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Piper at the Gates of Dusk – annoucement

“I dream of Noise,” says our young narrator. But that should be impossible. The Noise was “cured” years ago, though some would argue “cure” is entirely the wrong word for the cost it extracted. But our narrator isn’t the only one hearing it in his slee …

Something is coming…

Announcement September 24th 2024.

Out now – Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

“Sweet, kind, adorable and utterly bonkers.” Reader review Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, the new book from Patrick Ness, illustrated by Tim Miller, is out now! When Zeke and his friends become Hall Monitors, they have no idea what they’re in for. Espe …

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody – cover reveal

Cover reveal! Introducing Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, Patrick’s first middle grade book which is brilliantly illustrated by Tim Miller. That’s Zeke on the cover. He’s really just trying to get to the end of the school day, but a very unpleasant peli …

Chaos Walking movie

Chaos Walking, based on The Knife of Never Letting Go, will be available for premium rental at home on all digital platforms in the UK from 2nd April, and available in cinemas as soon as they open. Watch the trailer here:

Hello!

I have so badly ignored this site. I’ll really try harder, I promise. Ugh, social media though, huh? THE ADDICTION TO IT IS INSANE!! I check it compulsively, even when I don’t want to, even (especially) when I’ve got work to do. Today is my birthd …

UK and US covers for Release!

The UK and US covers for Release have been revealed! The UK cover is the pathway one and is out in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Denmark in May, and the railway one is the US cover and is out there and Canada in September. I can’t wait …

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT THING!

Here to announce that I am the creator, sole writer & co-executive producer on a brand new, official Doctor Who spinoff series for television. It’s called Class, first season is eight episodes long, and it hits your screens (UK and North America) …

Pulling out of Cheltenham, sorry!

Hi, guys, I’m so sorry, but I have to pull out of the Cheltenham Festival on the weekend of 2 October. UGH! I hate cancelling events. I’m so sorry, I wouldn’t do it if it weren’t the very last resort. Please forgive me.

First real post! Fundraising amazement and US tour!

So I’ve finally figured out/had time to write a proper first post on here! They’ll come more often, I promise, but this month has been crazy. First, if you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you know all about the Save The Children fundraiser, so I wo …