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ⓘ About Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness is one of the award winning novelists of America, who has written a number of successful novels based on the science fiction, young adult, and fantasy genres. He was born in Virginia, United States, but has been living in London, England for many years now. As a writer, Patrick has written for the Sunday Telegraph and the Radio 4 of England. Other than being a novelist, he also serves as a literary critic in the magazine called The Guardian. Most of the novels written by author Patrick in his writing career have been very much popular and due to this, he has been able to win numerous literary awards, including the Children’s Fiction Prize by The Guardian, the Costa Children’s Book Prize, and the Booktrust Teenage Award.
All Book Series by Patrick Ness
A Big Hand for the Doctor
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · Eoin Colfer
Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor
Book 7 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · Eoin Colfer,Richelle Mead
The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage
Book 10 of 12 · published 2013 Anthology · Derek Landy
Lights Out
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2014 Anthology · Holly Black
One for the Trouble: Book Slam Volume 1
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011 Co-authored · Irvine Welsh,Simon Armitage,Jon Ronson,William Boyd,Hari Kunzru,Joe Dunthorne,Bernardine Evaristo,Helen Oyeyemi,Richard Milward,Roger Robinson,Paul Murray,Don Paterson,Patrick Neate,Jon McGregor,Sophie Woolley,Luke Wright,Tim Key,Kae Tempest
Too Much Too Young
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012 Anthology · David Nicholls,Jeremy Dyson,Jackie Kay,Nikesh Shukla,Patrick Neate,Emylia Hall,Craig Taylor,Diana Evans,Jesse Armstrong,Marina Lewycka
The Booby Trap and Other Bits and Boobs
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2013
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Book 3 of 5 · published 2014
Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Patrick Ness?
Patrick Ness is one of the award winning novelists of America, who has written a number of successful novels based on the science fiction, young adult, and fantasy genres. He was born in Virginia, United States, but has been living in London, England for many years now. As a writer, Patrick has written for the Sunday Telegraph and the Radio 4 of England.
Which Patrick Ness series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Chaos Walking series, the earliest of Patrick Ness's multi-book series: it opens with The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) and runs to 6 books across 2008–2013, ending with Snowscape (2013). Patrick Ness's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Patrick Ness written?
Patrick Ness has 41 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2027. 25 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Chaos Walking series with 6 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Patrick Ness's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patrick Ness's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Chaos Walking (2008–2013, 6 books), Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody (2024–2026, 3 books) and New World Trilogy (2026–2027, 2 books).
How are Patrick Ness's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patrick Ness's 41 books into 5 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Chaos Walking (6 books, 2008–2013); Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody (3 books, 2024–2026); New World Trilogy (2 books, 2026–2027); Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts (12 books, 2013–2014); Book Slam Annual (2 books, 2011–2012).