The Invasion
core novel 2018 The Grey Land
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.71 (3,110 ratings, collected 2026-10-23) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781910989647 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
In a world where teenagers are trained for the most horrific three minutes of their lives, the Call, Nessa and Anto both survived theirs, but fate has a cruel way of rewarding them. Although they feel lucky to have survived, their happiness comes to an end when Nessa is labelled a traitor and Anto is forced to remain behind enemy lines. To the authorities Nessa's guilt is obvious, and her punishment is to be sent back to the nightmare of the Grey Land for the rest of her life, where the Sídhe are waiting, with a very special fate planned for her. The second and final Grey Land book.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Grey Land
- Series: The Grey Land core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Peadar Ó Guilín
Notes
- From the series record (The Grey Land): Nessa and Anto against the Sídhe of the Grey Land.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Grey Land: position 2 of 2: previous The Call (2016)
Sources
- School Reading List (series notes)
- Author page on the rating platform (ratings and years)
- Read Plus (review with edition details)
- Scholastic (publisher description, via library catalogue)
- Niagara Falls Public Library catalogue (summary)
- McLeods Books (David Fickling Books edition record and description)
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