Today weβre thrilled to host a giveaway for the incomparable Patrick Ness! Ness is the author of the multiple award winning Chaos Walking trilogy, as well as YA science fiction dystopia novel More Than This. Thea adored The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men, and Ana was a huge fan of More Than This – naturally, we want to spread the love for these books as far and as wide as possible!
Thus, to celebrate the paperback release of these four books, we are giving away a full set to one lucky winner!
About the Author:
Patrick Ness is an American writer, journalist, and lecturer. Currently, he lives in London. His writings for adults include The Crash of Hennington, Topics about Which I Know Nothing, and The Crane Wife. His writings for children include The Chaos Walking trilogy: The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men, and A Monster Calls (from an idea by Siobhan Dowd). A Monster Calls has won the 2012 Carnegie Medal and its sister prize for illustration.
Follow Patrick on his official website, on twitter (@Patrick_Ness), and on facebook.
The Giveaway:
We’ve got one set of the Chaos Walking books (The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men) and More Than This up for grabs! The sweepstakes is open to addresses in the US and Canada and will run until Sunday August 3 at 12:01am (EST). To enter, use the form below! Good luck!
99 Comments
Kaniesha @ Deux Lectrices
July 26, 2014 at 1:29 amI haven’t read any of Patrick Ness’ work yet but I really hope to soon! I’d love to win this giveaway, the paperbacks are gorgeous!
Kaniesha @ Deux Lectrices
July 26, 2014 at 1:30 amOh but I just got so excited I forgot to answer the Rafflecopter question – my favorite dystopian book is Divergent but for a series overall, the Legend trilogy by Marie Lu is flawless. Plus I really liked The Young World by Chris Weitz.
Kyla Alyanna Fontalva
July 26, 2014 at 1:41 amI haven’t read anything from Patrick Ness but I will next month since More Than This is on my August TBR pile. I totally can’t wait!!! EEEP. And my favorite YA dystopian novel would be The Hunger Games!!! <3
Carl
July 26, 2014 at 1:43 amMy fave is an oldie but a goodie, Lord of the Flies. “Kill the pig, spill his blood!”
Courtney
July 26, 2014 at 2:00 amI love Patrick Ness! Every single thing he’s written!
Sarah C.
July 26, 2014 at 3:08 amThis is probably a rather cliche answer, but The Hunger Games is my favorite dystopian novel/series and actually one of my favorite series in all categories. It also got me started on reading YA.
I have never read anything by Patrick Ness, but these books sound quite interesting and I would love a chance to win them! Thanks!
Samantha
July 26, 2014 at 3:29 amMy favorite is that oldie but goodie, The Giver. A lot of recent dystopian fiction has really disappointed me with its excessive focus on romance and angst, unfortunately, and I always return to Lois Lowry’s masterpiece for an model of world-building, characterization, and moral conundrums. I haven’t read Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking series yet, but I recently loved his amazing The Monster Calls (I cried three times).
lillian harp
July 26, 2014 at 4:26 amNess is brilliant! I’ve only read the first book from my library and since they dont have the other 2 books and the other stores aren’t in stock, I’m dying to know what happens in The Ask! :3
Thanks for the givaway! ^_^
Laura Willis
July 26, 2014 at 4:59 amI would love to have a set of these for my school library.
Laura Willis
July 26, 2014 at 5:02 amYikes! I commented before I read the instructions. Right now, my favorite is Divergent, but that can change at any time.
Megha
July 26, 2014 at 5:29 amI have loved the Cinder series and recently started Divergent and been loving that too.
xx
Thanks
email: meg_mehtab(at)yahoo(dot)com
Maneesha
July 26, 2014 at 6:21 amThe Chaos Walking trilogy, obviously.
Alix E. Harrow
July 26, 2014 at 7:09 amUmmmmmm–Lord of the Flies, and the Giver.
Julia
July 26, 2014 at 7:36 amDivergent and for middle grade (fantasy) The Unwanteds.
Sarah K.
July 26, 2014 at 7:48 amI’ve never read an ending of a dystopian series that I have actually liked so I tend to stay clear of dystopian, but I’ve heard good things about this series so maybe it will be my favorite dystopian.
Katy
July 26, 2014 at 7:49 amMy Favorite YA is Pretties, Uglies, Specials, Extras series by Scott Westerfield. Deals with big image issues of being a teenager
Jordan
July 26, 2014 at 8:00 amThis is SUCH a good trilogy.
