New Releases by Patrick Ness

卡內基獎決選作品！ 所謂地獄，就是永遠孤獨地困在最慘痛的回憶中嗎？ 除了生與死、天堂與地獄，生命是否還有其他選擇？ 充滿詩意與哲思，令人揪心落淚的故事， 今年最別出心裁的科幻小說！ 《生命中的美好缺憾》作者，約翰‧葛林：關於內容，我不再多說什麼，讀就對了。 冰冷狂暴的海浪攫住賽斯，耍弄著他。然後，毫無預警地，大海最後一次緊抓著他，將他的腦袋撞上礁岩。他痛得眼前一片漆黑，現在就連試著游泳、抵禦海水的力氣也沒了，只能任憑海浪再次將他傾覆。 他的頭蓋骨裂開，碎片插進腦中，數節脊椎被壓碎，切斷了腦動脈與脊椎神經，這麼嚴重的傷勢，救不了也回不去。一點機會都沒有。 他就這麼死了。 然後…… 賽斯睜開雙眼，再次醒來，發現自己赤身裸體、渾身瘀傷，但似乎還活著。這是怎麼回事？眼前的一切如此熟悉，但為何他對此全無記憶？ 這個屋舍傾圯、頹敗荒涼的地方，是地獄、來生，或是世界終結後的樣貌？ 賽斯努力探索，想弄清頭緒，但隨著記憶逐漸浮現，疑團卻越來越多。直到這天，在這理應只有他一個人的專屬地獄中，出現了另一個身影，也為背後的真相帶來一線曙光…… ※ 全球媒體一致讚譽： 派崔克•奈斯漂亮地以反差概念：生與死、隱私與曝露、罪惡與純真，交出這部作品。這位「噪反三部曲」作者以其獨特風格，在這個故事如夢魘般的情境中進行一場人類心靈的存在主義式探索。 ──寇克斯書評雜誌 被人用「令人驚豔」形容的書中，這是少數能讓我讀得連連高聲驚呼：「天哪！」的幾本……關於內容，我不再多說什麼，讀就對了。 ──《生命中的美好缺憾》作者，約翰‧葛林 一個節奏洗鍊、情節令人難忘的出色故事。 ──波士頓環球報 對話生動，情節懸疑，劇情曲折離奇又寓意深遠。 ──週日泰晤士報 驚魂動魄，提出質疑且富含哲思，令人印象深刻……從故事開始到最後，無不扣人心弦。 ──每日電訊報 起初令人極度不安，繼而讓人振奮不已的故事。 ──觀察家報 令人無法放鬆，始終緊抓住讀者不放。 ──每日郵報 派崔克•奈斯超越了自己。 ──衛報 這個複雜而讓人心驚膽顫的故事，正足以證明派崔克•奈斯得以屢屢獲獎的文學才華。 ──金融時報 情節緊湊、突破想像邊界、極具挑戰性。 ──書商雜誌 派崔克•奈斯在眾多角色與複雜情節間交錯的敘事手法能引人入勝，得歸功於他對青少年成長時的痛楚與渴望抱持的高度同理心。 ──愛爾蘭時報 我的本年度第一愛書。 ──Simon Mayo，BBC電台「賽門•梅約讀書會」顧問 一個極大膽而不尋常的故事，優美文筆中帶著濃厚的憂傷。引人感嘆、後勁極強、並令人心痛。 ──英國圖書信託基金會

Twelve bestselling authors, twelve Doctors, twelve brilliant adventures in time and space for all Doctor Who fans! This collection features all twelve original Doctor Who eshort stories, covering each of the twelve Doctors and written by a selection of wonderful children''s authors.

