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|buy=Maybe

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|pages=256

|publisher=Oxford University Press

|isbn=978-0192754400

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Nian is a special boy. He has powers. He can predict the future and see into people's minds. In Nian's world, such special boys are taken away by the Tarhun to the Holy Mountain, never to be seen again. So Nian tries to hide his gifts. But when the Tarhun finally come, they trick him into revealing himself and Nian finds himself locked away in the House of Truth - a place in which his powers will never be used as they should be, for the benefit of all.

Happily, the book ends neatly and satisfyingly, and we're not left feeling obliged to buy number two in the series. I think though, that most children would be pleased to discover that Nian is likely to visit another world, this time perhaps not our world, some time soon. Easy to read and well-plotted, ''The Truth Sayer'' is a comforting and kindly fantasy read for 9s and up. We enjoyed it.

If your child enjoys stories about children with magical powers, they might also enjoy P R Morrison's [[The Wind Tamer]]. Older children might enjoy the more complicated ideas about travel between worlds in Madeline L'Engle's [[A Wrinkle In Time]].

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