These two types of action blend together to create a tension different from the previous books. He murders one of Ethan’s allies and he previously murdered his own daughter. The second form of action is the colder, more calculating, personal violence inflicted by Pilcher on those around him. The regular chapters alternate during this first half of the novel with short chapters from the point-of-view of side characters, following them in their last moments before an aberration murders them. In response, he opened the gate to the outside world and allowed a swarm of aberrations into the town. At the end of Wayward, sheriff Ethan Burke told everyone the truth, breaking Pilcher’s hold on the residents. Both are perpetrated by David Pilcher, the creator of the town of Wayward Pines. There are two types of action in The Last Town, both as thrilling and suspenseful as the other. The only question left to answer is a simple one: will humanity survive? The people of Wayward Pines are all that’s left. Aberrations, mutated descendants of humanity, roam and kill. The rest of the world is wilderness, reclaimed by nature after the destruction of civilization. By this time, everyone knows the secret of Wayward Pines and the truth of the world. The majority of major questions set up at the beginning have been answered. Where the first novel was a tense, violent thriller and the second became a murder mystery, the finale of the trilogy transforms into a mixture of thriller and action. The following year, the novels were adapted for television and even had an episode directed by M. Pines in 2012, Wayward in 2013, and The Last Town in 2014. This is the final chance for the creator to show the story as they want it to be shown, to impress upon their audience what the story truly meant.īlake Crouch released the Wayward Pines trilogy over the course of three years. Everything that came before ends here, and most, if not all, questions must be answered. Part two ramps up the tension, answers some questions and leaving others for the finale, and ends in such a way as to set up the final part. Part one established the world, the tension, the characters, and sets up the main conflict which will percolate through the entirety. The hallmark of a trilogy is one, complete story told over the course of three parts. Pines, Wayward, and finally The Last Town.

This review marks the end of a full week of Wayward Pines reviews.

Wayward by Blake Crouch