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    A Conspiracy of Truths
    A Conspiracy of Truths
    A Conspiracy of Truths
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    A Conspiracy of Truths

    Written by Alexandra Rowland

    Narrated by James Langton

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    A wrongfully imprisoned storyteller spins stories from his jail cell that just might have the power to save him—and take down a corrupt government.

    Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he quickly finds himself cast as a bargaining chip in a brewing battle between the five rulers of this small, backwards, and petty nation.

    Or, at least, that's how he would tell the story.

    In truth, Chant has little idea of what is happening outside the walls of his cell, but he must quickly start to unravel the puzzle of his imprisonment before they execute him for his alleged crimes. But Chant is no witch—he is a member of a rare and obscure order of wandering storytellers. With no country to call his home, and no people to claim as his own, all Chant has is his wits and his apprentice, a lad more interested in wooing handsome shepherds than learning the ways of the world.

    And yet, he has one great power: his stories in the ears of the rulers determined to prosecute him for betraying a nation he knows next to nothing about. The tales he tells will topple the Queens of Nuryevet and just maybe, save his life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9781508277828
    Author

    Alexandra Rowland

    Alexandra Rowland is the author of A Conspiracy of Truths, A Choir of Lies, and Finding Faeries, and occasionally, a bespoke seamstress under the stern supervision of their feline quality control manager. They hold a degree in world literature, mythology, and folklore from Truman State University, and they are one of three hosts of the Hugo Award–nominated literary podcast, Be the Serpent. Find them at AlexandaRowland.net, on Twitter @_AlexRowland, or wandering the woods of western Massachusetts.

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    • 5/5
      Got this from my recommendations and I'm happily surprised!
      It's a lovely little book about (mostly) terrible, interesting people.
      I really recommend it to any fantasy fans out there

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    • 5/5
      The voice in this book was such a delight. I usually don’t say this but it is such a WRITERLY book. If you love biased or unreliable narrators, definitely read this book. I usually prefer a little more direct action in my plots but the voice sold the storyteller aspect beautifully.
    • 3/5
      A character study of a vivid, but abrasive character. It wasn't bad, but the cover was the best part. I forgot I read it.
    • 2/5
      This is a book that lives and dies on its characters. Unfortunately, I hate Chant and Ylfing, so I'm throwing in the towel at page 200.
    • 4/5
      I'm not sure that I loved this book as much as some folks did but the tale of a wandering storyteller who turns provocateur when imprisoned in a society close to imploding is certainly rather different from your run-of-the-mill second-world fantasy and Rowland is another writer who I'm going to be keeping track of.
    • 5/5
      I've been curious about this book since a friend of mine commissioned me to make a pair of earrings to match its cover. I'd decided to pick up a copy once the book hit paperback, but then I fell in love with a podcast the author is involved with and pushed up the timescale to put a hold on the hardback at the library.Really, I didn't know much about the story at all when I started reading it, and what I did know seemed like not an entirely accurate picture of the plot once I got into it. I had a few moments early on when I mistrusted some of the character voices, but as I was reading this during the #24in48 readathon, I just kept reading and soon I got sucked in entirely. While I still don't know if I feel like Chant's voice matches his background/occupation/experiences (I don't know, something just felt off to me), the situation was so interesting and some of the side characters so fascinating... For instance, Ylfing is the fluffiest cinnamaroll I have ever seen on the page and quickly you just want to cup him in your hands and keep him safe and warm (and supplied with the yummiest of boy candy, of course.) Then there is Consanza who you just know is going to be layered (LIKE AN ONION) and far more interesting than she first appears, and then Vihra, who strongly reminds me of Kushana from Nausicaa, just with less absolute power.On top of that, the entire thing is just a love letter to stories, and the way we make sense of ourselves as individuals and as civilizations through the stories we tell. How could any book lover not love that?