The 100: Books vs. Series

The 100 is Jason Rothenberg's 2014 series, adapted from books by Kass Morgan. It stars Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Bob Morley and Marie Avgeropoulos and ran for 7 seasons and 100 episodes on The CW.

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The books, in order

  1. Details
    The 100 cover
    Author
    Kass Morgan
    Year
    2013
    Pages
    336
    Audiobook length
    7 hr 17 min
    Narrator
    Justin Torres, Phoebe Strole
    Series
    The 100, book 1

    Generations after nuclear devastation makes Earth uninhabitable, a space colony sends one hundred young prisoners down to test whether people can return. Clarke, Wells and Bellamy arrive carrying secrets that complicate the group's struggle for shelter and authority. Meanwhile, Glass escapes the mission and remains aboard the colony, where safety is becoming less certain than its leaders admit.

  2. Details
    Day 21 cover
    Author
    Kass Morgan
    Year
    2014
    Pages
    320
    Audiobook length
    6 hr 27 min
    Narrator
    Justin Torres, Phoebe Strole
    Series
    The 100, book 2

    The Hundred can no longer assume that Earth belongs to them alone. Twenty-one days after their arrival, an unknown enemy threatens their camp as Clarke searches Mount Weather for other colonists and Bellamy looks for his sister. Wells tries to hold the survivors together, while Glass faces a choice between love and survival aboard the Colony.

  3. Details
    Homecoming cover
    Author
    Kass Morgan
    Year
    2015
    Pages
    352
    Audiobook length
    7 hr 21 min
    Narrator
    Justin Torres
    Series
    The 100, book 3

    With oxygen running out in orbit, colonists descend to Earth and disrupt the settlement the Hundred have built. Clarke joins the effort to save the crash survivors, but the newcomers also bring the Vice Chancellor and his armed guards. Their arrival puts Wells's leadership and the group's new freedom at risk, while Bellamy must decide whether to answer for his past or run.

  4. Details
    Rebellion cover
    Author
    Kass Morgan
    Year
    2016
    Pages
    304
    Audiobook length
    6 hr
    Narrator
    Phoebe Strole, Justin Torres
    Series
    The 100, book 4

    The Hundred have become leaders in their settlement on Earth, but a cult intent on eliminating outsiders threatens the community. When friends are taken captive, Clarke and Bellamy begin a rescue effort divided over whether the cult can be reasoned with. In captivity, Glass finds herself drawn to its beliefs, while Wells struggles to help the prisoners survive.

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