The Resource Lexicon, Max Barry
Lexicon, Max Barry
Resource Information
The item Lexicon, Max Barry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Lexicon, Max Barry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Lexicon
- Title
- Lexicon
- Statement of responsibility
- Max Barry
- Subject
-
- Suspense fiction
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueSecret societies
- trueWizards
- Linguists -- Fiction
- truePersuasion (Psychology)
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueSatirical fiction
- Persuasion (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueThrillers and suspense
- Secret societies -- Fiction
- trueParallel narratives
- trueMind control
- trueConspiracies
- trueLinguists
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- Recruited into an exclusive government school where students are taught the science of coercion to support a secretive organization of "poet" world manipulators, orphaned street hustler Emily Ruff becomes the school's most talented prodigy before catastrophically falling in love, while a seemingly innocent young man is rendered a pawn in a dangerous power struggle
- Award
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- Alex Award, 2014.
- Aurealis Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel, 2013.
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2013.
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2013
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10181700
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barry, Max
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3552.A7424
- LC item number
- L49 2013
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Persuasion (Psychology)
- Secret societies
- Linguists
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Lexicon, Max Barry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594205385
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012046980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- 819376845
- (OCoLC)819376845
- Label
- Lexicon, Max Barry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594205385
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012046980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- 819376845
- (OCoLC)819376845
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAustralian fiction
- trueConspiracies
- trueLinguists
- Linguists -- Fiction
- trueMind control
- trueParallel narratives
- truePersuasion (Psychology)
- Persuasion (Psychology) -- Fiction
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueSatirical fiction
- trueSecret societies
- Secret societies -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- trueThrillers and suspense
- trueWizards
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAustralian fiction
- Fiction
- trueParallel narratives
- trueSatirical fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- trueThrillers and suspense
Included in
- trueAlex Award: 2014
- trueAurealis Awards (Australia) : Best Science Fiction Novel
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Fiction for Young Adults: 2013
- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens: 2013
- trueThrillers and Suspense (AU)
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