Patrick Ness · trilogy
Chaos Walking books in order
A speculative fiction series set on New World, comprising a trilogy of novels and three companion short stories.
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Recommended order
- 1 The Knife of Never Letting Go
Book 1 · novel · 2008
An unflinching novel about the impossible choices of growing up, by an award-winning writer.Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don't…
- 2 The New World
Book 1.5 · short-story · 2009 Optional
In this dramatic short story -- a prequel to the award-winning Chaos Walking Trilogy -- author Patrick Ness gives us the story of Viola's journey to the New World. Whether you're new to Chaos Walking or an established fan, this prequel…
- 3 The Ask and the Answer
Book 2 · novel · 2009
We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive til we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her -
- 4 The Wide, Wide Sea
Book 2.5 · short-story · 2013 Optional
Wie der Krieg mit den Ureinwohnern auf New World begann ... Bevor die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Menschen und Spackle eskalierten, schien alles möglich – sogar eine Freundschaft zwischen dem jungen Declan und Flu, einem jungen…
- 5 Monsters of Men
Book 3 · novel · 2010
In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world.
- 6 Snowscape
Book 3.5 · short-story · 2013 Optional
Parallel zum Erscheinen des Serienfinales – die kostenlose Fortsetzungsgeschichte Eine Erkundungsexpedition der Siedler wagt sich bis an die eisigen Grenzen ihrer neuen Welt. Dort begegnen sie einem schrecklichen, gigantischem Wesen. Als…
