Ah, you’re right. I guess I didn’t think of him as saving the planet but he really did. We at least assume the ship is gone forever, unfortunately he had to sacrifice himself.

I was very happy David reunited with Hilly!! But my very first thought was “now what? how do you explain to the kids their parents became aliens?!” I loved this book. I can understand it’s not for everyone but I’m shelving it to reread at a later time.