Monsters of Men (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Viola Eade: A main character. She was sent ahead with her parents to evaluate New World for the landing of a ship of thousands of people. Her parents died when they crashed, so she stays with Todd. a lot has happened since then and now she is trying to find her place in this new world.
• Todd Hewitt: The main character. He escaped Prentisstown only to be trapped in Haven, their last hope, which is now New Prentisstown.
• Mayor Prentiss: Former mayor of Prentisstown. Now self-proclaimed President of New Prentisstown. Nemesis of Todd and Viola. Perfecting the use of mind-control.
• The Return (1017): A Spackle who hates the Knife (Todd).
• Mistress Coyle: A mistress who is the leader of the Answer. She is very much an enemy of Mayor Prentiss, as she believes him to be a tyrant. She will take any neccessary precautions to take him down.
• Ben: Todd's father figure. Believed to be dead.
• Bradley Tench: One of the settlers from Viola's ship, trying to bring peace to New World for the rest of the settlers. The Humanitarian.
• Wilf: In this book, he takes care of the Answer's animals. Sweet, lovable, and an honest character.
• Lee: A member of The Answer and close friend of Viola.
• Simone Watkin: One of the settlers from Viola's ship.
• Mr Tate: One of The Mayors close men
• Angharrad: Todd's horse.
• Ivan Farrow: Another of officer, from Farbranch. He always goes to where there is power.
• James: a soldier of New Prentisstown
• Mr Hammar: Close man of the Mayor
• Mistress Lawson: a "healer" , now a memeber of the Answer
• Jane: Wilf's wife. A very... loud and raucous woman.
• Captain O'Hare: Close man of the Mayor
• Davy Prentiss: Mayor/President Prentiss' son
• Mistress Braithwaite: the Mistress of the Answer who is in charge of bombs
• Morpeth: Mayor Prentiss' horse
• Maddy: one of the apprentices in the house of healing Viola was at during The Ask and the Answer. She is killed by one of the Captains during the second book.
• Preacher Aaron: he was a big part in the first couple of books
• Magnus: Add a description of this character.
• Juliet
• Yoo
• Mr Morgan
• Mistress Nadari: one of the healers
• Cillian: he is one of Todd's dads
• Jessica Elizabeth
• Mr Shaw

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• “"No, Todd," he says, sitting up on the bed tho it obviously pains him. "You saved me. When you didn't have to. I can't tell you how much that means to me.""You sure keep trying."”

  Mayor Prentiss, and then Todd

• “Do we hate paradise so much we need to make sure it becomes a trash heap?”

  Mayor Prentiss

• “Because even the one you hate leaves an absence when they go.”

  The Sky

• “Regret that is now my own to carry with me. Carry with me forever. And if that forever is only as long as the next breath. So be it. The Land deserve better.”

  The Sky

• “It's a hell of a thing to kill someone.”

  Viola

• “Keep calling for me. And I'll keep searching for you. And I'll find you. You bet yer life on it. I'll find you. Keep calling for me, Viola. Cuz here I come.”

  Todd

• “Choices may be unbelievably hard but they're never impossible.”

  Bradley

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• To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that’s not how a person with integrity acts.”

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• worst is the one who knows better and does nothing.

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• “War makes monsters of men, you once said to me, Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your fellow man, too much knowledge of his weakness, his pathetic greed and vanity, and how laughably easy it is to control him.”

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• You’re never more alive than in battle.” “Never more dead after,”

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• “People say they want freedom, but what they really want is freedom from worry.

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• “Usually when a man calls a woman a bitch,” a voice calls over from a cart pulling up near us at the edge of camp, “it’s because she’s doing something right.”

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• War makes monsters of men. “Wrong,” says the Mayor. “It’s war that makes us men in the first place. Until there’s war, we are only children.”

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• If this is what Todd and I would do for each other, does that make us right? Or does it make us dangerous?

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• “Ideals, my girl,” she says. “Always easier to believe in than live.” “But if you don’t at least try to live them,” Bradley says, “then there’s no point in living at all.”

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• And I remember Todd saying, It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again.

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• New Prentisstown: The main city in the novel.
• Sky
• Land
• Morpeth

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• The Answer: A group intent on saving everyone from the insanity that fear puts upon them.
• The Ask: A retalliation group to the Answer.

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• Noise: A constant stream of pictures and words that are the thoughts of all the men in New World.

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Preceded by The Ask and the Answer.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Patrick Ness (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Carnegie Medal (2011)
• The Arthur C. Clarke Award (Finalist, 2011: Novel)

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There are some thematic elements. Probably best suited for older teens. Mature themes such as genocide and war, torture, and hate - also some adult language.

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• Books › Teens

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