The Last Star by Rick Yancy completes The 5th Wave trilogy. Ringer has been enhanced and betrayed, a prisoner of Vosch, who wants to use her for his own purposes. He tells her more and more about the Others’ plans, but can he be trusted? Either way, it doesn’t look good for the remaining humans. Zombie (Ben) decides to go look for Ringer. Battling Silencers, he makes his way toward the caverns, which, unbeknownst to him, are no longer safe. Cassie is still around, and as always, has her own agenda.
How all these people meet up and interact is the crux of the final book. The questions to be answered are: Who will survive? How will the humans deal with the Others’ plans for humanity? Can humanity itself survive and what will it look like?
This book deals directly with courage, sacrifice, and the meaning of trust. It is a fitting end to the trilogy, though some questions are only partially answered and others perhaps not answered in the way the reader would like. But what is sure is that this book does not disappoint and neither does Rick Young. I hope to read more of his work in the future.