Monster
**IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE A METERORITE HIT PERDIDO BEACH AND EVERYONE DISAPPEARED.**

GONE

Everyone, except the kids trapped in the FAYZ--an invisible dome that was created by an alien virus. Inside the FAYZ, animals began to mutate and teens developed dangerous powers. The terrifying new world was plagued with hunger, lies, and fear of the unknown.

Now, four years later, meteorites are hitting Earth with a virus that is even deadlier. Humans will mutate into creatures with power...and the whole world will be exposed.

But power corrupts. As some teens begin to morph into heroes, they will find that others become dangerously out of control and that the world is on the brink of a monstrous battle between good and evil.

And there is only one thing more terrifying than the fear of the unknown: when history repeats itself.

In this first of a trilogy, Michael Grant has created a stunning follow-up to the globally bestselling Gone series.

This description comes from the publisher. *Monster* is the first book in the Monster trilogy; this is the sequel series to the Gone series, the first of which is *Gone*.
Extraterrestrial beings, Science fiction, Survival, Virus diseases, Fiction
Michael Grant
Michael Grant is an American author of young adult fiction. He has written over 150 books, though most are co-authored with his wife. Together they have written the Animorphs, the Everworld, and the Making Out book series. Grant is the sole author of the Gone and BZRK series. 

Grant was raised in a military family, attending ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. As an adult, he became a writer in part because "it was one of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down to a specific location. He has lived in almost 50 homes in 14 states."

He currently lives in Tiburon, California. His top selling book is Gone, which was a tremendous success with teenagers. In the Gone series, there are currently six books starting with Gone and ending with Light, which the author said will be the conclusion to the series. At the moment he is working on a new book called "Messenger of Fear" as well as a new series called "Soldier Girl".

Source: wikipedia