My informal policy is I don’t read SFF books by white guys, and honestly, when I do contravene my policy, I often regret it. So the fact that I read not one but two SFF books by white dudes, back to back, should tell you something about how much I like these guys’ previous books. There were, however, flaws in my plan. Chief amongst them is the fact that for the goddamn life of me, I could not tell these two books apart. Twitter would mention them. Anticipated books lists would include them. Publicists would email about me. Every time…
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Lexicon, Max Barry
Published 30 Sep 2013
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Gin Jenny
Oh what a fun book this was. What a completely fun and enjoyable book. Kerry from Entomology of a Bookworm described it as “part X-Men Academy, part ode to the power of language, part action novel,” which is a pretty perfect description of the book. The beginning: A man called Wil is abducted from an airport by two men he has never seen before, men who are convinced that he knows a secret they desperately need. Meanwhile, a sixteen-year-old street kid called Emily is recruited by a mysterious organization whose members learn to control others with something that looks like…
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