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It's the only such reference I could think of that others might recognise.

I'm reading the web serial Pact right now, where the main character can lie but it costs him dearly each time: https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/

I also really enjoyed the ending of the Confederation Trilogy by Peter F Hamilton, which revolved around the inability of the Tyrathca race to tell lies.

PS: Just for laughs, I used to practice talking like an Aes Sedai, never telling an outright lie while actively deceiving people. It's an interesting skill to acquire and surprisingly easy. Once you learn how to do it, you'll never see a press conference or a political speech the same way ever again.




I think we have very similar tastes. I haven't read Pact yet, but I'm a huge fan of Worm (I consider it one of my top 5 favorite works of fiction).

I also haven't read Confederation, but I have read a different work for Hamilton (The Commonwealth Saga). I actually thought it was a bit too long, but it's one of the series I think about most often (so many great ideas and characters in it).




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