Patrick Ness est un romancier acclamé dont les œuvres explorent les complexités de l'expérience humaine avec un style distinctif et stimulant. Sa prose se caractérise par sa profondeur, sa résonance émotionnelle et sa volonté d'aborder des thèmes difficiles. L'approche de Ness en matière de narration implique souvent un symbolisme subtil et une introspection psychologique, offrant aux lecteurs un voyage littéraire riche et captivant. Sa capacité à créer des personnages inoubliables et des mondes immersifs le positionne comme une voix significative de la littérature contemporaine.
C'est l'année de ses treize ans et, dans un mois, Todd Hewitt va devenir un homme. Il est le dernier garçon de Prentissville. Cette ville de Nouveau Monde est uniquement peuplée d'hommes. Depuis longtemps, toutes les femmes et les enfants ont disparu. A Nouveau Monde, chacun peut entendre les pensées des autres, qui circulent en un brouhaha incessant, le Bruit. Nul ne peut échapper au Bruit, nulle part, jamais...
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss
The entire Chaos Walking trilogy is now available in this striking 10th anniversary boxed set. 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... This new boxed set marks the 10th anniversary of Patrick Ness' award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. This boxed set includes anniversary editions of The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer and Monsters of Men.
Contains: The Knife of Never Letting Go The Ask and the Answer Monsters of Men
An extraordinary novel of love, loss and hope. 12.07. There's a monster at Conor's window. It's not the one from his nightmare. But it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Now a powerful and haunting film, Patrick Ness's modern classic is a heartbreaking but uplifting tale of healing and, above all, the courage it takes to survive.
A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy.Three armies march on New Prentisstown. The New World is at war. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. How can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town?
This print edition is the culmination of a year-long series of ebooks to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the hit BBC series, Doctor Who. Eleven stories, eleven authors, eleven unique interpretations of the Doctor: his terrifying alien enemies and his time-travelling adventures. The authors involved in this exciting project are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy and Neil Gaiman.
If you get out, you'd think you'd be one of the lucky ones. But you're not. The house infects you. There's an old stone house near Coal Hill School. Most people hurry past it. They've heard the stories. But, if you stop, and look up, you'll see the face of a girl, pressed up against a window. Screaming. Tanya finds herself drawn to the stone house. There's a mystery there, and she's going to solve it. But the more she investigates, the more she realises that there's a presence in the house. One that wants her. Something is waiting for Tanya in the stone house. Something that has been trapping others in its web over the years. Something that is far worse than any ghost.
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..
