Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3)

by Patrick Ness

The electrifying finale to the multiple award-winning trilogy, Chaos Walking.

“War,” says the Mayor. “At last.”Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, 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? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge… The electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating realities of war.

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The Knife of Never Letting Go ★★★★☆
The Ask and the Answer ★★★★☆
Monsters of Men ★★★★★

I don't think I can say much for this third installment, but I do want to say it was by far and away my favourite in the series.

We get an additional point of view for the final installment, which is possibly the most surprising and compelling choice Ness could have made. 1017 opens up the story which was in the previous book a civil war between two human factions into a fierce defense of the indigenous species against a vicious invading force. The civil war is still being waged, but the real battle is just beginning.

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