Mawa Mahima
July 26, 2014 at 8:22 amSo sad it’s not available for UK residents! π
But then again, I’ve read them all, LOVED them all, and own a copy of More Than This! So I’m possibly not the person who needs persuading that Ness is the most awesome YA author ever!
Tammy
July 26, 2014 at 8:56 amMy favorite YA dystopian is probably whatever the last one I finished and really enjoyed which in this case is The Young World by Chris Weitz.
Katie M
July 26, 2014 at 9:34 amThis trilogy is actually my favorite. I’d love to read More Than This!
Emilia
July 26, 2014 at 9:40 amI’m not a big reader of dystopian, but Chaos Walking is on my to read list.
Lexi
July 26, 2014 at 10:28 amThis has been on my TBR list forever. I look forward to reading it.
liz
July 26, 2014 at 10:40 amMy favorite would have to be my first dystopian novel, The Giver!
Nicole Ramcharan
July 26, 2014 at 11:15 amThe Chaos Walking trilogy is my definite fav!
Meredith G
July 26, 2014 at 11:27 amThe Hunger Games
Jen P
July 26, 2014 at 11:38 amThe Giver
lisa
July 26, 2014 at 11:47 amI haven’t read any dystopians lately. Thanks for the giveaway.
Caley
July 26, 2014 at 12:44 pmMy favourite YA dystopia is probably The Hunger Games, but I also adore the Chaos Walking trilogy.
Laura Hartman
July 26, 2014 at 12:50 pmHunger Games is the first that comes to mind, Divergent is on my list of “to reads”. Now Patrick Ness’ books are going on my Goodreads shelf also!
Ruby
July 26, 2014 at 1:03 pmMy favorite dystopian novels (because I can’t choose just one) are The Giver, Lord of the Flies, and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Christine
July 26, 2014 at 1:27 pmFavorite YA dystopian novel? Such a hard one! I might have to go with The Giver, which had the one of the largest impacts on my childhood. I’m a huge fan of the heartbreaking realism of Shipbreaker as well.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Christine
Matthew
July 26, 2014 at 1:28 pmIt’s hard to pick my favorite YA dytopian of all time — I’d have to go back and reread the ones I loved in high school… But my favorite of the recent crop is probably still the Hunger Games.
Valerie
July 26, 2014 at 1:48 pmNot necessarily my favorite, but I really liked In the After. I haven’t read the sequel yet though.
Christopher
July 26, 2014 at 1:58 pmThis is pretty awesome. Patrick Ness is my favorite author. Favorite dystopian would easily be Chaos Walking (…well, possibly More Than This), though in the interest of getting more book recommendations out there Fahrenheit 451 is very poetic and poignant, especially (but of course not only) for book-lovers.
jennie t
July 26, 2014 at 2:27 pmFavorites are hard to choose, but The Giver will always be at the top of the list.
Chenise J.
July 26, 2014 at 3:03 pmI still have to read the last book but I absolutely love Ashes and Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick!
Kate K.F.
July 26, 2014 at 3:55 pmThis is a tricky question but I think my favorite dystopian YA novel is Ship Breaker. Ness is high on my list of authors I want to read.
Kelley
July 26, 2014 at 5:00 pmMy favorite currently would probably be The 5th Wave. . . But this series has been on my list to try for awhile
Marie-Claude
July 26, 2014 at 5:12 pmI love the Hunger Games and Poison Princess (by Kresley Coles).
Leah
July 26, 2014 at 6:01 pmThis would be a great contest to win! Thanks!
Alyssa L.
July 26, 2014 at 6:28 pmI haven’t read anything by Patrick Ness yet, but he’s perpetually on my to-read list! As for my favorite YA dystopian novel…I haven’t read much dystopian YA beyond the gateway drugs of The Hunger Games and Divergent (much preferred the former to the latter), but I really liked Moira Young’s Blood Red Road, which was kind of…post-apocalyptic agrarian dust bowl western dystopia? XD
Cassy
July 26, 2014 at 6:41 pmI like the giver.
Tina
July 26, 2014 at 7:23 pmI have to agree with many other commenters and say my all-time favorite dystopian is The Giver.
Kimberly B.