Doze Doutores, doze contos, doze autores. Não é qualquer universo que pode receber doze visitantes tão ilustres e acolher doze interpretações tão radicalmente diferentes do mesmo herói. Doctor Who, o fenômeno cultural britânico que conquistou o mundo, a série de ficção científica mais antiga da televisão, conta as aventuras do Doutor, um alienígena de aparência humana que trafega livremente pelo tempo e pelo espaço. Fascinado pelo planeta Terra e a humanidade, o Doutor está sempre acompanhado de um terráqueo enquanto viaja na sua máquina do tempo, a TARDIS, por todos os cantos do universo e da história. Nesse cinquentenário, o Doutor foi interpretado por doze atores, cada um deles uma encarnação diferente do personagem, com personalidades e trejeitos peculiares. As muitas faces do Doutor e suas jornadas infinitas ofereceram aos criadores da série a liberdade de explorar não só as galáxias e profundezas do tempo, mas também temas que vão do lírico ao terror, numa verdadeira investigação do coração e mente do ser humano. É essa mesma liberdade de imaginação que agora vemos nas mãos de doze dos autores de ficção mais queridos da atualidade, incluindo nomes como Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman e Holly Black. Doze autores que foram conquistados pelas peripécias do Doutor, alguns desde que eram crianças, e que agora compartilham com os fãs doze visões muito particulares do personagem mais cativante deste lado da galáxia.

Maire Prentiss, à la tête de son armée, a fini par capturer Todd et Viola. Todd est retenu prisonnier et contraint de travailler pour son ennemi s''il veut revoir Viola qui est en convalescence dans la maison de soins dirigée par Mrs Coyle. La vie à New Prentissville semble vouloir reprendre son cours. Pourtant, une nouvelle guerre semble sur le point d''éclater entre le Cercle et la Flèche. Le Cercle et la Flèche est le deuxième tome de la trilogie Le Chaos en marche, une ode à la différence, à la liberté et à l''amour puissante et bouleversante.

The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers — and a bonus short story in each book. “Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. . . . The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” — Booklist (starred review) Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn''t she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd''s gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers—and a bonus short story in each book. “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?

The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling covers — and a bonus short story in each book. “This is science fiction at its best, and is a singular fusion of brutality and idealism that is, at last, perfectly human.” — Booklist (starred review) As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. The consequences of each action, each word, are unspeakably vast: To follow a tyrant or a terrorist? To save the life of the one you love most, or thousands of strangers? To believe in redemption, or assume it is lost? Becoming adults amid the turmoil, Todd and Viola question all they have known, racing through horror and outrage toward a shocking finale.

Nueva edición de la novela más aclamada de Patrick Ness con prólogo de Juan Antonio Bayona, director de Un monstruo viene a verme, la película basada en el libro. Merecedora de numerosos premios y distinciones, Un monstruo viene a verme una historia emocionante y extraordinaria sobre un niño, su madre enferma y el monstruo que viene a visitarle. Siete minutos después de la medianoche, Conor despierta y se encuentra un monstruo en la ventana. Pero no es el monstruo que él esperaba, el de la pesadilla que tiene casi todas las noches desde que su madre empezó el arduo e incansable tratamiento. No, este monstruo es algo diferente, antiguo... Y quiere lo más peligroso de todo: la verdad. Maliciosa, divertida y conmovedora, Un monstruo viene a verme nos habla de nuestra dificultad para aceptar la pérdida y de los lazos frágiles pero extraordinariamente poderosos que nos unen a la vida. La crítica ha dicho... «Excepcional... He aquí cómo debería ser siempre la narrativa: desgarradora, lírica y trascendente.» Meg Rosoff «Valiente y hermoso, lleno de compasión, Un monstruo viene a verme funde lo doloroso y lo intuitivo, lo simple y lo profundo. El resultado tiembla de vida.» The Independent «Las ilustraciones de Kay, amenazadoras y llenas de energía, y la manera en que interactúan con el texto, junto a la generosidad de los materiales con que está hecho el libro, hacen que sea una verdadera alegría tan solo sostenerlo en la mano.» The Guardian «Imprescindible... Apasionante, conmovedor, brillante.» The Times «Excepcional... Destaca por su compasión.» Daily Mail La crítica ha dicho... «Excepcional... He aquí cómo debería ser siempre la narrativa: desgarradora, lírica y trascendente.» Meg Rosoff «Valiente y hermoso, lleno de compasión, Un monstruo viene a verme funde lo doloroso y lo intuitivo, lo simple y lo profundo. El resultado tiembla de vida.» The Independent «Las ilustraciones de Kay, amenazadoras y llenas de energía, y la manera en que interactúan con el texto, junto a la generosidad de los materiales con que está hecho el libro, hacen que sea una verdadera alegría tan solo sostenerlo en la mano.» The Guardian «Imprescindible... Apasionante, conmovedor, brillante.» The Times «Excepcional... Destaca por su compasión.» Daily Mail Los lectores dicen... «Es muy emocionante. Una historia demasiado tierna como para dejarla escapar». «Patrick Ness, con un estilo enternecedor, ha conseguido crear una historia valiente y sumamente desgarradora».

