Name: The Knife of Never Letting Go
ISBN: 9781627655651

The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers and a bonus short story in each book.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is."

Book Details

Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publish Date: Jul 22nd, 2014
Pages: 512
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.10in - 1.60in - 1.15lb
EAN: 9781627655651
Recommended age: 14-17
Categories: • Science Fiction - General• Action & Adventure - General

About the Author

Patrick Ness is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, as well as the Carnegie Medal winning "A Monster Calls," inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. Among the numerous awards he has received are the "Guardian "Children s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children s Book Award. Born in Virginia, he lives in London."

More books by Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: The Knife of Never Letting Go: With Bonus Short Story, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody: The Hat of Great Importance, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: The Ask and the Answer: With Bonus Short Story, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy: Books 1-3, Patrick Ness

Book Cover for: Monsters of Men: With Bonus Short Story, Patrick Ness

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Here are 4 book-to-screen adaptations to watch in March, including CHAOS WALKING, based on Patrick Ness' YA novel THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO and starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland ◆ https://t.co/DHMbiBigxE @Candlewick @Lionsgate @HarperCollins @netflix @lifetimetv @redbox https://t.co/RApCazfh3a

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A2 Currently reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the voice is PERFECT. Before that Winter's Myths by Gage Greenwood, the perfect kind of bizarre. Favorite books are The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and the Cainsville series by Kelley Armstrong. #askMentor https://t.co/5kXVyN07TD

"What say you, Mari? For you are a young lady of deep reflection, I know, and read great books and make extracts." -Jane Austen-ish. @Snark_Squad | @BookNetFest

The first time I read it, my biggest complaint about The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness was that the religious zealot villain who refuses to die, hunting the child protagonists because of his beliefs about what makes a man a man, was too cartoonish 😭 https://t.co/dpjNgUHB7W

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Praise for this book

"Sets a high standard in an already crowded fantasy fiction genre."
-- THE INDEPENDENT (U.K.) -- Independent, The (UK)

"From the Hardcover edition."