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Matthew and Greaves belong together . . .But somehow, other people’s stories always seem to get in the way.Meridian is about one phenomenal love affair in search of the right ending. We follow these two men across a cornucopia of possible lives, from a near-future dystopia to the battlefields of World War II, from the American Wild West to the scene of a modern-day high school shooting, from deep space to contemporary Sydney harbour, all while figh...

A stand-out new edition of the award-winning first novel in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy.READ THE CHAOS WALKING SERIES BEFORE RE-ENTERING NEW WORLD IN APRIL 2026 WITH PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK.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 comp...

An extraordinarily moving novel about coming to terms with loss.The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming… The monster in his back garden, though, this monster is something different. Something ancient, something wild. And it...

***“Ness doesn't just tell stories *- he illuminates the human heart.” Cassandra Clare“Heartbreaking and brutally human.” Neal Shusterman, author of ScytheIn New World, there were no secrets. Everyone could hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. Then a cure came – one that the second generation took from birth. Peace descended, wars ended, communication was silen...

A Chaos Walking short story to read with Monsters of Men.Set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story is a must-read for fans of Patrick Ness's award-winning trilogy. A scout ship discovers a monstrous creature lurking in the arctic wastes of the New World's final frontier. As the crew, including two much loved characters from the trilogy, face up to the monster, sensational new truths about Todd and Viola's world are revea...

The second in a new trilogy set in the world of the groundbreaking Chaos Walking series, which has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.·“In a world full of Noise, the CHAOS WALKING trilogy delivered a razor-sharp take on humanity and morality even more relevant now than when it was first published.” Neal ShustermanNow, almost twenty years on, Patrick Ness makes a momentous return to New World.--Ben's bro...

eBook editions of the iconic Chaos Walking trilogy by multi-award-winning author Patrick NessThe Knife of Never Letting GoPrentisstown 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…...

A stand-out new edition of the award-winning second novel in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy.READ THE CHAOS WALKING SERIES BEFORE RE-ENTERING NEW WORLD IN APRIL 2026 WITH PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK.Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd and Viola once again face their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately imprisoned and separated from Viola, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. And t...

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable.Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe f...

A brilliantly funny animal school adventure about a mismatched group of friends from m****aster storyteller and multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness.SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2026."Hilarious, bonkers, brilliant!" Katie TsangZeke and Daniel have just been made hall monitors by Principal Wombat. This has nothing to do with the fact that they are monitor lizards. And never mind the fact...

An extraordinary and moving novel about coming to terms with loss.The bestselling novel and major film about love, loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness. Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It’s ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wan...

THE EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS EVERYDAYOne night, George Duncan is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly away, his life is transformed. The next day, a beautiful woman called Kumiko walks into his shop and begins to tell him the most extraordinary story.Wise, romantic, magical and funny, The Crane...