title: Monsters of Men: Chaos Walking: Book Three
author:  Patrick Ness 
description: Gr 9 UpThe first word of this conclusion to the trilogy is "war," and war between various factions takes up much of this book. The action begins immediately and is told from two and then three viewpoints with no backstory that might bring readers new to the series up to speed. Todd and Viola attempt to persuade Mayor Prentiss and Mistress Coyle, respectively, that peace is the better path to the future, peace with one another and with the vast army of Spackles that looms above the valley. Unfortunately, the Mayor and Mistress only want peace that comes with victory for their faction. A scout ship arrives from the approaching convoy of colonists, changing the balance of power. The Mayor uses his "Noise," the ability that male humans and all of the Spackle have to communicate mentally, to control his army and to influence Todd. Mistress Coyle and the other mistresses shelter under the protection of the scout ship and work to cure the infection of the bands that threaten the lives of many of the women, including Viola. Ness distinguishes his various narrators by the use of different fonts, further distinguishing Todd with a select few words misspelled. This is a complex and engrossing work that series fans will devour but which may be impenetrable to those who haven't read the earlier volumes.<i>Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI</i><br /> Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either
  products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
  
  Copyright © 2010 by Patrick Ness  
  Cover photograph copyright © 2010 by Harald Sund/The Image Bank/Getty Images
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or
  stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means,
  graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and
  recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
  
  First U.S. electronic edition 2010
  
  The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
  
  Ness, Patrick, date  
  Monsters of Men / Patrick Ness. — 1st U.S. ed.  
  p. cm. — (Chaos walking; bk. 3)  
  Summary: As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face
  monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step
  back from the dark