Piper at the Gates of Dusk - (New World) by Patrick Ness (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness makes a thrilling return to the world of Chaos Walking with this launch of the extraordinary New World trilogy.

Some twenty years have elapsed since the denouement of Monsters of Men, and our young narrator feels a sense of foreboding. The fragile sense of security established by a previous generation in New World--led by his parents, Todd and Viola--feels much at risk, with a hostile force encroaching from the reaches of space. In this first of a highly anticipated new trilogy, Patrick Ness once again taps into the zeitgeist, drawing on themes of war and loyalty and wrestling with questions of forgiveness and moral ambiguity: Who are the good guys, and who are the bad guys? What happens when it's not possible to reduce everyone to an enemy or a friend? And how do you live with those who once oppressed you? Piper at the Gates of Dusk is poised to captivate both fervent fans of the Chaos Walking series and readers discovering its world for the first time.

About the Author

Patrick Ness is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, as well as Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody and it sequel, Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody: The Hat of Great Importance. He wrote the #1 New York Times bestseller A Monster Calls (inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd), which won both the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, and was made into a major motion picture for which he wrote the screenplay. He is also the author of More Than This, Release, Different for Boys, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, and Burn. His many accolades include two Carnegie Medals, an Olivier Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the BookTrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children's Book Award. Patrick Ness lives in Los Angeles and London.