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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 and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of Mayor's new order. But what secrets were hiding just outside of town?... read more
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Once defeating Aaron, the crazy pastor of Prentisstown who would stop at nothing to capture Todd and Viola, the weary twosome stumble into Haven, the town they were desperately running to. As Todd carries a wounded and dying Viola into the town, they find it seemingly devoid of all life—until... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Todd Hewitt: The main character. Todd has spent so much time running away from Prentisstown, but now he's falling back into it. He asks to see Viola everyday and tells President Prentiss not the hurt Viola.
- Viola Eade: The second main character. Viola keeps Todd in check with her resourcefulness and intellect... at least she did when they were together.
- President Prentiss: The mayor of Prentisstown, which Todd ran away from. He is twisted and plays a hard, planned out game. He knows who will win. It soon becomes evident that he wishes Todd was his son instead of Davy.
- Mistress Coyle: Mistress Coyle/Nicola Coyle is the leader of The Answer. Considered by some to be a terrorist.
- Davy Prentiss Jr: The mayor's son. He is a major embarassent and disappointment to the mayor.
- The Return (1017): A Spackle prisoner who causes problems for Todd.
- Corinne: A nurse from the house of healing, teaches and helps Viola make important decisions and gives her a lesson of life, ""You are the choices you make"
- Madeleine Poole: One of the nicer nurses from the house of healing. Helps Viola heal from her wound, and becomes a close friend.
- Ivan Farrow: A character that joined the army from a settlement called Farbranch. 'goes where the power is'
- Mr. Hammar: A man from old Prentisstown who joined the army. One of the Mayor's right-hand men. He enjoys others pain.
- Lee: A young soldier in search of his older sister, and mother. Becomes Viola's closest and most trusted friend from THE ANSWER
- Mayor Ledger: The original Mayor of Haven
- Wilf: A helpful and trusted friend of both Viola and Todd.
- Mr. Collins: Add a description of this character.
- Mistress Lawson: One of the healers of Haven, and a member of The Answer.
- mistress Braithwaite
- Mrs. Fox: an old patient
- Siobhan: The fiesty, attitude filled missing sister of Lee
- Jane: The wife of Wilf
- Angharrad: Todd's horse.
- Ben Moore: Todd's guardian and father figure.
- Mistress Nadari
- Mistress Forth
- Simone Watkin
- Magnus
- Cillian Boyd
- Mr. Tate
- Mistress Barker
- Corporal Parker
- Mistress Waggoner
- Mr. Morgan
- Preacher Aaron
- Thea Reese
- Bradley Tench
- Mr. O'Hare
- Acorn
- Mistress Wyatt
Quotes edit
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“You are the choices you make.”
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“It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you. It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled.”
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“To see the ocean once is to learn how to miss it.”
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“In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel . . . is a rare gift indeed.”
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It’s not that you should never love something so much it can control you. It’s that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled.
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It’s not a weakness– It’s your best strength–
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being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day.”
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“We all fall but that’s not what matters. What matters is picking yourself up again.”
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“To see the ocean once is to learn how to miss it,”
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“To preserve life is to fight everything that man stands for.”
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“One, if you can control yourself, you can control others. Two, if you can control information, you can control others.”
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“you’ll learn that war only destroys. No one escapes from a war. No one. Not even the survivors. You accept things that would appal you at any other time because life has temporarily lost all meaning.” “War makes monsters of men,”
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“If you ever want to see how small you are in the plan of God, just stand at the edge of an ocean.”
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Without pain, it feels almost like I don’t have a body at all, almost like I’m a ghost, sitting in a chair, blinded and eternal. Like I’m dead already. Cuz how do you know yer alive if you don’t hurt?
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Setting & Locations edit
The New World.
- Haven (New Prentisstown): The last hope that Viola and Todd had, which has now turned into a town of masacre and betrayal.
- Farbranch: The second settlement Todd and Viola ever saw.
Organizations edit
- The Ask: Mayor Prentiss' retaliation group to get back at The Answer. Todd is a member.
- The Answer: A group that has completely different views from the Ask. It was formed first in the hope that it could save the women in New World. Viola is a member.
First Sentence edit
"YOUR NOISE REVEALS YOU, TODD HEWITT."
Table of Contents edit
The End
Part 1: Todd In The Tower
Chapter 1: The Old Mayor
Chapter 2: The Foot Upon The Neck
Chapter 3: The New Life
Chapter 4: The Making Of A New World
Part 2: House Of Healing
Chapter 5: Viola Wakes
Chapter 6: Sides Of The Story
Chapter 7: Mistress Coyle
Chapter 8: The Newest Apprentice
Chapter 9: War Is Over
Chapter 10: In god's house
Chapter 11: Saved Yer Life
Part 3: War Is Over
Chapter 12: Betrayal
Chapter 13: Splinters
Chapter 14: The Second Bomb
Chapter 15: Locked In
Chapter 16: Who You Are
Chapter 17: Hard Labor
Chapter 18: To Live Is To Fight
Chapter 19: What You Don't Know
Chapter 20: Rubble
Chapter 21: The Mine
Chapter 22: 1017
Chapter 23: Something's coming
Chapter 24: Prison walls
Chapter 25: The Night it Happens
Chapter 26: The Answer
Part 5: The Office of The Ask
Chapter 27 The Way We Live Now
Chapter 28 Soldier
Chapter 29 The Business of Asking
Chapter 30 The Band
Chapter 31 Numbers and Letters
Chapter 32 Final Preparations
Chapter 33 Fathers and Sons
Chapter 34 Last Chance
Part 6: The Ask and The Answer
Chapter 35: Viola is Asked
Chapter 36: Defeat
Chapter 37 The Lieutenant
Chapter 38: March to The Cathedral
Chapter 39: Yer Own Worst Enemy
Chapter 40: Nothing Changes, Everything Changes
Chapter 41: The Moment of Davy Pretiss
Chapter 42: EndGame
The Beginning
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in Chaos Walking. (standard series)
Preceded by The Knife of Never Letting Go, and followed by Monsters of Men.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patrick Ness (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Walker Books
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 1406310263
Page Count: 536
Publisher: Walker Books
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 1406310263
Page Count: 536
Awards edit
- Costa Book Award (2009: Children's Book)
- Carnegie (Finalist, 2010)
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