Children's Fiction

The Ask and the Answer

by Patrick Ness · Chaos Walking series

Todd and Viola are separated, each held by opposing armies in a war neither wanted. The Noise that broadcasts every man's thoughts becomes weapon and weakness — Ness's series darkens into occupation, propaganda, and the question of what resistance costs when everyone can hear you thinking.

Chaos Walking in reading order

• 1. The Knife of Never Letting Go — Patrick Ness
• 2. The Ask and the Answer — Patrick Ness
• 3. Monsters of Men — Patrick Ness

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