The Cage

Megan Shepherd

May 2015 · Cage Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

“Gripping and addictive—Shepherd has delivered again! A captivating mix of intrigue, deft twists, and complex questions, this is a must-read.”—Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, New York Times bestselling authors of These Broken Stars

The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in this new series Kirkus Reviews calls “swoon-worthy and thrilling” about teens held captive in a human zoo by an otherworldly race. From Megan Shepherd, the acclaimed author of the Madman’s Daughter trilogy.

When Cora Mason wakes in a desert, she doesn’t know where she is or who put her there. As she explores, she finds an impossible mix of environments—tundra next to desert, farm next to jungle, and a strangely empty town cobbled together from different cultures, all watched over by eerie black windows. And she isn’t alone.

Four other teenagers have also been taken: a beautiful model, a tattooed smuggler, a secretive genius, and an army brat who seems to know too much about Cora’s past. None of them have a clue as to what happened, and all of them have secrets. As the unlikely group struggles for leadership, they slowly start to trust each other. But when their mysterious jailer appears—a handsome young guard called Cassian—they realize that their captivity is more terrifying than they could ever imagine: their captors aren’t from Earth. And they have taken the five teenagers for an otherworldly zoo—where the exhibits are humans.

Ratings and reviews

Okay, so I tend to love this writing style, like shatter me and across the universe, and I picked up this book because of the writing style, but, I was actually dissapointed, I was sooooo boring, I could hardly even get past the first chapter. I felt like it kept dragging on and on, and then they explain everything about the knees and the falling, I expected to love it, but this book didn't quite do it for me.

I think it was a great book, I was able to picture the cage. I love how the chapters were short so I wouldn't have to stop in the middle of a chapter. If your into the Hunger Games, Maze Runner, or any other books like that, I recommend this book! 🙂

Loved every moment right up until the end where it ended so abruptly :( Would totally make the best Sci Fi miniseries. Book 2 is going to be released soon. Hoping for some closure but I am going to assume there will be three books.

About the author

Megan Shepherd grew up in her family’s independent bookstore in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The travel bug took her from London to Timbuktu and many places in between, though she ended up back in North Carolina with her husband, two cats, and a scruffy dog, and she wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. She is the author of the Madman’s Daughter and Cage trilogies. Visit her online at www.meganshepherd.com.