The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is the first book in his new Chaos Walking series. Set on a planet far far away, Todd Hewitt lives in Prentisstown with the two men who raised him after his ma died of the virus that killed all women. In less than a month Todd, the last boy in Prentisstown, will become a man. For now he has only his dog to keep him company. Until...he meets a girl. Until...his caretakers send him away. Until...he finds out there are other towns on this world. Until....he realizes all of Prentisstown is chasing him....is trying to kill him. And on this world being chased is almost as good as being caught because everyone can hear every other creatures thoughts. As Todd and the girl try to survive Todd finds out that stories he has been told all his life may not be true. From beginning to end this is a dark, fast paced, chaotic novel with a new twist every time you start to take a breath and think Todd may have a moment of safety.
Warning: this book does have some graphic violence and a few cuss words scattered in it.
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