NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and
deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an
unexpected monstrous visitor.
At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a
monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's
been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the
nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her
treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And
wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and
dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning
author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her
from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly
funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
"Compelling...powerful and impressive." --Philip Pullman, author of the
award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy
"Exceptional...this is storytelling as it should be--harrowing, lyrical,
and transcendent." --Meg Rosoff, author of the Printz Award-winning
novel How I Live Now
"Brilliant and elegant, with all the thrills and ambition you would
expect from the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy." --Frank Cottrell
Boyce, award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic
"Haunting, lyrical, powerful, and true. Patrick Ness has crafted a
masterful story about grief and loss, love and hope that lingers in the
heart like a ghost." --Libba Bray, author of the Printz Award-winning
novel Going Bovine
