Insanely good. Dark and twisted and sweet and humane all at once -- Lauren Beukes, author of Zoo City and The Shining Girls Dazzling and spectacularly inventive. A novel that jams itself sideways into your brain and stays there. -- Mike Carey, author of The Devil You Know About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell. LEXICON reads like Elmore Leonard high out of his mind on Snow Crash. -- Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians LEXICON grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily credible parallel society, punctuated by bouts of laugh-out-loud humor. -- Chris Pavone, author of The Expats Praise for Jennifer Government -- . A fast-paced, page-turning thriller...deliciously wicked and subversive...Barry choreographs the action with a dexterity that's on a par with Elmore Leonard -- Independent on Sunday Caustically funny...chillingly possible -- Observer Brilliant and hilarious -- Naomi Klein, author of No Logo Does just about everything right... wicked and wonderful, fast-moving and funny -- Washington Post Has you on the edge of your seat from the very beginning -- USA Today A riveting page-turner and irresistible smile inducer...paced like a runaway thriller -- Irish Examiner Frighteningly good... the racy plot is gripping from twisted start to terrifying finish -- Venue

Max Barry is the author of four previous novels, including New York Times Notable Book Jennifer Government and Syrup, soon to be a major film. He is also the creator of the internet mini-phenomenon NationStates, an online political simulation game. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He is a cat person. Visit Max Barry's website at maxbarry.com, find him at facebook.com/maxbarry or follow him on twitter.com/maxbarry.