her house is burnt down and there is no trace of her brother. Gabriel is suffering from drugs given to him in at the circus, and Rhine is beginning to feel the effects of the virus despite her age, and so Rhine and Gabriel decide to stay at an orphanage that is run by Maddie's grandmother – a first generation woman. By the end of the novel, Rhine is in danger of succumbing to the virus as her fever rises and her hair falls out. Then Housemaster Vaughn finds her, and offers her a chance to reverse the effects of the virus and Rhine is faced with a hard decision of what she is willing to sacrifice for freedom. Main characters Rhine Ellery: A sixteen-year-old girl from Manhattan who was kidnapped to be Linden's wife. She is the narrator and protagonist of the novel. Rhine has heterochromia, one blue eye and one brown eye. Linden Ashby: A young architect who has married Rhine, Jenna, Cecily, and Rose. Cecily: The youngest of the sister wives at 13. Rose: Linden's first wife, 20 years old, is secluded to her bed because of her age. Vaughn Ashby: Linden's father and Housemaster of the Florida mansion. He is searching for a cure to the virus, and is willing to do anything to achieve it. Gabriel: One of the servants in the mansion. He is assigned to Rhine, and later escapes with her. Rowan Ellery: Rhine's twin brother, whom they are searching for back in New York. Lilac: A prostitute from the circus brothel. She plans an escape attempt with Rhine and Gabriel but does not make it out. Maddie: The mentally and physically disabled daughter of Lilac. She escapes from the brothel with Rhine and Gabriel and is reunited with her maternal First Generation grandmother. Publication history Fever was published as a hardcover in the United States on February 12, 2013, by Simon & Schuster Children's Book's For Young Readers. References External links Publisher's website Official trilogy website Official author's website 2013 American novels American science fiction novels Dystopian novels American young adult novels Simon & Schuster books