Walker Books Ltd Paperback English
The Knife of Never Letting Go
The first book in the iconic multi-award-winning trilogy; a gripping dystopian YA novel with themes of prejudice, power and masculinity
By Patrick Ness
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The thrilling first book in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness. Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he’s going to have to run…"Ness doesn’t just tell stories—he illuminates the human heart." - Cassandra Clare"A masterpiece of speculative fiction" - Neal Shusterman
The thrilling first book in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness. Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he’s going to have to run…"Ness doesn’t just tell stories—he illuminates the human heart." - Cassandra Clare"A masterpiece of speculative fiction" - Neal Shusterman