The Book of Lies (Moloney novel)
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| Author | James Moloney |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | May 26, 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 392 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 9780207198311 |
The Book of Lies is the first book in a fantasy series by James Moloney, first published on May 26, 2004. The second book is Master of the Books, released on the 1st of June 2007.
The Book of Lies was shortlisted as notable in the Younger Readers category of the 2005 Children's Book Council Awards, was also shortlisted at the 2005 APA Book Design Awards and at The 2005 Galley Club Awards for Excellence in Production and Print.
[edit] Main Characters
Marcel: The main character. Marcel is taken to an orphanage where he is given a false memory of his past by a spell cast by a man called Lord Alwyn. Some of Lord Alwyn's spell is broken by a girl called Bea who hears his true name.
Fergus: A boy who was abandoned at the orphanage and is a bully to other orphans. He and Marcel fight several times throughout the book.
Nicola: A girl abandoned at the orphanage who was adopted and sent back again.
Bea: a girl who was abandoned at a church and was brought to the orphanage as a baby. She is the one who told Marcel his real name.
Lord Alwyn: He is the person who gave Marcel a fake memory and who lives in the tower next to the orphanage. He uses the Book of Lies to take Marcel's memory. He also uses a terrifying cat-like creature called Temagent to keep Marcel in the orphanage.
Starkey: A knight trying to free prince Damon and Princess Eleanor. In the book he convinces Fergus and Nicola to help him in his quest. Marcel later joins them as he could not ecscape the orphanage at first.
Damon and Eleanor: They are trying to become the rulers of the kingdom.
The Book of Lies: The Book of Lies can tell truth from lies and was created by Lord Alwyn.
