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Monsters of Men

By: Patrick Ness
Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
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Publisher's Summary

‘War,’ says the Mayor, ‘at last.’ Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, 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? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge….

The electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating realities of war.

©2010 Patrick Ness (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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  • Mr. D. V. Carruthers
  • 08-18-11

Really impressive ending and great narration.

Again, the narration is fantastic by humphrey bower, he is the best I've come across for narration, each character immediately clear.

The best description I can come up with for this trilogy is suggest you imagine the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy combined with the tone of 'The Road'.
That description is intended as a compliment as I enjoyed both of those immensely. Heartily recommend this trilogy.

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  • Colin
  • 08-14-15

Great performance

This narrator is excellent! He slips in and out of accents and voices confidently and seems to be immersed in the story he's telling.

The book itself was flagging a bit by the end. Too many moments when the baddie could kill the goodie or vice versa but the writer wants to spin it out for no plausible reason other than - apparently - to load in more tragedy, more cruelty and more impossible-dilemma-porn. The trilogy as a whole is very good and very original, even though it could use some shortening. Definitely recommended as a performance.

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  • Miss
  • 12-23-12

Boring..just get on with it

This was I think the third in a trilogy but when I downloaded it, I thought it was the second, so the first part made no sense. Frankly, I was really disappointed, particularly after I adored the first book so much. Audible, it was not clear at all that I was buying the 3rd book and I'm annoyed by this - you should make it very clear where a book comes in a series. All in all, I was bored by the very same characters who had captivated me in book one. I guess you can have too much of a good thing.

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  • Sophie
  • 04-07-13

Amazing

Monsters of men is an amazing finale to the chaos walking trilogy. It's fast paced, exhilarating, fresh and adrenaline pumping. I loved it.

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  • Kimberley
  • 03-24-15

Fairly anticlimactic

Good listen but it needed an amazing end.

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  • Grant
  • 06-02-13

Good series

Bought all the books from this series and enjoyed them all, the characters are all well portrayed by the narrators.

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  • Zathras
  • 12-23-12

Awesome!

This is a fantastic climax to the three book story and was so well read that I'll be seeking more by both this author and voice actor.

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  • 03-06-23

Outstanding

It was brilliant presentation of such an entertaining book I couldn’t stop reading it! It was great

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  • Daniel Prisic
  • 10-19-22

Sci-fi lovers dream

I was apprehensive as had seen film first. Loved the books the story is very wide reaching. Only wish their was a fourth.

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  • Rebekah Carton
  • 10-09-22

ran out of material

I liked the other two books but found this dragged on, went round in boring repetitive circles. by the end I was really bored.

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  • Gina L Sanderson
  • 07-10-17

Best Narrator EVER

great story. truly amazing narrator who played every character so well you forget is one person reading. BRILLIANT

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  • Langdon J.
  • 06-15-22

Humphrey Bower is a GOD of Narrative

chaos walkings epic conclusion had me hooked! finished this one the quickest, having listened to it for more than 2 hour sessions which is something I don't usually do. humphrey is the greatest narrorator I have ever heard and wish I could pick and choose which books he narrates

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  • 🥜 Potplant
  • 05-01-22

Excellent performance

The narrator (or whatever you call the person that reads the book) was absolutely incredible! Story did drag a bit in parts bit overall quite good.

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  • Natasha
  • 08-19-21

Goosebumps the entire Series!

What a series!. Holey Moley.
twists,turns,unexpected events.
Brilliant.... pure brilliance!. highly recommend for anyone who loves a great adventure action.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 07-08-21

Such a fabulous trilogy

Such a wonderful trilogy, absolutely recommend. Really love the concept of the noise and I can’t wait to listen again!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 03-18-21

chaos walking trilogy

Amazing story with so much depth. Characters alive and narration is extraordinary throughout. definitely recommended.

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  • Haris
  • 09-27-19

what an amazing narrator oh my god..

amazing , captivating , compelling . one of the best narration I have ever heard

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  • Nina
  • 09-21-19

Heart Stopping to the End

what an amazing series. I just loved listening to this. The narrator does an incredible job of bringing all the characters to life. I didn't want it to stop but I also wanted to know the end. loved it

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  • Anonymous User
  • 12-18-18

Good story with a few holes.

Apart from the illogical arguments and dialogues it's a great book to finish the series.