A Monster Calls
A Monster CallsPatrick Ness
Characters in A Monster Calls
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Conor O'Malley
A thirteen-year-old boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness and his own buried fears.
Antagonists
Harry (A Monster Calls)
A popular schoolmate whose bullying of Conor turns out to be one of the only things in Conor's life that still feels normal.
Supporting characters
Conor's Mother
Undergoing treatment for a serious illness; the center of Conor's fear and love.
The Monster (A Monster Calls)
An ancient, wild being in the form of a walking yew tree that visits Conor at night to tell him three stories and demand a fourth — the truth Conor is hiding.
Grandma (A Monster Calls)
Conor's stern, tidy grandmother, never given another name in the novel, who moves into the house as his mother's illness worsens.