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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. Their children are taught that David Pilcher, the town’s creator, is god. 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. It is a secret that has the entire population completely under the control of a madman and his army of followers, a secret that is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity.

Even more than than the first two, this book is definitely science fiction. There are some horrible moments, but the book seems to focus more on the people of town, their history, and how they’re dealing with the knowledge they’ve just been given.

Perhaps because I had given up on the series being horror, I was able to enjoy this story more than the first two. Quite a bit more, in fact. And there was a wrapping up of the story lines that I found very readable. Their decision about their future was a bit of a surprise, which was nice. So much better than being sure of what’s going to happen.

I loved the addendum, but I think I would have loved it even more if I knew that there was another book on the way.