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Published on 10. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4447-6468-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 GoodReads Choice Awards finalist for best science fiction*
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 GoodReads Choice Awards finalist for best science fiction*
Reviews / Votes
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 tons of fun * Australian * Barry's smartest dystopia yet * io9.com * Sophisticated and laden with subtext... clearly reaffirms Barry's status as a gifted purveyor of suspense * Time Out New York * Best thing I've read in a long, long time... a masterpiece -- Hugh Howey, bestselling author of <i>Wool</i> Wonderfully crafted, dark yet humourous, fast-paced and tragic in turn * National * An extraordinarily fast, funny, cerebral thriller -- Lev Grossman * Time * Delightfully high-concept...think Noam Chomsky meets Christopher Nolan * Vogue * Insanely good. Dark and twisted and sweet and humane all at once. -- Lauren Beukes, author of <i>The Shining Girls</i> and <i>Zoo City</i> Dazzling and spectacularly inventive. A novel that jams itself sideways into your brain and stays there. -- Mike Carey, author of <i>The Devil You Know </i> A spellbinding, intelligent read...a freewheeling plot intermeshed with linguistic theory and some genuinely creepy horror set-pieces * Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-6468-0 (9781444764680)
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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 website at maxbarry.com, find him at facebook.com/maxbarry or follow him on twitter.com/maxbarry.
Visit Max Barry's website at maxbarry.com, find him at facebook.com/maxbarry or follow him on twitter.com/maxbarry.