Monsters of Men: With Bonus Short Story

by Patrick Ness

Book Overview

The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling covers -- and a bonus short story in each book. "This is science fiction at its best, and is a singular fusion of brutality and idealism that is, at last, perfectly human." -- Booklist (starred review) As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. The consequences of each action, each word, are unspeakably vast: To follow a tyrant or a terrorist? To save the life of the one you love most, or thousands of strangers? To believe in redemption, or assume it is lost? Becoming adults amid the turmoil, Todd and Viola question all they have known, racing through horror and outrage toward a shocking finale.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763676195
• ISBN13: 9780763676193
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Thrilling, Page-Turner, Heartbreaking (Don’t read this review if you haven’t read the first 2)

Final book of the Chaos Walking trilogy! Starts off where The Ask and The Answer ends. As the ships in the orbit of the New World prepare to land, there is chaos everywhere as war makes monsters of men;). Mayor Prentiss has declared war against the Spackle. Todd and Viola have to fight to find each other again. Will everyone make it out alive? *12 and older should read these books*