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On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm…Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to.The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul but who is seemingly intent on keeping her safe.Because the dragon knows something she doesn’t.He has arrived at the farm with a prophecy on his mind.A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents in hot pursuit—and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself.

在新世界裡，每個人的思想都無法隱藏。人們能聽見彼此腦中的聲音，無止境的「噪音」讓生活充滿混亂。直到治療方法出現，第二代居民從出生起便接受治療，思想終於恢復寧靜，戰爭也隨之結束。然而，夜空中突然出現的神祕物體，讓人們再次夢見那些令人恐懼的噪音。Ben 和 Max 是 Todd 與 Viola 的兒子，兄弟倆個性截然不同，向來不太合得來。如今，面對逐漸逼近的危險，他們必須學會合作，與家人共同迎接前所未有的考驗。本書是 Patrick Ness 獲獎暢銷系列 Chaos Walking 世界觀下的全新故事，精裝版搭配 A Monster Calls 插畫家 Jim Kay 的精美插畫。《Kirkus Reviews》讚賞本書是一段充滿創意、深刻描寫人性的科幻冒險。● 延續 Chaos Walking 系列世界觀，新舊讀者都能閱讀的全新科幻故事 ● 以兄弟關係與家庭考驗為核心，結合反烏托邦設定與緊張的冒險情節 ● 精裝版收錄 Jim Kay 插畫，獲《Kirkus Reviews》好評推薦“Ness doesn't just tell stories – he illuminates the human heart.” – Cassandra Clare“Heartbreaking and brutally human.” – Neal Shusterman, author of ScytheIn New World, there were no secrets. Everyone could hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. Then a cure came – one that the second generation took from birth. Peace descended, wars ended, communication was silenced.Until now . . .A sci-fi, dystopian, heart-pounding adventure like no other, by one of the world’s most beloved young-adult writers and author of A Monster Cal

An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a mo