The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick
Ness.
"Grim and beautifully written. . . . Superb. . . . This is among the
best YA science fiction novels of the year." -- Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
Reaching the end of their flight in The Knife of Never Letting Go,
Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found
instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to
New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to
prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated.
Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, while
Todd faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor's oppressive
new regime. In alternating narratives the two struggle to reconcile
their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion
and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other
possibly survive?