Lexicon 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 doesnt remember it. and he doesnt know why hes 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... About the Author: Max Barry Max Barry is an Australian, for which he apologizes. He is the author of the cult hit "Syrup," although he spelled his name "Maxx" for that novel "because it seemed like a funny joke about marketing, and I failed to realize everyone would assume I was a pretentious asshole." He was born on March 18, 1973 and lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he writes full-time, the advantage being that he can do it while wearing only boxer shorts....