#66 in Dystopian
The Infinite Sea
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Infinite Sea” continues “The 5th Wave” trilogy in a dark, inward mood, handing much of the story to characters who were minor in the first book. Some readers credit the writing but find it weaker than its predecessor: the plot, they say, hardly advances before the final stretch, and the same scenes return from different viewpoints. It is a middle volume for those already committed.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
The Infinite Sea is a young adult science fiction romance novel written by American author Rick Yancey. Published in 2014, the novel is the second in The 5th Wave trilogy.
Reading order · The 5th Wave
Full order & progress →- The 5th WaveStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Infinite SeaThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - The Last Star
7.27.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 236 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Dystopian average of 7.7. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 10 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 226 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Infinite Sea for?
The Infinite Sea sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 336 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
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