Patrick Ness è un acclamato romanziere le cui opere esplorano le complessità dell'esperienza umana con uno stile distintivo e stimolante. La sua prosa è caratterizzata da profondità, risonanza emotiva e dalla volontà di affrontare temi impegnativi. L'approccio di Ness alla narrazione spesso coinvolge simbolismo stratificato e introspezione psicologica, offrendo ai lettori un viaggio letterario ricco e avvincente. La sua capacità di creare personaggi indimenticabili e mondi immersivi consolida il suo posto come voce significativa nella letteratura contemporanea.
Il mostro si presenta a Conor sette minuti dopo la mezzanotte. Puntuale. Ma non è il mostro che Conor si aspettava, l'orribile incubo fatto quando sua madre ha iniziato le cure mediche. Questo mostro è diverso. È un albero. Antico come una storia perduta. Selvaggio come una storia indomabile. E vuole da Conor la cosa più pericolosa di tutte. La verità.
Todd sta per compiere tredici anni, ed è l'unico ragazzo sopravvissuto a Prentisstown. Qui le donne sono scomparse e tutti i 146 abitanti della cittadina sono affetti dal "rumore": tutti sentono, sempre e da qualunque distanza, i pensieri degli altri, persino degli animali. In questa realtà in cui tutti sono perennemente "connessi" alla mente degli altri sembra impossibile nascondere i propri segreti. Eppure c'è un grande segreto da scoprire. Todd, armato di un misterioso coltello ricevuto in dono, sa solo che deve correre e fuggire lontano: ma da chi? E perché? Quando incontra Viola, la fuga diventa la ricerca della libertà dall'universo opprimente di Prentisstown. Ma la salvezza è lontana. Per salvarsi Todd e Viola sono costretti a separarsi. E a fidarsi del loro più grande nemico, il sindaco Prentiss. Todd ne diviene collaboratore e sodale; Prentiss, l'unico che abbia notizie del destino di Viola, tiene in pugno le esistenze di entrambi. Ma dove è nascosta Viola? È ancora viva? Qualcosa o qualcuno deve essere sacrificato per sempre, in nome della libertà.
«Patrick Ness esplora i temi della violenza, del potere e della caccia in una favola che reinventa la storia di Moby Dick.» The Bookseller «Un potente inno contro la guerra.» The Times «Straziante, cupo e immenso.» Kirkus Reviews «Meravigliosamente sconvolgente, coraggioso e originale!» Frances Hardinge, autrice di L'albero delle bugie
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
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.
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.
Master storyteller Patrick Ness delivers a hilarious middle-grade adventure featuring Zeke and Daniel, monitor lizards turned hall monitors, alongside Alicia. Tasked with maintaining order among quirky animal classmates, they face challenges from a pompous pelican and other outrageous threats, with the help of a blind hawk.
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..
A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. How is that possible? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighbourhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust and completely abandoned. What's going on?
Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who like boys? A poignant and frank story filled with meta-humor by renowned author Patrick Ness.Anthony “Ant” Stevenson isn’t sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren’t always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant’s oldest friends. There’s Charlie, who’s both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there’s drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie’s rage. And, of course, there’s big, beautiful Freddie, who wants Ant to ditch soccer, Charlie’s sport, and try out for the rugby team instead. Ant’s story of loneliness and intimacy, of unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal, is told forthrightly with tongue-in-cheek black-bar redactions over the language that teenagers would actually use if, you know, they weren’t in a story. Award-winning author Patrick Ness explores teen sexuality, friendship, and romance with a deft hand in this structurally daring, illustrated short novel.
One of three new thrilling and creepy YA adventures created by master storyteller Patrick Ness as a companion to his Doctor Who spin-off series on BBC, Class. Each standalone novel fills in a gap or portal in the TV episodes. Patrick is the creator, and there are individual authors for each book.
In 1956 Sarah Dewhurst's father shocks her by hiring a dragon to work the farm. The dragon is a smaller blue rather than the traditional larger reds, though even the reds are now scarce. When the blue dragon, Kazimir, unexpectedly saves Sarah and her friend Jason Inagawa from the attentions of the racist police deputy, Kelby, everything changes. Sarah is part of a prophecy and she must escape the clutches of Malcolm, an assassin from a Believer Cell, the dragon-worshiping cult. When Sarah, Malcolm, and Kazimir eventually converge, they are thrown into another universe, where dragons seem never to have existed. Can they save this world and the one they left?
