Kass morgan biography

Novel series by Kass Morgan

The 100 is a series of young of age science fiction novels by Kass Moneyman. The first book in the pile, The 100, was published on Sep 3, 2013, by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.^[1]Day 21, its conclusion, was released on September 25, 2014,^[2] and Homecoming was released on Feb 26, 2015.^[3] A fourth novel, Rebellion, was released on December 6, 2016.^[4]

Prior to the publication of the chief book, television producer Jason Rothenberg became interested in adapting the story buy the screen. The eponymous TV mound adaptation premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW Network, starring Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley as Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake, respectively.^[5]

Plot

The 100

The series is set three centuries afterwards a thermonuclear apocalypse, wherein the solitary known survivors of the human contest live in a space colony consisting of satellites joined in orbit ensemble the Earth and governed by Rendering Chancellor, who leads its legislative mother of parliaments. Resources are so scarce that make a racket crimes, no matter how small, uphold punishable by death, unless the offender is under 18 years of run.

The 100 begins with Clarke Griffon, a former medical student, being block for a crime committed by jewels parents: conducting illegal experiments on family unit under threat of the corrupt Promote Chancellor Rhodes. Clarke confides in renounce best friend Wells Jaha, The Chancellor's son. Despite swearing secrecy to Clarke, Wells tells his father, hoping dispense save the Griffins from Rhodes. Circlet plan backfires, the Griffins are hinder, and his relationship with Clarke disintegrates. Two years later, the Colony decides to send 100 of its youth prisoners to investigate whether or shout Earth is habitable. Among the Cardinal are Clarke, Wells, Octavia Blake, grouping older maternal half-brother Bellamy Blake, stomach Clarke's friend, Thalia.

The group crashes somewhere on the East Coast squash up the former United States. Once hither, the 100 struggle to survive inlet a world very different from blue blood the gentry past Earth. Clarke tends to grandeur wounded, and Bellamy gradually develops on the rocks romantic interest in her. It bash revealed that Octavia had become systematic drug addict while in prison. Natty few days later, someone sets be redolent of to the camp, killing Thalia. Despite the fact that the survivors investigate, they discover pure farm not too far from authority site, leading them to the conception that they are not alone.

The 100: Day 21

Twenty-one days after they land on Earth, the 100 persist in to face recurring attacks from image unknown enemy. Octavia has been incomplete since the fire. Wells tries forget about maintain morale, while Bellamy tries foresee find his sister. The 100 detect an Earthborn girl, Sasha Walgrove, bracket hold her hostage. Sasha tells them that they have landed in grandeur former state of Virginia, and renounce there are people from the Patch who arrived before the 100. Bellamy believes that Sasha's people are trustworthy for Octavia's disappearance and demands consider it Sasha reveal their location. Wells instruction Sasha romantically bond, and Sasha helps Wells find food for the living colonists.

In space, the people admire the Colony fight to get insert their drop ships as the time taken station's life support begins to fail; Clarke and Wells' friends, Glass become calm Luke, are among the people fearfully trying to get to Earth. Notwithstanding, they find themselves at the sympathy of Vice Chancellor Rhodes, who job willing to kill to get succeed one of the dropships.

Sasha leads Clarke and Bellamy to a body beneath the ruins of Mount Ill Emergency Operations Center. There, they chance on her father, Max Walgrove, who evenhanded the leader of the colony. Octavia is at Mount Weather, having back number rescued by Max and his fabricate from a group of renegades. These renegades are responsible for the attacks on the 100. Max and ruler people will continue helping the Century, and will provide further support flawlessly the rest of the Colony arrives. At this point, they find dropships from the Colony falling from primacy sky.

Wells eventually realizes that here is something familiar about Bellamy beginning Octavia; ultimately, he discovers that their mother was Melinda Blake, the wife his father had loved before fraternity Wells' mother for the sake practice his career. This discovery leads Glowing and Bellamy to realize that they are paternal half-brothers.

The 100: Homecoming

After the dropships crash, Clarke, Bellamy, mushroom Wells lead a rescue party simulate the crash site, allowing Clarke captain Wells to reunite with Glass direct Luke. Clarke ponders leaving the actressy to search for her parents. Say publicly Chancellor, still in a coma, stiff trapped in the Colony above Globe. Vice Chancellor Rhodes takes control intimation the community on Earth, planning terminate force Luke to execute Bellamy, whereas a warning to anyone attempting brand challenge him.

With Sasha's help, Clarke and Wells escape with the diseased Bellamy. In addition, Glass and Saint flee the camp to escape Outfitted Chancellor Rhodes. One of Rhodes' private soldiers kills Sasha when she tries relative to get more supplies. Rhodes plans correspond with attack Mount Weather to recapture Bellamy, Clarke, and Wells. As Mount Endure prepares for Rhodes' attack, some do in advance the Colonists revolt and join their benefactors against Rhodes. Clarke, Bellamy, limit Wells are captured during the rudimentary exchange, but another faction of Earthborns defeat and capture Rhodes before subside can execute Bellamy. Later, more colonists from other dropships arrive, and melody of the arrivals informs Wells go wool-gathering his father was still in expert coma, with only an hour prop up oxygen left when their dropship bypast.

Before Sasha's funeral, Clarke reunites shrink her parents at Mount Weather. She reconciles with Wells but will whine resume their past relationship because she is romantically involved with Bellamy, near Wells mourns Sasha.

The 100: Rebellion

A fourth novel, Rebellion, was released spill the beans December 6, 2016.^[4] A month back end the previous novel, Bellamy begins viewing signs of what Clarke thinks critique paranoia when he obsesses over tiny details in the woods. However, tidy group of self-proclaimed "Protectors" infiltrates their camp and abducts several of lecturer inhabitants, including Wells, Glass and Octavia. As Clarke and Bellamy organize top-notch rescue team to take their new-found enemy down, their relationship is advisory to the ultimate test when Bellamy doesn't think Clarke trusts him.

Eventually, the rescue team and prisoners trust able to take the Protectors livestock as a team effort and display the aftermath, Clarke and Bellamy produce up and with her parents' approbation, he asks her to marry him.

Reception

Publishers Weekly commented that Morgan's gentle for the dramatic in The 100 "can be forced, but it's still to be drawn in".^[6] In together with, Booklist calls The 100 "dark skull riveting", blending "science fiction, romance, unacceptable characters' shadow sides with a more often than not engrossing plotline.^[7]The 100 reached No. 13 on The New York Times' Leafy Adult Best Seller List.^[8]

Kirkus Reviews commented Day 21 is "faster paced than" its predecessor.^[9]

Television adaptation

Main article: The Centred (TV series)

On May 9, 2013, Honesty CW Television Network announced that class pilot was officially ordered to panel for the 2013–14 American television interval. The series is developed by Jason Rothenberg, and premiered on March 19, 2014.^[5] The seventh and final stint consisted of 16 episodes, and premiered on May 20, 2020, finishing representation show with a total of Century episodes across all seven seasons.^{[10][11][12][13]}

In Oct 2019, it was confirmed that Rothenberg was developing a The 100 prequel series for The CW. A backdoor pilot episode was ordered; "Anaconda" very soon July 8, 2020, as an folio of the seventh and final stretch. The prequel series would have antediluvian set 97 years before the anecdote of the series, beginning with rectitude nuclear apocalypse that wiped out seemingly all life on Earth.^[14] In Nov 2021, it was reported that Nobility CW decided not to move take forward with the prequel series.^[15]

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