Product Details
- Series: Thousandth Floor (Book 1)
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (August 30, 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0062418599
- ISBN-13: 978-0062418593
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Editorial Reviews Review “The luxe lives of Manhattan’s elite are even more extraordinary in KatharineMcGee’s futuristic, highly addictive page-turner. The Thousandth Floor willgive you vertigo and leave you eager for more.” (Cecily von Ziegesar, 1 NewYork Times bestselling author of Gossip Girl) “Katharine McGee’s vision of glamorous twenty-second century teens makes foran addictive and compelling read that left me longing for the secondinstallment!” (Alyson Noel, 1 New York Times Author) “Twenty-second century Gossip Girl-like fun. Sexy and engrossing!” (Melissa dela Cruz, 1 New York Times Bestselling Author) “An unparalleled mash-up of romance, mystery, and science fiction unlikeanything I’ve read before. Katharine McGee gives the speculative fiction genrea much-needed make-over with a novel that’s as glamorous as it is fiercelyintelligent.” (Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100) “A gleaming future where a dirty secret still has pull on any human heart.”(Anna Godbersen, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE LUXE) “Compelling and imaginative – I loved everything from the fascinating visionof the future to the scandalous lives of the characters.” (Amy Tintera, authorof RUINED) “A confident debut, replete with romance, jealousy, and enticing futurefashions and tech, McGee’s story delivers more than enough drama andexcitement to hook readers and leave them anticipating the next book in thetrilogy.” (Publishers Weekly) “A clever construction, readers who love uncovering scandalous secrets willfind themselves staying up late. This is a towering debut.” (Booklist) “This will be gobbled up by fans of “Gossip Girl”. An excellent hook andfamiliar tropes make this title a likely hit.” (School Library Journal) “McGee has done her work in world building and character development to make ajuicy, memorable future that readers will want to revisit.” (Bulletin of theCenter for Children’s Books) From the Back Cover New York City as you’ve never seen it before. __ A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of thefuture where anything is possible–if you want it enough. Welcome to Manhattan, 2118. A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams.Everyone there wants something . . . and everyone has something to lose. Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction–to a drug she nevershould have tried, and a boy she never should have touched. Eris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when aheartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart. Rylin Myers’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world–and aromance–she never imagined . . . but will this new life cost Rylin her oldone? Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything abouteveryone. But when he’s hired to spy for an upper-floor girl, he finds himselfcaught in a complicated web of lies. And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is Avery Fuller, thegirl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all–yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have. Amid breathtaking advancement and high-tech luxury, five teenagers struggle tofind their place at the top of the world. But when you’re this high up,there’s nowhere to go but down. . . . See all Editorial Reviews