman.

 

At the end of the first term of the school year, at Christmas, is typical the “Universitarian New Year”. This is a party in which the under graduates eat the 12 lucky grapes a few days before they return their homes to spend Christmas holiday.