But the final battle will be with the Book of Lies itself, as only it can provide Marcel with his true identity. For Marcel is not the only orphan who has had his identity changed by the Book of Lies, and he is soon thrown into an adventure that will see him encounter wolves, a flying horse, elves, a usurper king and his army and enchanted prisons. A powerful magic user, Lord Alwyn, uses the lies the Book contains to erase Marcel's former life, and give him a new identity.īut there is someone else in the room, someone who fills Marcel's ears with wax to prevent him absorbing the lies flowing from the Book. But this is no ordinary book - it is the Book of Lies. A book is placed in front of the boy and opened. All traces of anything that could identify the boy are removed, including the gold ring he wears, engraved with the name Marcel. In the dead of night, an unconscious boy is brought to an orphanage. If the Book speaks a lie over and over, it will convince you it is the truth, so a lie and the truth become one… If you tell the Book a lie it has heard before, it will speak the lie out loud. Lost Property, A Bridge to Wisemans Cove, Touch Me,and The Book of Lies. What is the Book of Lies? It is a collection of all the lies ever told… If you open the Book and tell a lie the Book has not heard, it will add it to its collection. Puffin Books, 2003 - Australian fiction - 84 pages. A spectacular fantasy adventure, where three children, led by Marcel, battle against the Book of Lies to find their true identities.
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