Lexicon /
Barry, Max, 1973-
Lexicon / Max Barry. - 390 pages ; 25 cm
Emily Ruff belongs to a secretive, influential organization whose "poets" can break down individuals by psychographic markers in order to take control of their thoughts. Then she makes a catastrophic mistake and falls in love with Wil Jamieson who holds the key to a secret war between rival factions of "poets." In order to survive, Wil must journey to the toxically decimated town of Broken Hill, Australia, as the world crashes toward a Tower of Babel event which would leave all language meaningless.
1101604905 1594205388 (hbk.) 9781101604908 9781594205385 (hbk.)
2012046980
Linguists--Fiction.
Persuasion (Psychology)--Fiction.
Secret societies--Fiction.
Romantic suspense fiction.
Lexicon / Max Barry. - 390 pages ; 25 cm
Emily Ruff belongs to a secretive, influential organization whose "poets" can break down individuals by psychographic markers in order to take control of their thoughts. Then she makes a catastrophic mistake and falls in love with Wil Jamieson who holds the key to a secret war between rival factions of "poets." In order to survive, Wil must journey to the toxically decimated town of Broken Hill, Australia, as the world crashes toward a Tower of Babel event which would leave all language meaningless.
1101604905 1594205388 (hbk.) 9781101604908 9781594205385 (hbk.)
2012046980
Linguists--Fiction.
Persuasion (Psychology)--Fiction.
Secret societies--Fiction.
Romantic suspense fiction.