![]() The only drawback is that the realistic fullness of the background tends to accentuate the unreality of the melodramatic foreground. Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Miéville, if not quite as outré. The villain holds the best moral justification of any of the players. ![]() Locke's resilience and wit give the book the tragicomic air of a traditional picaresque, rubbery ethics and all. 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. ![]() ![]() The series is planned to span seven books, starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies, with the third book, The Republic of Thieves released in October 2013. The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastards, Book 3) Kindle Edition by Scott Lynch (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 13,520 ratings Book 3 of 3: Gentleman Bastard Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. 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. The Gentleman Bastard series is a fantasy series written by american author Scott Lynch. ![]()
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