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The Last Town

Pages
320
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

The final book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade. What’s inside was a nightmare. What’s outside is a thousand times worse. Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed. But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. And now that secret is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity. The Last Town at last pitches Ethan Burke and his fellow residents into all-out war against the forces outside the town’s gates – and in doing so delivers every bit the riotously horrific, breathlessly action-packed conclusion that the Wayward Pines trilogy deserves.

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About the author

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Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch (born William Blake Crouch, October 15, 1978, in Statesville, North Carolina) is an American novelist and screenwriter. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he writes primarily thriller and science-fiction novels. He is best known for the Wayward Pines trilogy, adapted into a 2015 television series for Fox executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and for the bestselling novels Dark Matter (2016), Recursion (2019) — winner of the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award...

Characters

Ethan BurkeProtagonist

Former Secret Service agent turned sheriff of Wayward Pines, who leads the town's residents in the last stand against Pilcher's collapsing regime and the creatures beyond the fence.

David PilcherAntagonist

The town's founder, whose god-complex control of Wayward Pines curdles into vengeful madness, leading him to open the electrified fence and unleash the abbies on the population.

Kate HewsonSupporting

A resident whose loyalties to Ethan and to Pilcher's order shift over the course of the book, putting her at risk of execution for breaking the town's rules.

Adam HasslerSupporting

Ethan's former boss, discovered to have survived outside the electrified fence and able to describe the ruined world beyond it.

Theresa BurkeSupporting

Ethan's wife, fighting to keep herself and their son alive as the town descends into chaos and the fence comes down.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Last Town the final book in the Wayward Pines trilogy?

    Yes. The Last Town (2014) is the third and concluding novel in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy, following Pines (2012) and Wayward (2013).

  • Does the Wayward Pines TV series follow this book?

    The first season of Fox's Wayward Pines (2015), executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, adapts material from all three novels, including The Last Town. Its second season (2016) tells an original story beyond where the books end.