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This is a new edition of the award-winning first novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The New World. 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 fit in with their plans...Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run...The new edition of this unflinching novel about fear, fight and the terrifying path of self-discovery features the short story, The New World. Set before the events of The Knife of Never Letting Go, it is the story of Viola's dramatic journey to the New World. This new edition has a brand new cover and features an additional short story, The New World. It is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize.

This is a new edition of this award-winning conclusion to the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, Snowscape. Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge...The electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival and the devastating realities of war. This new edition contains a bonus short story, Snowscape. Set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story reveals sensational new truths about Todd and Viola's world and the future of the New World. The new edition has a brand new cover and includes a bonus short story, Snowscape. Set just after Monsters of Men, the story reintroduces us to old characters and includes a gripping twist in Todd and Viola's relationship...It is a Carnegie Medal-winning novel.

Neobyčajná kniha od autora, o ktorom aj John Green vraví, že "píše šialene krásne". Čo ak nepatríš medzi vyvolených? Čo ak nemáš za úlohu bojovať s nemŕtvymi, alebo s duchmi požierajúcimi duše, alebo s čímkoľvek, čo má na svedomí neznáme modré svetlo a všetkých mŕtvych nezávislákov? Možno si aj ty presne ako Mikey, ktorý chce len zmaturovať, ísť na maturitný ples a konečne nabrať odvahu a pozvať dievča na rande, skôr ako niekomu zasa napadne vyhodiť ich školu do vzduchu. Pretože niekedy sú proste aj dôležitejšie problémy ako tohtotýždňový koniec sveta. Dokonca aj vtedy, ak Mikeyho najlepšieho kamoša pokladajú všetky mačky z okolia za svojho boha. Patrick Ness nám vo svojom novom románe pripomína, že na svete existuje mnoho druhov výnimočnosti, a v každom z nás sa skrýva niečo mimoriadne.

A boy called 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 is 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 neighbourhood 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...

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness's bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend might just be the God of mountain lions...An exceptional novel from the author praised by John Green as "an insanely beautiful writer".

The extraordinary happens everyday. One night, George Duncan is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly away, his life is transformed. The next day, a beautiful woman called Kumiko walks into his shop and begins to tell him the most extraordinary story. Wise, romantic, magical and funny, The Crane Wife is a celebration of the disruptive and redemptive power of love.

The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls. It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn's life is going to fall apart. But maybe, just maybe, he'll find freedom from the release. Time is running out though, because way across town, a ghost has risen from the lake... This uplifting coming-of-age novel will remind you what it's like to fall in love.

A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Three armies march on New Prentisstown. The New World is at war. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. How can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they’re so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.

A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd and Viola once again face their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately imprisoned and separated from Viola, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode... This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the Chaos Walking trilogy, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.

A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he's going to have to run... This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.

The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls. It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn's life is going to fall apart. But maybe, just maybe, he'll find freedom from the release. Time is running out though, because way across town, a ghost has risen from the lake... This uplifting coming-of-age novel will remind you what it's like to fall in love.

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 neighbourhood 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, agonising 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...

"Te körülbelül hatvanöt százalék vagy, és azt hiszem, az én minimális elvárásom olyan hetven körül lehet - mondta a felesége, amikor elhagyta." George Duncan negyvennyolc éves, elvált és végtelenül magányos, mivelhogy túl jóindulatú ahhoz, hogy igazán komolyan lehessen venni. Egy éjszaka éles, fülsértő hangra riad fel, és amikor elindul, hogy felkutassa a zaj forrását, egy nyíllal átlőtt szárnyú, óriás fehér darut talál a kertjében. Nekigyürkőzik, kihúzza a daru szárnyából a nyílvesszőt, a madár elrepül - ám George-nak attól a naptól fogva új, mesés irányt vesz az élete. Megismerkedik Kumikóval, a titokzatos, kit tudja, honnan érkezett lánnyal, aki felforgat benne mindent, amit addig a valóságról, önmagáról vagy a szerelemről gondolt. Kicsoda Kumiko? És kicsoda George? És végül, de nem utolsósorban: miféle megváltást várhat egy daru egy tűzhányótól? A Káosz-trilógia vagy a Szólít a szörny Magyarországon is népszerű, számos díjjal kitüntetett szerzője ezúttal felnőtteknek szóló könyvet írt, amely egyszerre klasszikus komédia az életközepi válságról és misztikus mese. S mint a jó mesék általában, szép és kegyetlen...

From the multi-award-winning author of A Monster Calls comes a haunting tale of power and obsession that turns the story of Moby Dick upside down. "Call me Bathsheba." The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.

Nový prekrásne ilustrovaný román Patricka Nessa je síce vyrozprávaný hore nohami, ale v duchu dnes už kultovej knihy Sedem minút po polnoci. Lovecký húf veľrýb narazí na mincu s iniciálkami T. W. Najobávanejší ľudský námorník Toby Wick tým vyzýva kapitánku na súboj. To ale nemôže byť pravda. Toby Wick je predsa legenda, ktorú si veľryby vymysleli. Ale toto nie je príbeh o Toby Wickovi. Toto je príbeh o hneve, nenávisti a našej potrebe bojovať až do úplného konca, keď už neostáva nič iné len česť a smrť.

Todd se probouzí jako vězeň v Novém Prentisstownu, který padl do rukou diktátora a samozvaného prezidenta Prentisse. Také Toddova přítelkyně Viola se ocitla v zajetí, a Todd se rozhodne, že ji najde a zachrání. Musí však svůj záměr držet v tajnosti, což nesmírně ztěžuje Hluk, který od války s domorodci vyzradí každou myšlenku. Zdá se však, že vynalézavý Prentiss objevil způsob, jak zkrotit nejen svůj Hluk, ale i Hluk svých pochopů. V druhém díle trilogie se z nepřátel stávají přátelé, z přátel nepřátelé, a čtenáři se bude opět svírat žaludek. Okolnosti nutí Todda k činům, které by mu nikdy předtím ani nepřišly na mysl, a začíná tak ztrácet sám sebe. Věci přestávají být černé a bílé, přičemž odstíny šedi mohou být velmi nebezpečné. Jedno však o Toddovi víme – je silný. A v jádru dobrý. Dokáže v této zkoušce obstát a vyjít z ní nezlomený? Ale hlavně: najde svoji Violu?