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'Two years ago, something terrible was unleashed in an Australian mining town called Broken Hill. Thousands died. Few people know what really happened. Emily Ruff is one of them. She belongs to an elite organisation of 'poets': masters of manipulation who use language to warp others to their will. She was one of their most promising recruits until she made a catastrophic mistake: she fell in love. Wil Parke knows the truth too, only he doesn't remember it. And he doesn't know why he's immune to the poets' powers. But he knows he needs to run. As their stories converge, the past is revealed, and the race is on for a deadly weapon: a word. Because the poets know that words can kill...' (Publisher's blurb)
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Book Review : Lexicon by Max Barry
2014
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review
— Appears in: SQ Mag , 30 April no. 14 2014;
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Words Lose Their Meaning
2014
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 January 2014; (p. 6-7) -
Review : Lexicon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2013; (p. 41)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Small Publishers Make Big Deal of Books That Slipped Under the Radar
Top Books You've Probably Never Read
2013
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 13) The Age , 14 December 2013; (p. 3) -
Well Read
2013
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review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 July 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel
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2013
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review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Poets' Power Drawn From Popular Culture
2013
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 July 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Irresistible Persuasion of Words Creates Crash of Permanent Crescendo
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 August 2013; (p. 30-31) The Saturday Age , 24 August 2013; (p. 25) The Canberra Times , 24 August 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 July 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Review : Lexicon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2013; (p. 41)
— Review of Lexicon 2013 single work novel -
Words as Weapons
2013
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interview
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 25) -
Small Publishers Make Big Deal of Books That Slipped Under the Radar
Top Books You've Probably Never Read
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 13) The Age , 14 December 2013; (p. 3) -
Words Lose Their Meaning
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 January 2014; (p. 6-7)
Awards
- 2014 finalist Locus Awards — SF Novel
- 2013 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Science Fiction Division — Best Novel
- 2013 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel
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- Broken Hill, Broken Hill area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
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