An engrossing, but also sad and scary, tale of fli

The story of Company of Liars is told in the voice of an old one-eyed camelot, journeying across the rain-drenched England of 1348, trying to outrun the pestilence which is spreading from the Southern shores and will hopefully die with the oncoming winter.

Going from village to village, trying to sell fake relics and hope, the camelot is joined by several companions along the way : Rodrigo and his apprentice Jofre, two Italian musicians, Zophiel the illusionist, Narigorm the strange white-haired little girl and her midwife friend Pleasance, a young couple, Osmond the painter and the very pregnant Adela, and Cygnus the Swan-winged crippled storyteller. Together they head North, away from the plague, telling each other their stories around the fire at night... but careful to hide their dark secrets.

Company of Liars is an engrossing tale of flight and survival in Mediaeval England. It is also a very sad and scary tale. I especially enjoyed reading about Cygnus and Jofre, and found Zophiel particularly odious and despicable. I'm a little frustrated to learn that there exists a special paperback edition with an extra chapter.

7/10