The Lies of Locke Lamora
The deviously twisty fantasy adventure you will not want to put down
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4.7 • 183 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
'If you haven't read it, you should' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind
'Fresh, original and engrossing' George R.R. Martin, the phenomenon behind A Game of Thrones
Locke Lamora is a legend. But not under his own name.
They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he has a hand in everything that happens in the city. And they are wrong on every count.
Averagely tall, slender, god-awful with a sword but blessed with a quick tongue, Locke is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow thieves: the Gentleman Bastards.
Camorr is a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the dark parts of the city.
But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. One would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King. Even a master of the sword such as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke...
Readers can't get enough of Locke Lamora:
'Original, engrossing, emotional, and devastatingly impactful' Novel Notions
'I'd recommend any fantasy fan to give it a try' Mark Lawrence, Sunday Times bestselling author
'It is witty, profane, violent, over the top, and frequently hilarious.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I straight up got chills in some parts' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A love child of Ocean's Eleven and The Godfather.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'It stole hours of sleep. It wrapped me in cozy myth. It gave me the blessing of feeling like a kid again, snuggled up with a book, wondering how the hell 10pm became 4am. Find. Buy. Consume' Pierce Brown, bestselling author of the Red Rising series
'I mean seriously, I loved all those characters and their cunning and deceiving ways.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Life imitates art and art scams life in Lynch's debut, a picaresque fantasy that chronicles the career of Locke Lamora orphan, thief and leader of the Gentlemen Bastards from the time the Thiefmaker sells Locke to the faking Eyeless Priest up to Locke's latest con of the nobility of the land of Camorr. As in any good caper novel, the plot is littered with obvious and not-so-obvious obstacles, including the secret police of Camorr's legendary Spider and the mysterious assassinations of gang leaders by the newly arrived Gray King. Locke's resilience and wit give the book the tragicomic air of a traditional picaresque, rubbery ethics and all. The villain holds the best moral justification of any of the players. Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Mi ville, if not quite as outr . The only drawback is that the realistic fullness of the background tends to accentuate the unreality of the melodramatic foreground.
Customer Reviews
Superb
An absolutely spellbinding book. I've jumped straight back in to the world with the second in the series.
Read it in 4 days
I love fantasy books and I've exhausted every other author from terry pratchett to robin hobb, and don't always give new authors a chance, especially new ones. A colleague recommended this, and it's a darkly suave and stylishly written debut. The characters are funny, loveable, witty and acerbic. It's like an 18th century steam punk Oceans 11.Can't wait for more from Scott lynch.
totally awesome book
one of my favourite books ever! It has everything and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Laughs and tears but all end so good and the follow up Red seas under red skies is also one of my favourite books of all time. Not read the third yet.... Saying that you don't need to read second one as first book is complete adventure. A must read!