The Ask and the Answer: With Bonus Short Story [Paperback]

The international bestseller and masterpiece of science fiction in a new eye-catching package with sprayed edges

“There is so much to love about the remarkable Patrick Ness! Above all, his deep, ferocious respect for young readers.” —#1 New York Times best-selling author Libba Bray

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola, Todd finds this new landscape is shrouded in secrets. And then one day, the bombs begin to explode . . .Inventive, gut-wrenching, and all-consuming, this is an unforgettable coming-of-age reading experience.
—Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Coldwire

Harrowing, heartbreaking, and brutally human . . . a masterpiece of speculative fiction and social commentary.
—Neal Shusterman, New York Times best-selling author of the Arc of a Scythe trilogy

An epic journey through both a sci-fi world of extraordinary imagination and an emotional landscape of gripping intensity.
—Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Hugo Award–winning Children of Time series

Intelligent, compelling, and utterly devastating, Chaos Walking is one of the seminal YA series of this century. No one gets you in the feels like Patrick Ness.
—Juno Dawson, author of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven

Grim and beautifully written…uses a brilliant cast of well-developed characters and its singular setting and premise to present a provocative examination of the natul$