July 26, 2014 at 7:46 pmActually, Ness’s Chaos Walking is a favorite of mine already. But I also really enjoy Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series. Thanks for the great giveaway!
erinf1
July 26, 2014 at 9:00 pmthis series sounds fantastic! Thanks so much for the spotlight! I’d have to say I’m a Divergent fan π
Kate & Zena
July 26, 2014 at 9:25 pmThe Cinder series and the Hunger Games have been my favorite.
maidenveil
July 26, 2014 at 10:45 pmHunger Games.
Sandy
July 26, 2014 at 11:14 pmI haven’t read TOO many YA dystopian novels but some of my favorites include The Hunger Games and Enclave by Ann Aguirre. Thank you again for this fantastic giveaway!
Meghan
July 27, 2014 at 12:29 amI saw someone else mention “Blood Red Road” which I really loved. I also enjoyed The Maze Runner series…and, of course, Hunger Games! I have wanted to read Patrick Ness forever. Winning his books would be a perfect excuse π
Chelsea B.
July 27, 2014 at 2:27 amShatter Me series!
Amanda Griggs
July 27, 2014 at 2:39 amThere are so many to choose from, but I’d say The Giver.
Liat
July 27, 2014 at 2:48 amI don’t think I read any YA dystopian novel other than the Hunger Games (or maybe I just don’t remember. It’s not my favorite genre).
Nichole
July 27, 2014 at 9:38 amI enjoy reading YA novels. I have really enjoyed the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth and Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I would love to read a new series since I am between books right now.
Mindy Dai
July 27, 2014 at 11:35 amHate dystopian. The recent offerings are just way to cliche for my taste. The closest I’ve liked something was the Incarnate series.
Grace
July 27, 2014 at 1:57 pmThe Hunger Games
Eddie Louise
July 27, 2014 at 4:02 pmOMG!! I Love these books. Patrick Ness is one of the few authors that start me fan-girling!!
Lindsay Elizabeth
July 27, 2014 at 5:24 pmUnder the Never Sky is probably my favorite dystopia. I wasn’t expecting it, but it really won me over.
Rachel G
July 27, 2014 at 5:57 pmThe Chaos Walking trilogy is actually in my all time favourites – I’d love to own copies. The new ones are so pretty!
The Legend series by Marie Lu is pretty great, and I loved All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill as well.
Jacqui
July 27, 2014 at 7:38 pmWould love to win this!
elena
July 27, 2014 at 9:52 pmI think my favorite YA dystopia is actually the Chaos Walking series!!
MK
July 27, 2014 at 10:09 pmHave to go with The Giver — it blew my mind the first time I read it in middle school, and has stuck with me ever since.
Kristin
July 27, 2014 at 10:23 pmIndividual book, definitely The Giver. Series, probably the Uglies. Can’t wait to try these books!
nikki @ book punks
July 28, 2014 at 7:10 amToo question…recently read a pretty good one called Paradigm by Ceri Lowe. But from what my good friend keeps telling me, this one is going to take over as a favorite IMMEDIATELY.
Angie J
July 28, 2014 at 9:15 amI love the Chaos Walking trilogy! Definitely my favorite dystopian series.
Katrina
July 28, 2014 at 9:51 amI really loved Monica Hughes as a kid, and I think Devil on My Back was my very favourite.
Trinity
July 28, 2014 at 10:24 amThis giveaway is amazing! π
These books have always had such an interesting plot!
Trinity
July 28, 2014 at 10:26 amMy favorite dystopian series would have to be the Shatter Me series! I have a feeling these books will be one of my favorites as well!
Courtney Whisenant
July 28, 2014 at 12:01 pmThe Chaos Walking trilogy is my favorite YA dystopian series!!! π
Kaethe
July 28, 2014 at 1:12 pmHmm, Chaos Walking, Hunger Games, Smoke & Bone: all three are anti-war dystopian, so I’m going to have to mention all three as my faves. Young people decreasing conflict is apparently my jam.
Jen D.
July 28, 2014 at 2:40 pmI gotta go with The Hunger Games on this one. Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
Serena
July 28, 2014 at 4:22 pmThe Giver has always been my favorite dystopia. But I enjoyed the Chaos Walking trilogy immensely!
Justine
July 28, 2014 at 6:48 pmThe Hunger Games trilogy is my favorite. The Giver was previously my favorite.
Maurice
July 28, 2014 at 8:58 pmMy favorite dystopian is probably Divergent, Legend, or The Darkest Minds.
