A Choir of Lies

How it reads

A Choir of Lies is fantasy (political fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in an invented world, in no single period, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are power and politics, identity and friendship. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. At 464 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.