The Ask and the Answer

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The Ask and the Answer is a young adult science fiction novel by Patrick Ness, the second book in the acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy, known for its intense exploration of power, morality, and resistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dystopian novel
novel
science fiction novel
young adult novel
author Patrick Ness
award Carnegie Medal shortlist
Costa Children’s Book Award shortlist
basedOnCharacterFrom Chaos Walking
surface form: The Knife of Never Letting Go
character Davy Prentiss
Mayor David Prentiss
surface form: Mayor Prentiss

Mistress Coyle
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy Monsters of Men
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
print
hasSequel Monsters of Men
language English
literaryGenre dystopian fiction
young adult science fiction
mainCharacter Todd Hewitt
Viola Eade NERFINISHED
marketedAs Chaos Walking
surface form: Chaos Walking Book Two
narrativePerspective first person
narrator Todd Hewitt
Viola Eade NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of psychological manipulation
dual narrative structure
exploration of political extremism
originalPublisher Walker Books
pageCountApprox 500
partOfSeries Chaos Walking
precededBy Chaos Walking
surface form: The Knife of Never Letting Go
publicationYear 2009
publisher Walker Books
seriesOrder 2
setting New Prentisstown
planet of New World
targetAudience young adult
theme morality
oppression
power
propaganda
resistance
war
timePeriodInFiction future

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