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Patrick Ness FRSL (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls. Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal in 2011 and in 2012, for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls. He is one of seven writers to win two Medals, and the second to win consecutively. He wrote the screenplay of the 2016 film adaptation of A Monster Calls, and was the creator and writer of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class. Early life Ness was born near the Fort Belvoir Army base, near Alexandria, Virginia, where his father was a Sergeant in the US Army. They moved to Hawaii, where he lived until he was six, then spent the next ten years in Washington state, before moving to Los Angeles. Ness studied English Literature at the University of Southern California. After graduating, he worked as corporate writer for a cable company. He published his first story in Genre magazine in 1997 and was working on his first novel when he moved to London in 1999. Career Ness's first novel, The Crash of Hennington, was published in 2003, and was followed by his short story collection, Topics About Which I Know Nothing, in 2004.Ness's first young adult novel was The Knife of Never Letting Go. It won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2008. The book was followed by The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men. Together, the three books make up the Chaos Walking trilogy. Ness has also written three short stories set in the Chaos Walking universe; the prequels "The New World" and "The Wide, Wide Sea", and "Snowscape", which is set after the events of Monsters of Men. The short stories are available as free-to-download e-books, and have been included in the 2013 UK print editions of the novels.A Monster Calls originated with the Irish writer, Siobhan Dowd. Dowd had been diagnosed with cancer and was unable to complete the story before she died in 2007. Dowd and Ness shared an editor at Walker, Denise Johnstone-Burt, and after Dowd's death, Walker arranged for Ness to complete the story from her notes. Ness says his only guideline was to write a book he thought Dowd would have liked. Jim Kay was hired to illustrate the book, and the two completed the book without meeting. Ness won the Carnegie and Kay won the companion Kate Greenaway Medal, the first time one book has won both medals.On 7 May 2013, Ness was revealed to be the author of Tip of the Tongue, the May e-short featuring the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa as part Puffin's eleven Doctor Who e-shorts in honour of the show's 50th anniversary.His fourth young adult novel, More Than This, was published on 5 September 2013. It later made the Carnegie Medal shortlist of 2015.The Crane Wife, Ness's third novel for adults, was published on 30 December 2014. In 2014, Ness delivered the keynote speech at the Children's and Young Adult Program of the Berlin International Literature Festival. The Rest of Us Just Live Here, was published 25 August 2015 in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, and 5 October 2015 in Canada and the United States. On 1 October 2015, the BBC announced that Ness would be writing a Doctor Who spin-off entitled Class. The resulting eight-part series aired on BBC Three's online channel toward the end of 2016. The BBC cancelled Class after one series. Release, was published on 4 May 2017, described by Ness as a "private and intense book" with more personal inspiration than any before it.In June 2021, Ness was said to be preparing a prequel script to the Napoleonic sea adventure movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, based on the works of Patrick O'Brian. Personal life Ness was naturalised as a British citizen in 2005. He entered into a civil partnership with his partner in 2006, less than two months after the Civil Partnership Act came into force. In February 2023, Patrick disclosed on Instagram that he had married Nick Coveney in Las Vegas in October 2022. He also stated that within the previous "4 or 5 years" he had gotten divorced.Ness taught creative writing at Oxford University and has written and reviewed for The Daily Telegraph, The Times Literary Supplement, The Sunday Telegraph and The Guardian. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and was the first Writer in Residence for Booktrust.In 2023, Ness was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Awards The Knife of Never Letting Go won numerous awards including the Booktrust Teenage Prize, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and the 2008 Tiptree Award. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.The Ask and the Answer won the 2009 Costa Book Award in the children's book category. It, too, made the Carnegie shortlist.Monsters of Men won the CILIP Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award.More Than This made the Carnegie shortlist. The Rest of Us Just Live Here received many awards, including six starred reviews and the Kirkus Best Book of the Year. Works Novels —— (2003). The Crash of Hennington. —— (2013). The Crane Wife (hardcover ed.). Canongate Books. pp. 1–311. ISBN 978-0857868718.Novels for young adults Chaos Walking series The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) The Ask and the Answer (2009) Monsters of Men (2010)Short stories 1.5. "The New World" (2009) 2.5. "The Wide, Wide Sea" (2013) 3.5. "Snowscape" (2013)Standalone —— (2011). A Monster Calls (paperback 1st ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–215. ISBN 978-1406334906. —— (2013). More Than This (hardcover ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–480. ISBN 978-1406331158. —— (2015). The Rest of Us Just Live Here (hardcover 1st ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–348. ISBN 978-1406331165. —— (2017). Release (paperback 1st ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–287. ISBN 978-1406377279. (2017) —— (2018). And the Ocean Was Our Sky (hardcover 1st ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–160. ISBN 978-1406383560. —— (2020). Burn (hardcover 1st ed.). Walker Books. pp. 1–383. ISBN 978-1406375503.Short stories "Different for Boys", collected in Losing it (2010) "Doctor Who: Tip of the Tongue" (2013), collected in Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories (2019) "This Whole Demoing Thing", collected in Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales, ed. Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant (2014)Collections Topics About Which I Know Nothing (2004), collection of 11 short stories: "Implied Violence", "The Way All Trends Do", "Ponce de Leon is a Retired Married Couple From Toronto", "Jesus' Elbows and Other Christian Urban Myths", "Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?", "Sydney is a City of Jaywalkers", "2,115 Opportunities", "The Motivations of Sally Rae Wentworth, Amazon", "The Seventh International Military War Games Dance Committee Quadrennial Competition and Jamboree", "The Gifted", "Now That You've Died"Filmography See also Notes References External links/sources Official website Patrick Ness at British Council: Literature Patric.... Discover the Patrick Ness popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Patrick Ness books.

