CHAOS WALKING TRILOGY

The Knife of Never Letting Go ~ The Ask and the Answer ~ Monsters of Men

by PATRICK NESS

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New boxed set of 3 softcover books, published 2010. Age range: 12 and older

Chaos Walking Book 1: The Knife of Never Letting Go

An unflinching novel about the impossible choices of growing up, by an award-winning writer.

Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans... Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run…

Chaos Walking Book 2: The Ask and the Answer

Tense, shocking and deeply moving, The Ask and the Answer is a terrifying novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure.

Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola the last few feet into Haven... And right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. In exchange for Viola's safety, Todd is forced to work with the Mayor in creating a new society for the settlers to come, one based on bringing an ominous-sounding order to the chaos of New Prentisstown. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And who are the mysterious Answer?

Chaos Walking Book 3: Monsters of Men

The electrifying finale to the multi-award-winning trilogy, Chaos Walking!

'War,' says the Mayor.'At last.' Three armies have marched on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. And Todd and Viola are caught in the middle of it all. As the battles commence, can they hope to stop all-out war? Can there ever be peace when they’re so hopelessly outnumbered? And if, as they have been told, 'War makes monsters of men', what terrible choices await them? And what of the third voice that watches them, one bent on revenge... The electrifying finale to the multi-award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating reality of war.

About the author

Patrick Ness (born Fort Belvior, USA in 1971) is an author, radio scriptwriter and a literary critic for the Guardian. He is the author of 2 novels for adults and the Chaos Walking Trilogy for children/young adults. The Knife of Never Letting Go was his first book for young adults. His most recent book is A Monster Calls, which was based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd.

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Chaos Walking Trilogy 3-book box set: The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men - Patrick Ness