The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

From Book Trigger Warnings
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Cover of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Author(s) Patrick Ness
Published May 5, 2008
Publisher Candlewick Press
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Age group Young Adult


The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is a young adult science fiction novel, originally published on May 5, 2008. It is the first book in the Chaos Walking series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Animal abuse
  • Animal death
  • Death (including parental and loved one)
  • Genocide (past)
  • Gun violence
  • Murder
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Stabbings
  • Suicide
  • Violence
  • War (past)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • M/M romance (side characters)

Tropes