Not if we blow it up," Gale says brusquely. His intent, his full intent, becomes clear. Gale has no interest in preserving the lives of those in the Nut. No interest in caging the pray for later use. This is one of his death traps.

Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District Thirteen.

Because I can't handle the nightmares. Not without you.

The Eleventh Plague hits disturbingly close to home An excellent, taut debut novel.

Better not to give in to it.

The more you can distract yourself, the better.

there's plenty of blame to go around.