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  • The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales synopsis, comments

    The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales

    Thomas Hardy & Susan Hill

    The darkly passionate short stories of Thomas Hardy are compelling explorations of love, social class, superstition and legend. This collection contains many of his finest and most...

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    Anarchy

    Megan DeVos

    THIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE.'I reread them again recently and fell in love all over again!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could NOT put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'READ IT! You'll love it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The world is d...

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    Leave Myself Behind

    Bart Yates

    “Noah’s voice is more than just honest or original; it’s real.” The Plain DealerTHE WORLD ACCORDING TO NOAH YORK:“Anybody who tells you he doesn’t have mixed feelings about his mot...

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    The Complete Short Fiction

    Oscar Wilde & Ian Small

    Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dex...

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    The Beast Awakens

    Joseph Delaney

    The first book in a horrifying new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multimillionselling author of The Spook's Apprentice.They heard shouting, and cries of ...

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    The Chimes

    Anna Smaill

    WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVELLONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZEAn Elle Book of the YearAn Independent Book of the YearOne to Watch Independent on Sund...

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    Das Morgen ist immer schon jetzt

    Patrick Ness

    Was, wenn man NICHT einer der Außerwählten ist, wie sie immer in den Büchern beschrieben werden? Wenn man nicht der Held ist, der sonst üblicherweise die Zombies bekämpft, oder die...

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    Revolution

    Megan DeVos

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    Nightfall

    Den Patrick

    Book Three in stunning Scandinaviainspired fantasy trilogy The Ashen Torment.The sky is filled with dragons: the people are ready to burn the regime to the ground. The seas churn w...

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    Witchsign

    Den Patrick

    From celebrated fantasy author Den Patrick comes Witchsign, the first novel in a fresh and exciting new fantasy trilogy.It has been seventyfive years since the dragons’ rule of fir...

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    The Den

    Keith Gray

    The complicated nuances of teenage friendship are captured perfectly in this story of summer adventure and exploration by awardwinning author Keith Gray.Marshall feels the need to ...

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    The Call

    Peadar Ó Guilín

    You have three minutes to save your life . . .THREE MINUTESYou wake up alone in a horrible land. A horn sounds. The Call has begun.TWO MINUTESThe Sidhe are close. They're the most ...

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    Loyalty

    Megan DeVos

    THIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVDon't look back. That's where the danger lies.With Grace left r...

