The two flee and the rest of the book is one, relentless chase scene. He rescues the girl, but can't bring himself to kill Aaron. Hurt and baffled over being turned out, Todd heads back to the swamp with Manchee and discovers Aaron about to attack the cause of the silence in the swamp - a girl. They hustle him out and stand agains the Mayor of Prentisstown and his men. His foster fathers, Ben and Cillian, had been planning for Todd's escape, unbeknownst to him for years. Todd tries to hide his discovery in his Noise, but suddenly, the men of Prentisstown are after him. Todd discovers something unsettling in the swamp: an area of silence and Aaron, the preacher, who is seeming increasingly unhinged and menacing. He's usually accompanied by his dog, Manchee, a hound about whom his feelings are decidedly mixed and whose thoughts are broadcast as well. Todd tries to escape the noise by heading into the swamp to pick swamp apples. This is called the Noise and their is no lying or hiding. The men survived, but all their thoughts are accessible to everyone. He lives on another world, in a settlement where all the women were killed off by a germ introduced by the indigenous alien race called the spackle, who were essentially killed off in a war. He is the last boy in Prentisstown and sure is tired of being reminded of that fact. Twelve-year-old Todd Hewett is counting the days to his thirteenth birthday. Unabridged audiobook on 10 compact discs, 12 hours.
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