The Thousandth Floor - by Katharine McGee (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestseller

This edition includes never-before-seen deleted scenes, fan-favorite graphics, and a sneak peek to the next book in the series, The Dazzling Heights!

New York City as you've never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible--if you want it enough.

Welcome to Manhattan, 2118.

A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. But people never change: everyone here wants something...and everyone has something to lose.

Leda Cole's flawless exterior belies a secret addiction--to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.

Eris Dodd-Radson's beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart.

Rylin Myers's job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world--and a romance--she never imagined...but will her new life cost Rylin her old one?

Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. But when he's hired to spy by an upper-floor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies.

And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is Avery Fuller, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all--yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have.

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Big Little Lies, debut author Katharine McGee has created a breathtakingly original series filled with high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, where the impossible feels just within reach. But in this world, the higher you go, the farther there is to fall....

• A High-Stakes Whodunit: The series opens with a girl falling from the thousandth floor. Was she pushed, did she jump, or was it an accident? The answer lies in the two months leading up to the tragedy.
• Multiple POVs: Told from the perspectives of five teens navigating the glittering, dangerous world of the tower--from the genetically perfect girl on top to the tech genius from the lower levels hired to spy on her.
• Complex Social Hierarchy: In a futuristic Manhattan where society is stacked vertically, every floor represents a different social class. For a girl from the bottom like Rylin, a trip to the top could mean a new life... or losing everything.
• High-Tech Glamour and Intrigue: Beneath the futuristic glamour and luxury, everyone has a secret. From a hidden addiction that threatens Leda to a family betrayal that shatters Eris's world, no one is safe from the fallout.

From the Back Cover

New York City as you've never seen it before.

A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible--if you want it enough.

Welcome to Manhattan, 2118.

A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Everyone there wants something . . . and everyone has something to lose.

Leda Cole's flawless exterior belies a secret addiction--to a drug she never should have tried, and a boy she never should have touched.

Eris Dodd-Radson's beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart.

Rylin Myers's job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world--and a romance--she never imagined . . . but will this new life cost Rylin her old one?

Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. But when he's hired to spy for an upper-floor girl, he finds himself caught in a complicated web of lies.

And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is Avery Fuller, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all--yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have.

Amid breathtaking advancement and high-tech luxury, five teenagers struggle to find their place at the top of the world. But when you're this high up, there's nowhere to go but down. . . .

Review Quotes

"Twenty-second century Gossip Girl-like fun. Sexy and engrossing!" - Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

"An unparalleled mash-up of romance, mystery, and science fiction unlike anything I've read before. Katharine McGee gives the speculative fiction genre a much-needed make-over with a novel that's as glamorous as it is fiercely intelligent." - Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100

"The luxe lives of Manhattan's elite are even more extraordinary in Katharine McGee's futuristic, highly addictive page-turner. The irresistible cast of characters lures you into the elevator for an unexpected ride, packed with wittily prescient high-tech details and good old-fashioned romance and drama. The Thousandth Floor will give you vertigo and leave you eager for more." - Cecily von Ziegesar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gossip Girl

"Compelling and imaginative - I loved everything from the fascinating vision of the future to the scandalous lives of the characters." - Amy Tintera, author of Ruined

"The luxe lives of Manhattan's elite are even more extraordinary in Katharine McGee's futuristic, highly addictive page-turner. The Thousandth Floor will give you vertigo and leave you eager for more." - Cecily von Ziegesar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gossip Girl

"McGee has done her work in world building and character development to make a juicy, memorable future that readers will want to revisit." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A confident debut, replete with romance, jealousy, and enticing future fashions and tech, McGee's story delivers more than enough drama and excitement to hook readers and leave them anticipating the next book in the trilogy." - Publishers Weekly

"A gleaming future where a dirty secret still has pull on any human heart." - Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe

"A clever construction, readers who love uncovering scandalous secrets will find themselves staying up late. This is a towering debut." - Booklist

"This will be gobbled up by fans of "Gossip Girl". An excellent hook and familiar tropes make this title a likely hit." - School Library Journal

"Katharine McGee's vision of glamorous twenty-second century teens makes for an addictive and compelling read that left me longing for the second installment!" - Alyson Nol, #1 New York Times Author