short stories<\/a> and a future writing science fiction for teenagers didn’t look very likely at that point.
\nThat said – this is a really good book.
\nTodd has grown up in a world filled with Noise – the thoughts that pour from the mind of every man since the war with the native aliens.
\nHe’s the last boy in Prentisstown, just days away from his birthday and the ritual passage into adulthood when his world is changed by the discovery of a hole in the Noise. Forced to go on the run he learns the extent of the lies that have ruled his life.
\nNess writes in a way that pulls you into the story, while also having really interesting things to say about the nature of identity and the drawbacks of psychic ability.
\nI’m looking forward to reading the sequels and I would definitely recommend this book.<\/p>\nRating: A-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>It was a surprise to hear that Mr Ness had become an award winner for YA fiction.