Monsters of Men

A stand-out new edition of the award-winning third novel in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy.Three armies march on New Prentisstown. The New World is at war. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. How can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Writing.To celebrate the upcoming release of Piper at the Gates of Dusk, a new novel in the iconic world of Chaos Walking, in April 2026, this new edition features a fresh jacket, sprayed edges and an additional short story: Snowscape, reintroducing us to old characters and with a gripping twist in Todd and Viola's relationship. "Ness doesn't just tell stories - he illuminates the human heart." - Cassandra Clare "A masterpiece of speculative fiction" - Neal Shusterman "A touchstone for powerful young adult literature. Inventive, gut-wrenching, and all-consuming, this is an unforgettable coming-of-age reading experience." - Chloe Gong "An epic journey through both a science-fiction world of extraordinary imagination and an emotional landscape of gripping intensity." - Adrian Tchaikovsky "Intelligent, compelling and utterly devastating, Chaos Walking is one of the seminal YA series of this century." - Juno Dawson