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Lexicon
Max Barry
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Sticks and stones break bones... but words can kill.
They recruited Emily Ruff from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words. They'll live to regret it.
They think Wil Parke survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember. Now they're after him and he doesn't know why.
There's a word, they say. The most powerful thing in the world. And they want it back...
Find out why in one of the most mind-bending, page-turning, thrilling novels you'll ever read.
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Praise for Lexicon
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Brilliantly realised... strikingly relevant... a resounding success - SFXHighly entertaining and engrossing... characters that are both complicated and likeable - SciFi NowGripping... a pitch-perfect thriller, a jetpack of a plot that rocketed me from page one to page 400 in a single afternoon - BoingBoing - Cory DoctorowTruly original... a crack-paced thriller... smart and tons of fun - AustralianBarry's smartest dystopia yet - io9.comSophisticated and laden with subtext... clearly reaffirms Barry's status as a gifted purveyor of suspense - Time Out New YorkBest thing I've read in a long, long time... a masterpiece - Hugh Howey, bestselling author of WoolWonderfully crafted, dark yet humourous, fast-paced and tragic in turn - National
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