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    Scarecrows

    Robert Westall

    There were three people, standing in the darkest place, watching him. Simon is outraged that his Mum plans to remarry. He can't bear her new fiancé or the way his mother and sister...

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    My Now or Never Diary

    Liz Rettig

    Kelly Ann has only just come to her senses and realised that G, the boy she's fancied all year, is a total nerd and Chris, the boy next door who's been in love with her all year, i...

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    Web of Lies

    Beverley Naidoo

    Two years after their flight from Nigeria, 14yrold Sade, her younger brother Femi and her father are living in a council flat in London, waiting for their claim for asylum to be ap...

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    Return of the Magi

    P. J. Tracy

    Warm your heart this Christmas with this wonderful festive tale from bestselling author P.J. Tracy perfect for fans of It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street.Emil Rice ha...

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    Lily and the Octopus

    Steven Rowley

    A national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, “Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read ...

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    A Nest of Vipers

    Catherine Johnson

    'Characterful, pageturning drama and a vivid mixture of research and imagination' The Sunday Times A gripping tale of a group of largerthanlife con artists who roam the streets...

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    The Kid

    Kevin Lewis

    Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by the social services and bullied at school, he was offered a chance to escape ...

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    Ten Lucky Leprechauns

    Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook & Jay Johnson

    Fiddledefizz, 'tis magic, it is!When leprechauns find each other.Count from one to ten as one little leprechaun looking for treasure magically becomes ten silly leprechaun friends ...

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    Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear

    Robin Wasley

    A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse in this darkly atmospheric and sweepingly romantic novel perfect for fans of The Raven Boys, Buffy the Vampire Sl...

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    In the Nick of Time

    Robert Swindells

    Charlotte is out in the woods on her own one day when something mysterious happens she walks along a row of stones laid like stepping stones on the forest floor . . . and finds he...

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    Spell Bound

    F.T. Lukens

    An instant New York Times bestseller! Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this “charming and engaging” (School Library...

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    Stormtide

    Den Patrick

    Book Two in stunning Scandinaviainspired fantasy trilogy The Ashen Torment.BOOK TWO OF THE ASHEN TORMENTSteiner, blacksmith, hero, has taken a hammer to the Empire, freeing the dea...

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    Happy

    Keith Gray

    'Hundreds of people want to be in a band. They all get guitars and they all play gigs and they all write songs, and they still never make it.'There's a big difference b...

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    Liccle Bit

    Alex Wheatle

    What's worse than hiding a secret? Liccle Bit's about to find out...Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year. Everyone calls...

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    You Can Do The Cube

    Patrick Bossert

    Are you going cubecrazy?This easy to follow guide has everything you need to know about the Rubik's cube. From simple stepbystep instructions showing how to complete it, to how the...

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    The Rest of Us Just Live Here

    Patrick Ness

    Six starred reviews! A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist P...

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    Un monstruo viene a verme

    Patrick Ness

    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 nume...

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    Annihilation

    Megan DeVos

    THIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVThis is the end of us all.For Hayden and Grace, the threat of w...

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    Brother Wulf

    Joseph Delaney

    When young novice monk Brother Beowulf is sent to spy on Spook Johnson, he has no idea of the trouble he's about to find himself in. Johnson boasts to Wulf of his battles against d...

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    Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe

    2019 celebrates the 300th anniversary of the story of Robinson Crusoe one of the most famous adventures of all time with a brand new introduction from expert survivalist Bear Gry...

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    A Note Of Madness

    Tabitha Suzuma

    Life as a student is good for Flynn. As one of the top pianists at the Royal College of Music, he has been put forward for an important concert, the opportunity of a lifetime.But b...

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    Release

    Patrick Ness

    Inspired by Judy Blume’s Forever and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, this novel that Andrew Smith calls “beautiful, enchanting, [and] exquisitely written” is a new classic about te...

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    The Memory Thief

    Leonie Agnew

    A lonely troll and a fierce, spiky girl form an unlikely alliance in Leonie Agnew's extraordinary novel for children aged 9 years and up. For as long as Seth can remember he’s bee...

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    Crongton Knights

    Alex Wheatle

    Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries and life for McKay has been e...