The Last Star
- 354
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
With “The Last Star”, Rick Yancey ends “The 5th Wave” trilogy on a thoughtful note. The finale is young adult science fiction about surviving an alien invasion, with a love story running through the war. It follows the second volume, “The Infinite Sea”, and is meant for readers who have come this far.
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About the book
The Last Star is a young adult science fiction romance novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on May 24, 2016, by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It is the third and final novel in The 5th Wave trilogy, preceded by The Infinite Sea.
Reading order · The 5th Wave
Full order & progress →- The 5th WaveStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Infinite Sea
7.47.4 / 10 - The Last StarThis book
7.27.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.5 across 129 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 8.0 | 5 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 6.5 | 124 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Last Star for?
The Last Star sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 354 pages — shorter than 68% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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