The 100 

(novel series)
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The 100

The 100's first edition cover

 The 100

 Day 21

 Homecoming

 Rebellion

Author Kass Morgan

Country United States

Language English

Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 Published September 3, 2013

September 25, 2014

February 26, 2015

December 6, 2016

Media type Print (hardcover, paperback)

No. of books 4

The 100 is a series of young adult science fiction novels by Kass Morgan. The first book
in the series, The 100, was published on September 3, 2013, by Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers.  Day 21, its sequel, was released on September 25, 2014,
[1]

 and Homecoming was released on February 26, 2015.  A fourth novel, Rebellion,

[2] [3]

was released on December 6, 2016. [4]

Prior to the publication of the first book, television producer Jason Rothenberg became

interested in adapting the story for the screen. The eponymous TV series
adaptation premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW Network, starring Eliza
Taylor and Bob Morley as Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake, respectively. [5]

Contents

 1Plot
o 1.1The 100
o 1.2The 100: Day 21
o 1.3The 100: Homecoming
o 1.4The 100: Rebellion
 2Reception
 3Television adaptation
 4References
 5External links

Plot[edit]
A boxed set of the four books of The 100.

The 100[edit]
The series is set three generations after a thermonuclear apocalypse, wherein the only
known survivors of the human race live in a space colony consisting of satellites joined
together in orbit around the Earth and governed by The Chancellor, who leads its
legislative council. Resources are so scarce that all crimes, no matter how small,
are punishable by death, unless the perpetrator is under 18 years of age.
The 100 begins with Clarke Griffin, a former medical student, being arrested for a crime
committed by her parents: conducting illegal experiments on children under threat of the
corrupt Vice Chancellor Rhodes. Clarke confides in her best friend Wells Jaha, The
Chancellor's son. Despite swearing secrecy to Clarke, Wells tells his father, hoping to
save the Griffins from Rhodes. His plan backfires, the Griffins are arrested, and his
relationship with Clarke disintegrates. Two years later, the Colony decides to send 100
of its teenage prisoners to investigate whether or not Earth is habitable. Among the 100
are Clarke, Wells, Octavia Blake, her older maternal half-brother Bellamy Blake, and
Clarke's friend, Thalia.
The group crashes somewhere on the East Coast in the former United States. Once
there, the 100 struggle to survive in a world very different from the past Earth. Clarke
tends to the wounded, and Bellamy gradually develops a romantic interest in her. It is
revealed that Octavia had become a drug addict while in prison. A few days later,
someone sets fire to the camp, killing Thalia. As the survivors investigate, they discover
a farm not too far from the site, leading them to the realization that they are not alone.
The 100: Day 21[edit]
Twenty-one days after they land on Earth, the 100 continue to face recurring attacks
from an unknown enemy. Octavia has been missing since the fire. Wells tries to
maintain morale, while Bellamy tries to find his sister. The 100 find an Earthborn girl,
Sasha Walgrove, and hold her hostage. Sasha tells them that they have landed in the
former state of Virginia, and that there are people from the Colony who arrived before
the 100. Bellamy believes that Sasha's people are responsible for Octavia's
disappearance and demands that Sasha reveal their location. Wells and Sasha bond,
and Sasha helps Wells find food for the surviving colonists.
In space, the people of the Colony fight to get into their drop ships as the space station's
life support begins to fail; Clarke and Wells' friends, Glass and Luke, are among the
people desperately trying to get to Earth. However, they find themselves at the mercy of
Vice Chancellor Rhodes, who is willing to kill to get into one of the dropships.
Sasha leads Clarke and Bellamy to a colony beneath the ruins of Mount Weather
Emergency Operations Center. There, they meet her father, Max Walgrove, who is the
leader of the colony. Octavia is at Mount Weather, having been rescued by Max and his
people from a group of renegades. These renegades are responsible for the attacks on
the 100. Max and his people promise that they will continue helping the 100, and will
provide further support once the rest of the Colony arrives. At this point, they find
dropships from the Colony falling from the sky.
Wells eventually realizes that there is something familiar about Bellamy and Octavia;
ultimately, he discovers that their mother was Melinda Blake, the woman his father had
loved before marrying Wells' mother for the sake of his career. This discovery leads
Wells and Bellamy to realize that they are paternal half-brothers.
The 100: Homecoming[edit]
After the dropships crash, Clarke, Bellamy, and Wells lead a rescue party to the crash
site, allowing Clarke and Wells to reunite with Glass and Luke. Clarke ponders leaving
the camp to search for her parents. The Chancellor, still in a coma, remains trapped in
the Colony above Earth. Vice Chancellor Rhodes takes control over the community on
Earth, planning to force Luke to execute Bellamy, as a warning to anyone attempting to
challenge him.
With Sasha's help, Clarke and Wells escape with the wounded Bellamy. In addition,
Glass and Luke flee the camp to escape Vice Chancellor Rhodes. One of Rhodes' men
kills Sasha when she tries to get more supplies. Rhodes plans to attack Mount Weather
to recapture Bellamy, Clarke, and Wells. As Mount Weather prepares for Rhodes'
attack, some of the Colonists revolt and join their benefactors against Rhodes. Clarke,
Bellamy, and Wells are captured during the initial exchange, but another faction of
Earthborns defeat and capture Rhodes before he can execute Bellamy. Later, more
colonists from other dropships arrive, and one of the arrivals informs Wells that his
father was still in a coma, with only a few hours of oxygen left when their dropship
departed.
Before Sasha's funeral, Clarke reunites with her parents at Mount Weather. She
reconciles with Wells but will not resume their past relationship because she is
romantically involved with Bellamy.