![]() After three years of wandering, he fetches up in Heyrland, a city that looks and feels a lot like our Amsterdam at the beginning of its golden age of trade. But our Chant is on the cusp of giving it all up and taking back his name. There are rituals that must be performed before an apprentice gives up their name and becomes a nameless Chant. They wander from place to place, collecting and telling stories. In the world Rowland created, being a Chant is a holy calling. ![]() Being a professional wandering storyteller is a hard enough job, but our young Chant is suffering intense grief, feelings of betrayal, and a hefty dollop of existential crisis. Here, the apprentice of the protagonist of A Conspiracy of Truths, has been attempting to make his way in the wide world as a Chant. Rowland’s fantasy meditation on the power of story continues in A Choir of Lies. This incredible novel felt like it was written just for me, because the main character was such a knowledgeable storyteller that he was able to weaponize it to escape mortal peril. Last fall, I had the great pleasure of reading Alexandra Rowland’s A Conspiracy of Truths. ![]()
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