Lexicon: A Novel

Name: Lexicon: A Novel
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (3992 reviews)
Author: Max Barry

by Max Barry

Thriller Science Fiction

4.3 (3,992)

4.3 stars from 3,992 reviews. Top 60% of Thriller books we track.

400 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Penguin BooksPublished 2013-01-01

$9.9933% off peak

Last checked: May 31, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $14.99

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Snow Crash
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Perfect for you if...

You love high-concept sci-fi thrillers where the central conceit (in this case, words as literal killing tools) is explored ruthlessly and inventively.
You enjoy fast-paced plots that don't sacrifice intelligence for speed, with sharp dialogue and dark humour woven throughout.
You're drawn to morally grey protagonists, especially clever underdogs who turn the tables on their creators.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer character-driven literary fiction over plot mechanics; the premise matters less to you than intimate psychological depth.
You want straightforward, grounded thrillers set in recognisable reality rather than speculative systems that ask you to suspend disbelief.
You struggle with heavy exposition or world-building that prioritises cool ideas over emotional stakes.

About this book

"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, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians and The Magician King“Best thing I've read in a long time . . . a masterpiece.” —Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of WoolStick and stones break bones. Words kill. They recruited Emily Ruff from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words. They'll live to regret it. They said Wil Parke survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember. Now they're after him and he doesn't know why. There's a word, they say. A word that kills. And they want it back . . . Read more

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Currently on sale at $9.99 — 33% off peak. Price has dropped 15 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 152 days. Typically stays discounted for 13 days.

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Currently #6,353 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 53% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 3,992 reviews

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