Watch an exclusive new video of Patrick Ness talking about the Chaos Walking series.

In May 2009 Booktrust’s writer in residence, Patrick Ness, took part in a Q&A session with pupils from Graveney School in London.

Watch the video on the left to find out more about Patrick and how his cat helped inspire The Knife of Never Letting Go.

To discover how Patrick thinks up his characters and how he feels about writing for teenagers, watch some more footage here.