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Lexicon
Max Barry
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Description for Lexicon
Paperback. Words are weapons, and one man is immune, in this dazzlingly original thriller from the author of Jennifer Government. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Sticks and stones break bones.
Words kill.
They recruited Emily from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words.
They'll live to regret it.
Wil survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember it.
Now they're after him and he doesn't know why.
There's a word, they say. It shouldn't have got out. But it did.
And they want it back...
Find out why in one of the most mind-bending, page-turning, thrilling novels you'll ever read.
*Winner of the Aurealis Award for science fiction and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444764680
SKU
V9781444764680
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Max Barry
Max Barry is the author of four previous novels, including New York Times Notable Book Jennifer Government and Syrup, soon to be a major film. He is also the creator of the internet mini-phenomenon NationStates, an online political simulation game. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He is a cat person. Visit Max Barry's ... Read more
Reviews for Lexicon
Brilliantly realised... strikingly relevant... a resounding success
SFX
Highly entertaining and engrossing... characters that are both complicated and likeable
SciFi Now
Gripping... a pitch-perfect thriller, a jetpack of a plot that rocketed me from page one to page 400 in a single afternoon
Cory Doctorow
BoingBoing
Truly original... a crack-paced thriller... smart and ... Read more
SFX
Highly entertaining and engrossing... characters that are both complicated and likeable
SciFi Now
Gripping... a pitch-perfect thriller, a jetpack of a plot that rocketed me from page one to page 400 in a single afternoon
Cory Doctorow
BoingBoing
Truly original... a crack-paced thriller... smart and ... Read more