Chaos Walking

Todd Hewitt lives in a town unlike other towns. There are no women, and everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. But one day Todd meets someone who should exist—a girl. Even in a town where privacy is impossible, there is a secret so terrible, the pair must run for their lives. But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?

“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...

Costa Book Award (Winner) BookTrust Teenage Prize (Short-listed) The Carnegie Medal (Short-listed) “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 Wide, Wide Sea' is a Chaos Walking short story. Set before the Spackle War in a small fishing village by the sea, this is a heartbreaking tale of love and loyalty in a divided world. Best listened to immediately after The Ask and the Answer, it features familiar characters such as Mistress Coyle but gives a new perspective on the shocking events in the award-winning trilogy.

Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction (Short-listed) The Carnegie Medal (Winner) Costa Book Award (Short-listed) Goodreads Choice Award (Long-listed) West Australian Young Readers' Book Award–Older Readers (Short-listed) “This is science fiction at its best, and is a...