![]() ![]() Lynch immediately establishes himself as a gifted and fearless storyteller, unafraid of comparisons to Silverberg and Jordan, not to mention David Liss and even Dickens. “A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf. ![]() Locke’s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.”-The Seattle Times ![]() “A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.”-Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind This boy is of Camorri a Therin city-state with a population of 80,000 but a mongrel with mixed Therin and Vadran blood. “Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. A man named the Thiefmaker is trying to sell an orphan, Locke Lamora, to an eyeless priest promising him that he is as special as the other orphans he has previously sold him. ![]() Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game-or die trying. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”-The Times (London)Īn orphan’s life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr. ![]()
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