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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.

Winner of Alex Award 2014 (UK)
Winner of Aurealis Award for science fiction 2014 (UK)
Short-listed for Aurealis Award for fantasy 2014 (UK)

“'Insanely good. Dark and twisted and sweet and humane all at once'”

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

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.

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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