Monsters of Men

Chaos Walking

By Ness, Patrick

Publishers Summary:
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.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.

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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2010

Gr 9 Up—The first word of this conclusion to the trilogy is "war," and war between various factions takes up much of this book. The action begins immediately and is told from two and then three viewpoints with no backstory that might bring readers new to the series up to speed. Todd and Viola attempt to persuade Mayor Prentiss and Mistress Coyle, respectively, that peace is the better path to the future, peace with one another and with the vast army of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

This trilogy-ender begins in the midst of a three-sided war. While Todd and Viola continue to narrate their stories, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on October 1, 2010

As in the previous Chaos Walking novels, the plot is intense, propulsive, and constantly surprising. The book is full of cliff-hangers, large and small. To Todd’s ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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