A Monster Calls

A thrilling and extraordinary story about a boy, his sick mother, and the monster that comes to visit him.

Winner of numerous awards and accolades, A Monster Calls is Patrick Ness's most acclaimed novel, author of the "Chaos Walking" trilogy.

Based on an original idea by Siobhan Down. With a prologue by J.A. Bayona.

Seven minutes after midnight, Conor wakes up and finds a monster at his window. But it's not the monster he expected, the one from the nightmare he has almost every night since his mother started the arduous and never-ending treatment. No, this monster is something different, ancient... And it wants the most dangerous thing of all: the truth.

Malicious, funny, and moving, A Monster Calls speaks to us about our difficulty in accepting loss and about the fragile yet extraordinarily powerful ties that bind us to life.

Critics have said:

"Exceptional... Stands out for its compassion." -Daily Mail-

"Gripping, powerful, stunning." Phillip Pullman

"Brave and beautiful, A Monster Calls merges the painful and the intuitive, the simple and the profound.

The result shimmers with life." -The Independent-

"Exceptional... This is how narrative should always be: heartbreaking, lyrical, and transcendent." -Meg Rogoff-

Critics have said:

"Exceptional... Stands out for its compassion." -Daily Mail-

"Gripping, powerful, stunning." Phillip Pullman

"Brave and beautiful, A Monster Calls merges the painful and the intuitive, the simple and the profound.

The result shimmers with life." -The Independent-

"Exceptional... This is how narrative should always be: heartbreaking, lyrical, and transcendent." -Meg Rogoff-