Hero by Michael Grant

The Rockborn Gang face a horrific new monster as the terrifying trilogy races to its action packed finale.

...well. That ending is going to be very divisive. I can see wars erupting online over this one.

There's not a lot I can say about this without spoiling that ending. There are a few more of the original characters, a couple of new ones, as usual for Michael. The horror ratchets up another rung, but it's almost cartoonish now, it's so awful. We've passed the level where it's understandable.

I applaud Michael for continuing this series, and for publicly endorsing fanfiction based on it - he's almost begging people to write for it, and it's great that he's giving them that official backing. But for me, the Gone series finishes with the first six books. This new trilogy, while enjoyable and exciting, is just a stretch too far for me.

(Summary contains spoilers, be warned.)

Vector may just be the deadliest enemy Dekka and the group will ever face.

He is a swarm of disease-bearing insects. His victims are hit with a wide range of supercharged diseases, and are then unable to die, but go on and on in a living hell.

With Sam, Astrid and Edilio back to help the them, they form a team known as the Rockborn Gang. The also have a new member: Simone. A blue skinned punk who can fly.

But Vector is only just the beginning, and the Rockborn Gang are forced to question if everything they’ve gone through until now is even real.