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'The Wide, Wide Sea' is a Chaos Walking short story. Set before the Spackle War in a small fishing village by the sea, this is a heartbreaking tale of love and loyalty in a divided world. Best listened to immediately after The Ask and the Answer, it features familiar characters such as Mistress Coyle but gives a new perspective on the shocking events in the award-winning trilogy.

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. This remarkable work turns the familiar tale of Moby Dick upside down and tells a story all its own with epic triumph and devastating fate.

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….

Tres facciones marchan hacia New Prentisstown y hacia una guerra que puede destruir todo cuanto Todd y Viola conocen. Las consecuencias de cada acción, y de cada palabra, son incalculables. ¿Apoyarán a un tirano, o a un terrorista? ¿Es mejor salvar la vida de quien más quieres, o la de miles de extraños? ¿Es posible la redención, o hay que darla por perdida?

In der Siedlung Prentisstown ist es niemals still. Ein Virus hat alle Frauen getötet und den Männern die Fähigkeit gegeben, ununterbrochen die Gedanken der jeweils anderen zu hören. Doch eines Tages vernimmt der junge Todd Hewitt etwas Ungewöhnliches: Stille. Die Quelle ist eine junge Frau namens Viola. Doch wie kann sie leben, wo doch der Virus alle Frauen getötet hat? Als Todd die grausame Wahrheit über dieses Rätsel erfährt, schwebt er in höchster Gefahr.

Everyone at Coal Hill School has become obsessed with completing exciting dares posted on a strange new website, run by the charismatic vlogger Seraphin. Soon, the challenges become more dangerous and competitive, yet even broken arms and fistfights don't stop the craze for them. And then students start to disappear.... As April's fragile group of friends starts to fracture, she decides she's going to uncover the truth behind this site herself.

Todd Hewitt ist der letzte Junge seiner Heimatstadt. Und diese Stadt ist anders. In ihr gibt es keine Frauen. Nur Männer. Und jedermann hört die Gedanken aller anderen. Rund um die Uhr. Es gibt kein Privatleben. Es gibt keine Geheimnisse. Oder doch? Nur einen Monat vor dem Geburtstag, der auch ihn zum Mann machen wird, stolpert Todd unvermutet über einen Ort, an dem absolute Stille herrscht. Und dort trifft er ein Mädchen. Doch das ist unmöglich.

Tanya keeps having bad dreams about the old stone house around the corner from Coal Hill School - and a girl trapped there, screaming and terrified. When Tanya and her friends go to investigate the strange house covered in cobwebs, they stumble onto their own worst nightmares come to life. But there is a presence haunting the house that is even more powerful than their individual horrors - a presence that may not want to let them go....

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.

One night, George Duncan - a decent man, a good man - is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, 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.

In this explosive Chaos Walking short story, discover what happened during Viola’s terrifying voyage to the New World. Best listened to immediately after The Knife of Never Letting Go, find out exactly what happened before Viola and Todd’s first meeting and get exciting hints of things still to come in the award-winning and best-selling trilogy.

The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself.... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.

Snowscape: set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story tells of a scout ship that discovers a monstrous creature lurking in the arctic wastes of the New World’s final frontier. As the crew, including two much loved characters from the trilogy, face up to the monster, sensational new truths about Todd and Viola’s world are revealed.

"Vi andre bor her bare". En ungdomsroman af Patrick Ness, forfatteren bag de anmelderroste bøger "Monster" og "Mere end det". HVAD NU HVIS DU IKKE ER DEN UDVALGTE?Altså den, som skal bekæmpe zombierne eller de sjælespisende spøgelser eller den nye ting med de blå lys - hvad pokker det så end er for noget? Hvad nu, hvis du er ligesom Mikey? Som bare gerne vil bestå sin eksamen, gå til gallafesten med sine venner og måske endelig tage sig sammen til at invitere Henna ud - altså hvis ikke nogen finder på at sprænge skolen i luften.

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were 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.

En kold søndag aften i januar 1957 står Sarah Dewhurst sammen med sin far foran en tankstation og venter på en drage, han har hyret til at hjælpe på farmen ... Drager burde slet ikke have en sjæl, men dragen Kazimir vækker Sarahs nysgerrighed, fordi den insisterer på at beskytte hende. For Kazimir ved noget, hun ikke ved. Han ved noget om en profeti. En profeti, der involverer en snigmorder, en dragetilbedende kult, to FBI-agenter - og Sarah selv. En roman af forfatteren til "Monster" og "Chaos Walking".

"Release" er den mest personlige roman, Patrick Ness har skrevet. Det er en rørende historie om 17-årige Adam, som prøver at acceptere sig selv som homoseksuel i en ekstremt religiøs familie. Adams far, den lokale præst, vil ikke have en søn, som er bøsse. Adams tidligere kæreste, Enzo, siger, at det de havde sammen ikke var rigtig kærlighed. Adams bedste ven, Angela, som er en af de få, der elsker og accepterer ham, er ved at flytte til Holland.

Es ist sieben Minuten nach Mitternacht. Wie jede Nacht erwartet Conor bange den Alptraum, der ihn quält, seit seine Mutter an Krebs erkrankt ist...

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm. This dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul but is seemingly intent on keeping her safe from the brutal attentions of Deputy Sheriff Emmett Kelby.

O Novo Mundo não é mais o mesmo. A promessa de paraíso a cada dia se revela um pesadelo. Nos primeiros anos de colonização do planeta, um germe brutal transformou o pensamento dos homens em um fluxo caótico e incessante de sons, o Ruído. Além disso, infectou e dizimou todas as mulheres. Ao menos era o que Todd Hewitt achava até conhecer Viola... Depois de anos de paz, uma nova guerra se anuncia.