Seth wakes up after drowning. But instead of nothing, he finds himself in an empty, eerily familiar town. The streets are silent. The houses are abandoned. The world feels wrong in a way he can’t explain. As Seth begins to explore, he’s forced to question whether he’s alive, dead, dreaming, or trapped somewhere in between.

What unfolds is a haunting, deeply emotional story about identity, loneliness, love, and the desperate human need to be understood. Patrick Ness blends suspense, psychological tension, and raw vulnerability into a narrative that keeps pulling the ground out from under you. Just when you think you know what’s happening, the story shifts — and then shifts again.

This is a book that doesn’t offer easy answers. Instead, it invites readers to sit with uncertainty, to feel the ache of being young and searching for meaning, and to confront the idea that reality itself may not be what it seems. Thought-provoking, unsettling, and ultimately moving, More Than This lingers long after the final page.

Product details
Author: Patrick Ness
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
ISBN: 9781406334168