With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him - something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks.

The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.' - Booklist (starred review) Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. 'Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers - and a bonus short story in each book. 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. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. '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 riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling covers - and a bonus short story in each book.

As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.

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