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Patrick Ness

Patrick Ness is an American author known for his young adult science fiction and fantasy novels. Besides writing, he works as a journalist and lecturer. Currently, he resides in London, England, as an American expat, having obtained British citizenship in 2005 while keeping his American citizenship. He has taught creative writing at Oxford University and has contributed articles and reviews to publications such as The Daily Telegraph, The TLS, The Sunday Telegraph, and The Guardian. Ness made his novel debut in 2003 with "The Crash of Hennington." Below is a list of his books in the order of their original release.

Patrick Ness became a published novelist in 2003 with the novel The Crash of Hennington. Below is a list of Patrick Ness's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Chaos Walking Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ask and the Answer (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Monsters of Men (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New World (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wide, Wide Sea (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Snowscape (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The New World (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ask and the Answer (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wide, Wide Sea (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Monsters of Men (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Snowscape (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Crash of Hennington (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Monster Calls (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crane Wife (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
More Than This (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rest of Us Just Live Here (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Release (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
And The Ocean Was Our Sky (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Burn (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Different for Boys (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Children's Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Topics About Which I Know Nothing (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Big Hand for the Doctor (By: Eoin Colfer) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Beast of Babylon (By: Charlie Higson) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nameless City (By: Michael Scott) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spear of Destiny (By: Marcus Sedgwick) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Roots of Evil (By: Philip Reeve) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tip of the Tongue (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor (By: Eoin Colfer,Richelle Mead) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ripple Effect (By: Malorie Blackman) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spore (By: Alex Scarrow) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (By: Derek Landy) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing O'Clock (By: Neil Gaiman) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lights Out (By: Holly Black) (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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