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American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter (born )

For the early 20th-century English traveler, see Mrs. Patrick Ness.

Patrick NessFRSL (born 17 October ) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter.

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Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking (–) trilogy and A Monster Calls ().

Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal in and in , for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls.^{[3][4][5][6][a]} He is one of seven writers to win two Medals, and the second to win consecutively.

He wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation of A Monster Calls, and was the creator and writer of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class.

Early life

Ness was born near the Fort Belvoir Army base, near Alexandria, Virginia, where his father was a Sergeant in the US Army. They move