Get Free Shipping on orders over $89
Lexicon - Max Barry

Lexicon

By: Max Barry

Paperback | 13 May 2014 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $22.99

$22.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $5.69 with

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

Words are weapons, and one man is immune, in this dazzlingly original thriller from the author of Jennifer Government.

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.

About the Author

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.
Industry Reviews
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 - BoingBoing - Cory Doctorow

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 Wool

Wonderfully crafted, dark yet humourous, fast-paced and tragic in turn - National

More in Thrillers & Suspense

Spook Street : Slough House Thriller: Book 4 - Mick Herron

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Rebecca: Virago Modern Classics : Virago Modern Classics - Daphne du Maurier
Thirteen : Eddie Flynn - Steve Cavanagh

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Roses Are Red : Alex Cross: Book 6 - James Patterson

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
The Beautiful Mystery : A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery: Book 8 - Louise Penny
Home Before Dark : A spine-tingling, totally gripping thriller - Riley Sager
Out of Bounds : Karen Pirie : Book 4 - Val McDermid

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Divine Evil - Nora Roberts

Paperback

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
Hidden Pictures : The boldest double twist of the year  The Times - Jason Rekulak
The Madness of Crowds : Chief Inspector Gamache Novel: Book 17 - Louise Penny
The Long Way Home : A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery: Book 10 - Louise Penny
Rebecca : Virago Modern Classics - Daphne du Maurier

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Killing For Sport - Dwayne Russell

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
Insomnia : An epic thriller from the No.1 bestseller - Stephen King
The Life of Chuck : Now a major film - Stephen King

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
Six of Crows: Dregs Edition : Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
Exquisite Corpse : Terror Eight Ser. - Poppy Z. Brite

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Seconds Away : Mickey Bolitar : Book 2 - Harlan Coben

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF