Paperback. Pub Date :2013-08-15 Pages: 336 Language: English Publisher:. Simon & Schuster For Gene and the remaining humans-or hepers-death is just a heartbeat away On the run and hunted by society. they must find a way to survive in The Vast ... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But theyre not the only things following Gene. Hes haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy. the human girl at his side . When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains. Gene and his friends think theyre finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders. the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule. harsh punishments are meted out. young men are nowhere to be found-and Gene begins to wonder if the world theyve entered is just as evil as the one they left... - from Amzon