![]() Letta, being able to experience and understand the words of the past, loves language and is resentful of its forced subjugation. ![]() Thus, she is one of the few people able to access the old language. However, Letta is the apprentice to the sole wordsmith in Ark, the keeper of the words which are allowed to be used by people, as well as the collector of ancient, beautiful words that have fallen out of use. The main character, a young girl named Letta, lives in what is thought to be the last safe refuge on earth - a strictly guarded community known as 'Ark'.Īrk is ruled by a man named John Noa, who sets up harsh rules in the society to maintain order - food and water are heavily rationed, and people are not able to speak freely - they are only allowed to speak the few hundred words that make up the language 'List', a shortened version of the english language. ![]() The story is set in the future, in a dystopian world in the aftermath of a great tragedy caused by global warming and human greed. ![]() The List is a thrilling sci-fi novel written by renowned author Patricia Forde, originally published in 2014. ![]()
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