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Chaos Walking
''Chaos Walking'' is a young adult science fiction series written by American-British novelist Patrick Ness. It is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise. The series is named after a line in the first book: "The Noise is a man unfiltered, and without a filter, a man is just chaos walking." The series consists of a trilogy of novels and three short stories. The three novels feature two adolescents, Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade, who encounter various moral issues and high stakes as the planet around them erupts into war. ''The Knife of Never Letting Go'' (2008) begins with Todd being forced to flee his town after discovering a patch of silence, free of Noise. In the second book, '' The Ask and the Answer'' (2009), tensions rise as a civil war between two opposing factions forms, and in the final book, '' Monsters of Men'' (2010), the indigenous species of New World rebels against the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knife Of Never Letting Go
''The Knife of Never Letting Go'' is a young-adult science fiction novel written by British-American author Patrick Ness. It was published by Walker Books on 5 May 2008. It is the first book in the '' Chaos Walking'' series, followed by '' The Ask and the Answer'' and '' Monsters of Men''. The story follows Todd Hewitt, a 12-year-old boy who runs away from Prentisstown, a town where everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts, after learning of a secret about its past. The novel was celebrated by critics and won annual awards including the Booktrust Teenage Prize, the Guardian Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. ''The Knife'' was Ness's first work for teens and young adults. According to ''The Guardian'' coverage of its award, "He turned to children's fiction after he had the idea for a world where it is impossible to escape information overload, and knew it was right for teenagers." A film adaptation of the novel, simply titled '' Chaos Walking'', was released on 5 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |