The Ask and the Answer

My god, there is so much to love about the remarkable Patrick Ness! Where to begin? His beautiful prose? That electrifying originality? Those multifaceted, real-to-the-bone characters? How about the way he explores the messy complexities of the human experience in stories that make us feel seen and known and also forgiven? Above all, there is this: Patrick’s deep, ferocious respect for young readers. He believes they can change the world, and it comes through in every single word. * #1 NYT Bestselling author Libba Bray *
An epic journey through both a SF world of extraordinary imagination and an emotional landscape of gripping intensity. * Adrian Tchaikovsky *
Intelligent, compelling and utterly devastating, CHAOS WALKING is one of the seminal YA series of this century. No-one gets you in the Feels like Patrick Ness. * Juno Dawson *
The Chaos Walking books are a touchstone for powerful young adult literature. Inventive, gut-wrenching, and all-consuming, this is an unforgettable coming-of-age reading experience. * Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Coldwire *
In a world full of Noise, the CHAOS WALKING trilogy delivers a razor-sharp take on humanity and morality even more relevant now than when it was first published. As young people today watch the gender gap widen and divide them, Patrick Ness takes a stab at what brings us all together, no matter what planet we live on. * Neal Shusterman - Author of The Arc of a Scythe Trilogy *