![]() Lamora quickly finds himself treading much deeper, shark-infested waters. You would think the general shenanigans of the Gentlemen Bastards would ensue, but Lynch has grander designs. The narrative splits between the adventures of the adult Lamora and a slow reveal of his backstory. Introducing Locke Lamora as a child, the narrative progresses from there to show his entrée into the world of thievery, eventually joining an Exactly What It Says on the Tin gang of con men named the Gentlemen Bastards (hence the series name). The Lies of Locke Lamora straddles the line between more usual Epic Fantasy (especially of the modern grimdark variety) and Sword and Sorcery in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser/Trickster tradition. In honor of that, below is my review of Book 1 in the series. ![]() ![]() UK for now, but a US release date should follow. ![]() Book 4 of Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastards series, The Thorn of Emberlain, has a(nother) release date of September 22. ![]()
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