Charlee
July 28, 2014 at 9:12 pmThe Hunger Games, Divergent, the Razorland Trilogy by Ann Aguire, and the uglies!
Shae McDaniel
July 28, 2014 at 10:14 pmOooh, awesome giveaway! Thanks!
Favorite dystopian… hmmmm… Is it too lame to go with the classic Hunger Games answer? Because those were great. I’d also say the Never Sky trilogy as well, though I’m not sure if that’s really dystopian or just sci-fi/post-apoc.
Angie
July 28, 2014 at 10:16 pmBeen DYING to read these books. Heard such amazing things.
My favorite dystopian is probably Unwind by Neal Shusterman.
Kierra
July 28, 2014 at 10:32 pmI REALLY loved The Fifth Wave. There are many others, but I can’t think of them right now.
Sadie-Ann
July 28, 2014 at 11:28 pmI’m going to have to go with the not very original answer of The Giver (although I also love Legend for YA). Probably because it was the first real dystopian I read. (My adult favorite is Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde)
Nona
July 29, 2014 at 12:23 amI did love the Chaos Walking books quite a lot and More Than This was also wonderful.
Beyond those I really like Blood Red Road, but haven’t read the rest in that series.
Sabrina
July 29, 2014 at 2:45 pmI liked The Fifth Wave quite a bit; it was something different than a lot of the other recent dystopians I’ve read.
Beverly H.
July 29, 2014 at 3:48 pmMy favorite dystopian series would be the Hunger Games series.
I haven’t read any of Patrick Ness’s books yet, but they sound like great reads π
Vivien
July 29, 2014 at 4:13 pmUglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Aaron Connolly
July 29, 2014 at 4:58 pmThis sounds AMAZING!
Aaron Connolly
July 29, 2014 at 5:00 pmMy favourite dystopian would have to be The Hunger Games
Amanda @ Late Nights with Good Books
July 29, 2014 at 7:01 pmThanks so much for hosting this giveaway! I’m really excited to give Ness’ books a try.
As for your question, I’m going to be really boring and predictable and say The Hunger Games. I still think that YA dystopians published use it as a means of comparison, and for good reason. It reinvigorated familiarity of the genre and it just a well-done series in its own right.
Jennifer @ A Librarian's Library
July 29, 2014 at 8:36 pmMy favorite YA dystopia would probably be Partials by Dan Wells. I just really enjoyed that trilogy a lot. I have been wanting to pick up Ness’s The Knife of Never Letting Go for a really long time, so I would love to have the whole trilogy!
Mara
July 29, 2014 at 10:25 pmWell besides The Hunger Gamesβ¦. probably Susan Ee’s Penryn & The End of the Days series, with Angelfall and World After currently out right now.
Jenna
July 31, 2014 at 1:30 amMy favorite YA dystopian novel is The Giver
Vesper
July 31, 2014 at 8:19 amPatrick Ness is brilliant! π
My favorite YA Dystopian? Susan Ee’s “Angelfall”
Kaylie
July 31, 2014 at 5:00 pmOf course I’m a huge fan of The Hunger Games and Divergent but I also love The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken and Legend by Marie Lu.
C. Parrella
July 31, 2014 at 5:37 pmI really liked Divergent! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Kayla
July 31, 2014 at 7:16 pmI haven’t read many in that genre yet. I loved the Divergent trilogy
Darith L.
August 1, 2014 at 3:26 amIt will be The Hunger Games and Divergent! π
Literary Loves
August 1, 2014 at 2:08 pmWhat an awesome giveaway! I’d love to win these books, being a bit of a late comer to Patrick Ness. I have read a Chaos Walking short story, and A Monster Calls… wow, that man is a talented and powerful writer! ????????
Literary Loves
August 1, 2014 at 2:10 pmOh and those question marks ^^ were emojis! (Not doubting the talent of Mr Ness!) Whoops!
Literary Loves
August 1, 2014 at 2:15 pmAnd in answer to the question, my fave dystopian novel is ‘Oryx and Crake’ by Margaret Atwood.
Cee
August 1, 2014 at 3:15 pmI have to go with The Giver. It’s such a classic!
Saskya
August 2, 2014 at 1:50 amQ- What’s your favorite YA dystopian novel?
A- I haven’t read many YA dystopian, but so far The hunger games is number one !
Amanda Dorner
August 2, 2014 at 4:58 amThe Hunger Games and Chaos Walking! I’m a huge fan of Patrick Ness.