Als die „Kranichfrau“ in das Leben von George tritt, ist nichts mehr, wie es war ... Eines Nachts wird George Duncan von einem Geräusch in seinem Gartenhaus seinen Träumen gerissen. Er kann kaum glauben, was er dort sieht: Ein Kranich ist vom Himmel auf seinen Rasen gefallen, er hat einen Pfeil in seinem Flügel und kann nicht mehr fliegen. George eilt dem Vogel sofort zu Hilfe, befreit ihn, und beobachtet, wie er sich daraufhin wieder erhebt und fortfliegt. Am nächsten Morgen steht George wieder in seinem kleinen Laden und sieht, wie eine Frau in einem langen weißen Kleid hereinkommt. Von dem Moment an ist Georges Leben nicht mehr so, wie es war. Kumiko ist etwas ganz Besonderes, und sie erzählt ihm eine Geschichte, die alles verändert ...

A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is woken by an astonishing sound—a terrific keening, which is coming from somewhere in his garden. When he investigates he finds a great white crane, a bird taller than even himself. It has been shot through the wing with an arrow. Moved more than he can say, George struggles to take out the arrow from the bird''s wing, saving its life before it flies away into the night sky. The next morning, a shaken George tries to go about his daily life, retreating to the back of his store and making cuttings from discarded books—a harmless, personal hobby—when through the front door of the shop a woman walks in. Her name is Kumiko, and she asks George to help her with her own artwork. George is dumbstruck by her beauty and her enigmatic nature, and begins to fall desperately in love with her. She seems to hold the potential to change his entire life, if he could only get her to reveal the secret of who she is and why she has brought her artwork to him. Witty, magical, and romantic, The Crane Wife is a story of passion and sacrifice, that resonates on the level of dream and myth. It is a novel that celebrates the creative imagination, and the disruptive power of love.

In welcher Wirklichkeit leben wir? Ein Junge ertrinkt, verzweifelt und verlassen in seinen letzten Minuten. Er stirbt. Dann erwacht er, nackt, verletzt und durstig, aber lebendig. Wie kann das sein? Und an was für einem seltsamen, verlassenen Ort befindet er sich? Während er versucht zu verstehen, was mit ihm geschehen ist, regt sich Hoffnung bei dem Jungen. Ist das vielleicht doch noch nicht das Ende? Bietet dieses Leben vielleicht doch mehr als das? Patrick Ness wuchs in den Vereinigten Staaten und auf Hawaii auf. Seit Ende der 90er-Jahre lebt er in London und ist dort als Literaturkritiker für die Tageszeitung The Guardian tätig. Für seine Kinder- und Jugendbücher wurde er mehrfach ausgezeichnet, er gewann unter anderem den renommierten Costa Children''s Book Award und war auf der Auswahlliste für die Carnegie Medal. Für \"Sieben Minuten nach Mitternacht\" erhielt er als erster Autor gleichzeitig die Carnegie Medal und den Kate Greenaway Award sowie neben unzähligen anderen Auszeichnungen den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2012. In \"Sieben Minuten nach Mitternacht\" schreibt Patrick Ness eine Idee seiner mit der Carnegie Medal ausgezeichneten Schriftstellerkollegin Siobhan Dowd weiter. Ihr früher, tragischer Krebstod verhinderte die Umsetzung ihrer Idee in eine eigene Geschichte.

