Synopses & Reviews
Prentisstown isn?t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives. But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?Furiously paced, terrifying, exhilarating, and heartbreaking, The Knife of Never Letting Go is a book that haunts your imagination. - Sunday Telegraph (UK)A Penetrating look at . . . what it takes to be a man in a society gone horribly wrong. - Booklist, starred reviewA series opener as promising as it is provocative. - The Horn Book
Synopsis
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. 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. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, listeners are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
Contains Bonus Short Story "The New World"