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The Last Town

By: Blake Crouch
Narrated by: Max Meyers
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About this listen

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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Critic reviews

Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner – fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be (Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her)
Blake Crouch is brilliant. His innovative novels never fail to grip! (Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling co-author of The Wife Between Us)
Blake Crouch has a mind like Crichton and a heart like King (David Koepp, author of Cold Storage and screenwriter of Jurassic Park)
Crouch isn't just a world-class thriller writer, he's a Philip K. Dick for the modern age (Gregg Hurwitz, international bestselling author of Orphan X)
All stars
Most relevant
I always remember a quote from a wonderful John Carpenter film called ‘Starman’ “Do you know what I like most about humanity…. You are at your best when things are worse”.

This trilogy especially its conclusion echoes that sentiment perfectly.
Blake Crouch is another league of author and somehow taps into the possibilities of where humanity could stand in the distant future.

The trilogy is beautifully narrated with heart and soul.
As a reader and audible listener I just wanted to thank this same narrator who I’ve spent many an hour listening to. You brought life and a heartbeat to the residents of Wayward Pines and it’s central character of Ethan Burke will resonate with me for quite a while to come.
Thank you

A story about hope.

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Great book. Worked nicely into an audiobook. A few great twists in the tale. Very well performed

Love a bit of utopian/dystopian drama

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The narrator’s female voice was extremely annoying, it was hard to listen to at times. That’s the only problem I have.

Brilliant trilogy

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Lots of action in this one, however the ending was slightly disappointing. Wish it could have gone on just a little more to confirm what ultimately happened. If you enjoyed the other books in the series you're sure to love this one. Just imagine if he writes a fourth book!

Really enjoyed it

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An amazing end to an amazing series (would definitely not be opposed to a prequel or sequel though!)

Truly edge of your seat stuff for the entire book

Yes there are some parts that don't entirely make sense but the story as a whole is strong enough for you to suspend disbelief.

I was disappointed at the change in voice actor at first but by the end I hardly noticed and the narration was very strong (apart from the female voices but I think that's a problem for a lot of male actors)

Overall I was sad for it to finish and I think all 3 books in this series have been as strong as each other

5* for the whole series

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