Gone (novel series)
A bestselling young adult series about teens trapped under a dome.
Gone is a bestselling book series written by Michael Grant. The series is centered on the fictional Southern California town of Perdido Beach, in which every human aged 15 and older vanishes, and the town becomes encased by an opaque, impenetrable dome. The novels feature many inhabitants developing supernatural powers and follow protagonist Sam Temple as he battles antagonists and a malevolent creature known as the Darkness or the Gaiaphage.
Quick Facts
- Books
- Series One / Gone / Hunger / Lies / Plague / Fear / Light / Series Two / Monster / Villain / Hero
- Author
- Michael Grant
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Supernatural / Superhero / Horror / Science fiction / Dystopia / Thriller
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Pub Date
- 2008–2013 (Season One) / 2017–2019 (Season Two)
- Media Type
- Print (hardcover and paperback)
- Number Of Books
- 9
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Lore & Background
The series begins with the sudden disappearance of everyone aged 15 or older from Perdido Beach, leaving children and teenagers to fend for themselves. The town is sealed off by an opaque, burning dome 20 miles in diameter, and many inhabitants develop supernatural powers. The protagonist, Sam Temple, discovers he can fire light from his hands, and he battles antagonists Caine Soren, Drake Merwin, and Diana Ladris, as well as a mysterious entity called the Darkness or the Gaiaphage.
Reader's Guide
The Gone series comprises six novels published between 2008 and 2013: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, and Light. A planned Monster Trilogy, also known as Season Two, began in 2017 with Monster, followed by Villain in 2018 and Hero in 2019, set four years after the original events. The series has been described as 'a fun, no-brainer read directed towards teenagers' and hailed as 'ridiculously popular' and 'a sensation in the young adult world'. Its significance lies in its exploration of survival, power, and morality among children in a closed environment.
Did You Know?
- The first novel, Gone, was published in 2008.
- The dome is 20 miles in diameter and burns to the touch.
- The Gaiaphage's name derives from Gaia, a Greek personification of the Earth, and 'phage', meaning 'to devour'.
- The Monster Trilogy begins four years after the events of the main series.
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