The Noise, however, did not affect the women. When they landed, they were infected with a germ that caused all of the men’s Noise–aka, their natural thoughts–to be displayed for everyone around them to hear. Prentisstown is a settlement on a new planet after settlers left Earth, called Old World, to begin new lives.

Todd has never met a woman, but he has seen pictures of them in the Noise of the other men. On his 13 th birthday, Todd will become a man, according to what the other men of the town have told him. Todd Hewitt is the youngest boy in Prentisstown at 12 years old in New World years. The Knife of Never Letting Go is the first book in the 3-book Chaos Walking trilogy. I will try to limit the number of spoilers to just the synopsis for each book. It is, however, hard to discuss a series without letting a few mild spoilers slip, so proceed with caution. I never like to start a series until I know all of the books are out so that I don’t have to spend a year or more in the torturous realm of waiting for the next book to come out, if it ever does. I considered reviewing each book in this trilogy individually, but since I sped through them all so quickly, I felt a comprehensive review of the entire series may be more beneficial for readers. All three books in the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness

With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him - something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too.

Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men.

Chaos walking by patrick ness