New World was originally colonized to make “a new way of life, one clean and simple and honest and good in paticular, the colonists aimed to establish a Church that would leave behind corruption in favor of purity'. The books are set on the planet New World, which was colonised by a small group of Christian settlers from Old World (possibly Earth) more than thirteen years prior to the beginning of The Knife of Never Letting Go. The prequel short story set before the Spackle War.Ī short story set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men.

It is avalible for free on Kindle as an e-book. The prequel short story tells of Viola and her parents on the convoy, leading up to the crash landing of their spaceship on New World. Todd and Viola try to bring peace between the two armies, but it proves a hard task as neither side wishes to give up. New World is in chaos as the Spackle and settlers finally go to war, urged on by Mayor Prentiss and the Return, 1017. The final conclusion to the Chaos Walking series. Point-Of-View(s): Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, 1017 'President' Prentiss creates his own force to retaliate against the Answer, and he calls it ' The Ask'. However, an organisation, The Answer, forms to retaliate against 'President' Prentiss. Todd is locked up and forced to work with Spackle while Viola undertakes an apprenticeship from renowned healer Mistress Nicola Coyle.

Point-Of-View(s): Todd Hewitt, Viola Eadeįollowing on from the events of the first book, The Ask and the Answer starts with the capture of Todd and Viola as the Mayor forces them to lead separated lives. When he discovers Viola, who has crash landed on New World, he discovers that his life has been a lie, and is forced on the run as Mayor Prentiss declares war. Having been brought up in Prentisstown, Todd is unaware of the existence of humans beyond his own town populated by men. The first book in the trilogy, The Knife of Never Letting Go premises shortly before Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade first meet.

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