Hackwith, author of The Library of the Unwritten, 'In a voice that is equal parts clever, charming, funny and poignant, Rowland will have you spellbound from page one with this unique and fascinating tale.'-Sam Hawke, author of City of Lies, 'Alexandra Rowland's story about the power of stories and the obligations of those who tell them is extraordinary. Readers and writers alike will come away feeling like they've been entrusted with the best kind of secret.'-A.J. Rowland uses unreliable narrators to break our hearts and mend them. 'If A Conspiracy of Truths was a story about stories, then A Choir of Lies, its stunning sequel, is a love letter to storytellers. The prices skyrocket, but when disaster looms, Ylfing must face what he has done and decide who he wants to be: a man who walks away and lets the city shatter, as his master did? Or will he embrace the power of story to save ten thousand lives? With a memorable cast of characters, starring a fan-favorite from A Conspiracy of Truths, and a timely message, Choir of Lies reminds us that the words we wield can bring destruction-or salvation. At Sterre's command, Ylfing begins telling stories once more, fanning the city into a mania for a few shipments of an exotic flower. That is, until Ylfing's employer finds out what he is, what he does, and what he knows.

But Ylfing has been struggling to come to terms with what his master did, with the audiences he's been alienated from, and with the stories he can no longer trust himself to tell. Now Ylfing is all alone in a new realm, brokenhearted and grieving-but a Chant in his own right, employed as a translator to a wealthy merchant of luxury goods, Sterre de Waeyer.

Three years ago, Ylfing watched his master-Chant tear a nation apart with nothing but the words on his tongue. A young storyteller must embrace his own skills-and the power of stories-to save a nation from economic ruin, in the standalone sequel to A Conspiracy of Truths.

A choir of lies by alexandra rowland