What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshiped by mountain lions.
A startling and tender novel about how to let yourself love and set yourself free by Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls
With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself...As their relentless Captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men.
Love is political, obsessive and utterly strange in the first novel from the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and new novel More Than This'.
One night, George Duncan is woken by a noise in his garden. A great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. The next day, a kind but enigmatic woman walks into George's shop. Suddenly an extraordinary new world opens up for George, but no love ever comes without risk
'We want your stunts, your dares, your whatevs. There is only one rule. There is no such thing as oversharing.' At Coal Hill School, things have started to get public. Kids have become obsessed with a website that demands you perform risky stunts, or tell it your most painful secrets. And Seraphin, everyone's favourite vlogger, wants you to get involved. All in the name of charity. At first people just get hurt. Then their lives are ruined. Finally, they disappear. As April's fragile group of friends starts to fracture, she decides she's going to uncover the truth behind this site herself. Whatever it takes, whoever she hurts, April's going to win. But then, to her horror, she wakes up and finds her whole world's changed. What she does next will astound you.
Todd und Viola sind nach Haven geflohen - der einzige Ort in der Kolonie New World, an dem sie sich sicher glauben. Doch hier erwartet sie ihr Erzfeind, Bürgermeister Prentiss, und er stellt ihnen eine grausame Falle. Er bringt Viola in seine Gewalt, um Todd zu erpressen. Der Junge soll Prentiss dabei helfen, eine neue Gesellschaft zu errichten: ein Paradies, das sich schon bald als Hölle entpuppt.
Das atemberaubende Finale des internationalen Fantasy-Bestsellers Todd und Viola sind voller Hoffnung, als ein Schiff mit neuen Siedlern ankommt, zumal sie den tyrannischen Major Prentiss außer Gefecht setzen konnten. Doch ausgerechnet jetzt erheben sich die vom Major unterjochten Ureinwohner, und als diese Schlacht beginnt, weiß Todd sich keinen anderen Rat, als die Hilfe des grausamen Führers zu erbitten. Und plötzlich bestimmt wieder die Machtgier von wenigen das Schicksal aller anderen. In dieser Situation ist jede Entscheidung eine über Leben und Tod: dem Tyrannen folgen oder den Terroristen, das Leben eines geliebten Menschen retten oder die von tausenden Fremden, an Erlösung glauben oder dass alles verloren ist? Todd und Viola müssen alle Gewissheiten infrage stellen, während sie sich dem Schrecken dieses letzten, alles entscheidenden Krieges stellen ... Tiefgründig, herzzerreißend und unfasslich schön geschrieben, schlägt einen diese Trilogie des preisgekrönten Bestsellerautors in ihren Bann! Die »Chaos Walking«-Reihe: Chaos Walking – Die Mission (E-Short, Prequel 1) Chaos Walking – Der Roman zum Film (Band 1) Chaos Walking – Es gibt immer eine Wahl (Band 2) Chaos Walking – Vor dem Fall (E-Short, Prequel 2) Chaos Walking – Die Zukunft der Welt (Band 3) Chaos Walking – Die letzte Grenze (E-Short, Sequel 3)
Pierwszy tom bestsellerowej trylogii Patricka Nessa. Na podstawie książki został nakręcony film z Daisy Ridley i Tomem Hollandem w rolach głównych, który wejdzie na ekrany kin w marcu 2021 roku. Niezwykła podróż do świata, w którym nie ma kobiet, a wszystkie żywe stworzenia słyszą swoje myśli w niemilknącym strumieniu dźwięków, słów i obrazów zwanym Szumem. Tood Hewitt jest jedynym chłopcem w osadzie pełnej mężczyzn. Odkąd osadnicy zostali zarażeni Szumem, Todd słyszy wszystko, co mężczyźni myślą, a oni słyszą wszystko, co myśli on. Za miesiąc ma stać się mężczyzną, ale wśród otaczającej go kakofonii orientuje się, że mieszkańcy osady coś przed nim ukrywają – coś tak strasznego, że Todd zmuszony jest uciec. Ścigany przez wrogo nastawionych osadników, natrafia na dziwną, milczącą dziewczynę. Kim ona jest? I dlaczego nie została zabita przez chorobę, tak jak wszystkie inne kobiety w Nowym Świecie? W trakcie wspólnej podróży Todd będzie musiał oduczyć się wszystkiego, co zna, by zrozumieć, kim naprawdę jest.
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...
