Meridian

$27.00

By Patrick Ness

Matthew and Greaves are made for each other. It's in their stars—if they could only meet in the right timeline.

Matthew is determined to write one last book, and through its pages find his way back to his beloved husband Greaves, who was killed years earlier in a mass shooting. Their story begins in a backcountry bar, swigging Victoria Bitters. Or was it on the moors of Wheatley Manor, or the polished deck of the Celestia? A gruff laugh, wide shoulders, that undefinable scent—details flash and vanish as he reaches for them. Has age dulled his memory, or is something else keeping him subdued? When a familiar voice breaks through with a clear message—"You have to get out"—Matthew makes a bid for freedom that launches both men across time and space in pursuit of one another.

From a near-future dystopia to the trenches of Europe, from the American frontier to a town of teenage ghosts, from an interplanetary ship to the steps of the Sydney Opera House, Meridian is transgressive, mischievous, and miraculous. Ness gets to the crux of the question: who gets to tell our stories? And who gets to write the ending?

By Patrick Ness

Matthew and Greaves are made for each other. It's in their stars—if they could only meet in the right timeline.

Matthew is determined to write one last book, and through its pages find his way back to his beloved husband Greaves, who was killed years earlier in a mass shooting. Their story begins in a backcountry bar, swigging Victoria Bitters. Or was it on the moors of Wheatley Manor, or the polished deck of the Celestia? A gruff laugh, wide shoulders, that undefinable scent—details flash and vanish as he reaches for them. Has age dulled his memory, or is something else keeping him subdued? When a familiar voice breaks through with a clear message—"You have to get out"—Matthew makes a bid for freedom that launches both men across time and space in pursuit of one another.

From a near-future dystopia to the trenches of Europe, from the American frontier to a town of teenage ghosts, from an interplanetary ship to the steps of the Sydney Opera House, Meridian is transgressive, mischievous, and miraculous. Ness gets to the crux of the question: who gets to tell our stories? And who gets to write the ending?

About the author

Patrick Ness is the multi-award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for adults, young adults, and children, including A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking trilogy. He is published in over forty languages, and has won every major prize in children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Medal (twice), as well as the Olivier Award for the stage adaptation of A Monster Calls. He adapted two of his own novels for film and created and wrote Class, an eight-part Doctor Who spinoff for BBC. His critically-acclaimed novels include The Crash of Hennington, The Crane Wife, More Than This, The Rest of Just Live Here, Release, And the Ocean Was Our Sky, Burn, and Different for Boys.

Book Details

Hardcover ISBN: 9781632064561 • $27.00
eBook ISBN: 9781632064578
Publication date: February 23, 2027
5.5" x 8.25" • 336 pages

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Praise for Patrick Ness

“An insanely beautiful writer.”

—Time

“This focused, humane book is a joy . . . Also, the sex scenes are so hot they practically set the pages on fire.”

—The New York Times

“A book of startling and poetic beauty . . . enormously compelling.”

—The Literary Review

“Outstanding . . . Gripping, moving, brilliantly crafted.”

—The Times

“What’s striking is the beauty and humanity of Ness’s writing.”

—Ben East, The Observer

“Enthralling and delightful . . . The dialogue is natural and inspired, and sparkles with latent tension.”

—Leyla Sanai, The Independent