![]() I’m definitely someone who enjoys branching out and trying new authors and genres – sometimes it works and I discover fantastic books I otherwise wouldn’t have picked up (I absolutely loved Karl Schroeder’s Lockstep, a hard Sci-Fi space opera that relied heavily on math). ![]() There are others who read everything, bouncing around from topics and styles. There are readers who know what they like and stick to one particular genre. But when she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language and rob Ark’s citizens of their power of speech, she realizes that it’s up to her to save not only words, but culture itself. On the death of her master, Letta is suddenly promoted to Wordsmith, charged with collecting and saving words. The exceptions are the Wordsmith and his apprentice Letta, the keepers and archivists of all language in their post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval world. Speak outside the approved lexicon and face banishment. Summary: In the city of Ark, speech is constrained to five hundred sanctioned words. Source: e-ARC via netgalley (Thank you, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky!) ![]()
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