Piper at the Gates of Dusk

Blending sci-fi, speculative fiction and adventure, this is a brave, exciting coming-of-age novel set in the world of the multi-award-winning Chaos Walking series, which has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.

In New World, there were no secrets. Everyone could hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. Until a cure came – one that the second generation took from birth.

Peace descended, wars ended, communication was silenced.

Until something is spotted in the night sky. Something that’s bringing back dreams of Noise, dreams of terror. Brothers Ben and Max have never really gotten on, each being more like one of their parents – Todd and Viola.

But now they will have to come together, because something is coming.

For fans of The Hunger Games and action-packed dystopia as well as accessible-literary world-building by authors such as Philip Pullman. With themes of brotherhood and masculinity, prejudice towards the "other", authoritarianism and – ultimately – the power the few against the many.

For long-term fans of Chaos Walking and new readers alike.

The jacketed hardback features stunning endpaper illustrations by Jim Kay, the award-winning artist of A Monster Calls.

“In a world full of Noise, the CHAOS WALKING trilogy delivered a razor-sharp take on humanity and morality even more relevant now than when it was first published.” Neal Shusterman, author of Scythe

About the Author

Patrick Ness is the award-winning and bestselling author of A Monster Calls, More Than This, The Rest of Us Just Live Here and Release as well as the legendary Chaos Walking trilogy. The first book in his middle grade series, Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, was shortlisted for the Nero Awards.

John Green has described him as "an insanely beautiful writer". He has won every major prize in children's fiction, including the Carnegie Medal for Writing twice. He has written the screenplay for the film of A Monster Calls and the BBC Dr Who spin-off, Class. He lives in London.