The knife of never letting go : a chaos walking novel. vol. 1

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 edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. A striking 10th anniversary cover look with sprayed edges - perfect for all of Patrick's fans. The first Chaos Walking film is slated for release in 2019, starring Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and Mads Mikkelsen.

prentisstown Isn’t Like Other Towns. Everyone Can Hear Everyone Else’s Thoughts In An Overwhelming, Never-ending Stream Of Noise. Just A Month Away From The Birthday That Will Make Him A Man, Todd And His Dog, Manchee — Whose Thoughts Todd Can Hear, Too, Whether He Wants To Or Not — Stumble Upon An Area Of Complete Silence. They Find That In A Town Where Privacy Is Impossible, Something Terrible Has Been Hidden — A Secret So Awful That Todd And Manchee Must Run For Their Lives. But How Do You Escape When Your Pursuers Can Hear Your Every Thought?

furiously Paced, Terrifying, Exhilarating, And Heartbreaking, The Knife Of Never Letting Go Is A Book That Haunts Your Imagination. - Sunday Telegraph (uk)

a Penetrating Look At . . . What It Takes To Be A Man In A Society Gone Horribly Wrong. - Booklist, Starred Review

a Series Opener As Promising As It Is Provocative. - The Horn Book

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chased By A Madman Preacher And Possibly The Rest Of His Townsfolk As Well, Young Todd Hewitt Flees His Settlement On A Planet Where War With The Natives Has Killed All The Women And Infected The Men With A Germ That Broadcasts Their Thoughts Aloud For All To Hear. This Cacophonous Thought-cloud Is Known As Noise And Is Rendered With Startling Effectiveness On The Page. The First Of Many Secrets Is Revealed When Todd Discovers An Unsettling Hole In The Noise, And Quickly Realizes That He Lives In A Much Different World Than The One He Thought He Did. Some Of The Central Conceits Of The Drama Can Be Hard To Swallow, But The Pure Inventiveness And Excitement Of The Telling More Than Make Up For It. Narrated In A Sort Of Pidgin English With Crack Dramatic And Comic Timing By Todd And Featuring One Of The Finest Talking-dog Characters Anywhere, This Troubling, Unforgettable Opener To The Chaos Walking Trilogy Is A Penetrating Look At The Ways In Which We Reveal Ourselves To One Another, And What It Takes To Be A Man In A Society Gone Horribly Wrong. The Cliffhanger Ending Is As Effective As A Shot To The Gut.

Todd Hewitt is the last boy in Prentisstown. But Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming, never-ending Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Or are there? Just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd unexpectedly stumbles upon a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. Prentisstown has been lying to him. And now he's going to have to run .. An unflinching novel about the impossible choices of growing up, by an award-winning writer. Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans... Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run... 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, just one month away from the birthday that will make Todd Hewitt a man, he unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he's going to have to run Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about this space colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World