Chrysalids Ch. 15-17

In the final chapters of the book are heroes are in a fringe town were the mutants plan to use Rosalind and the Petra for "breeding." David protests and is knocked unconscious, and thrown out. Thankfully Sophie his long lost friend is there and decide to help him rescue them. Sophie creeps into Gordon's tent and saves Rosalind and Petra, but informs them that they have to stay low for awhile. The girl from Sealand informs them that it will be eight and a half hours until she arrives. Meanwhile the Waknukians are approaching, and soon a battle ensues. In the heat of the battle Gordon shoots Joseph Strorm and kills him with a arrow. Then Spiderman tries to pick up Sophie and run away, but there both killed in a hail of arrows. Just as the battle is hitting its climax a fish like craft appears, and shoots down paralyzing webs to stop the fighting. The craft opens up and a women dressed in white comes out and frees them from the webs. David, Rosalind, and Petra board the craft, but Michael stays behind to go save Rachel from Waknuk. On their way to Sealand they hear everyone's thoughts below. So the book had a fairly happy ending, David and his friends finally get to their dream city and Petra is going to be trained to become a mind master. Hopefully Michael and Rachel make it too, but I guess we'll never know.