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Anthology is the perfect collection of adventures for Doctor Who fans.This print edition is the culmination of a year-long series of ebooks to celebrate fifty years of Doctor Who. Eleven stories, eleven authors, eleven unique interpretations of the Doctor: his terrifying alien enemies and his time-travelling adventures. The eleven authors involved are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Segdwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy and Neil Gaiman.

From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life — or perhaps afterlife — of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighborhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust, and completely abandoned. What’s going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this. . . .

Read Patrick Ness''s first ever story in the world of Doctor Who. In 1945, a strange new craze for Truth Tellers is sweeping the kids of small-town America. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa soon arrive to investigate the phenomenon, only to discover that the actual truth behind the Truth Tellers is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined... Author Patrick Ness puts his own unique spin on the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemies and time-travelling adventures.

Todd Hewitt is de laatste jongen in Prentisstown. Een unieke stad, want in Prentisstown klinkt continu het overheersende, schreeuwende geluid van gedachten. Alles wat leeft denkt hardop. Ook de dieren. Ook Todd. Dat is de dagelijkse orde: je kunt er niet aan ontsnappen. Er is geen privacy. Er zijn geen geheimen. Tenminste, dat denkt Todd. Een maand voordat hij een man zal worden, stuit hij onverwacht op... stilte. Hij dacht dat dat onmogelijk was. Maar Prentisstown heeft gelogen. En met die wetenschap slaat Todd op de vlucht... Het razend spannende, overweldigende tweede deel uit De Chaos-trilogie. Wie begint met lezen raakt hartstochtelijk verslaafd!

Una notte di luna e brezza leggera, il piccolo Conor si sveglia di colpo sentendo bussare alla finestra della sua cameretta. Terrorizzato, allunga l''orecchio per cogliere qualche rumore sospetto dal piano di sotto. Nulla. Sono passati sette minuti dalla mezzanotte. D''un tratto, sente chiamare il suo nome¿ Conor è preso dal panico: potrebbe essere l''apparizione spaventosa che da giorni lo tormenta nel sonno, l''incubo che viene a trovarlo da quando sua madre ha iniziato le cure mediche. Invece, quando si fa coraggio e si sporge dalla finestra, trova ad attenderlo un mostro. Un mostro tutto particolare, però, senza artigli o denti aguzzi. È semplicemente un albero. Antico e selvaggio, una creatura che sembra uscita da un altro tempo. Il mostro è pronto a stringere un patto con lui: nelle notti successive racconterà a Conor tre storie, di quelle che aiutano a uccidere i draghi che ognuno di noi nasconde nel fondo del proprio animo, storie che spingono ad affrontare le paure più grandi. Ma in cambio la creatura misteriosa vuole da lui una quarta storia, un racconto che deve contenere e proteggere la cosa più pericolosa di tutte: la verità. Con la grazia struggente dei veri narratori, Patrick Ness dà vita a un romanzo sincero ed emozionante, che tocca il cuore del bambino che ognuno di noi è stato.

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, featuring stunning artwork by Jim Kay. 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.

Faire l''amour la première fois. Huit histoires pour en parler sur tous les tons Graves ou légères, drôles, poignantes ou tendres, des situations très différentes évoquent tout ce que vous voulez savoir sur la perte de la virginité et dont vous n''avez pas envie de parler avec vos parents. Par les plus grands auteurs de la littérature pour adolescents d''aujourd''hui : un indispensable!

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 serves as a fascinating introduction to the series that Publishers Weekly called one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years.

A dystopian thriller follows a boy and girl on the run from a town where all thoughts can be heard – and the passage to manhood embodies a horrible secret. Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn''t she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd''s gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

Part two of the literary sci-fi thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard – and secrets are never safe. 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?

Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain – this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and ‘More Than This’.

C''est l''année de ses 13 ans et Todd va devenir un homme. Il est le dernier garçon de Nouveau Monde, uniquement peuplé d''hommes, où chacun peut entendre la pensée des autres: c''est le Bruit, incessant, obsédant. Un jour, Todd découvre un lieu où le Bruit se tait... Une quête de liberté et d''amour, portée par une écriture qui vous happe.

Love is political, obsessive and utterly strange in the first novel from the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and new novel ‘More Than This’.