She acquires food, water, toiletries, and other essentials by rummaging through abandoned stores, avoiding drones who will kill her if she's spotted. Cassie is shown to have fallen into a rhythm of survival, having established a sort of home base. A very thoughtful Cassie details nostalgic memories of her life before the invasion as she fights for her survival. The novel opens with an ominous, aphoristic passage about invasions, and then quickly shifts to Cassie's story.Ĭassiopeia 'Cassie' Sullivan is a survivor of an apocalyptic invasion of Earth by aliens who have transformed the world into an isolated wasteland through a series of plague-like waves. The story is offered through a few narrative lenses including brief passages by two other characters, namely Ben Parish, Cassie's pre-invasion crush, and another young man, Evan Walker, whose relationship with Cassie becomes complicated as she learns more about his true identity. Ben Parish ended up having a similar situation with the Cat Lady, though his encounter was a genuine threat instead of a mistake.This novel tells the story of an alien invasion through the eyes of a teenage girl, Cassie Sullivan, who seeks to rescue her brother, Sammy, from the enemy. She shared her encounter with the Crucifix Soldier with Ben Parish and most likely the others in Squad 53 as even Ringer knew of her encounter with him.Ĭassie's encounter with the Crucifix Soldier becomes a moral focal point for all three stories for many characters outside Cassie. Cassie felt something different facing this doctor opposed to the soldier and pulled out her gun to see that the doctor did have an actual gun. He had reached into his pocket much like the soldier had his hand in his pocket. It haunted her for weeks on end.Įvan Walker learned about the Crucifix Soldier when he read Cassie's journal and brought it up to Cassie's shock and anger.Ĭassie's mind went back to the Crucifix Soldier when she ran into a doctor at Camp Haven. This event followed Cassie throughout the book and she even wrote about it in her journal to try and quell her guilt. She then went to see what he had hidden and saw that he only had a crucifix. She let bullets loose on him and killed him. He slowly moved his hand out, but Cassie was too tense and thought he was pulling out a gun when she saw a glint of silver. When she saw his other hand was concealed, she told him to take it out to see what he was holding. She had her gun on him and he put his gun away to help put her mind at ease. She had run into him huddled in a corner and he seemed hurt. The Crucifix Soldier was a man that Cassie Sullivan ran into when she stopped in a gas stop for supplies.

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