The Lies of Locke Lamora
By Scott Lynch
- Release Date: 2006-06-27
- Genre: Fantasy
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first book of the epic fantasy caper Gentleman Bastard Sequence about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin says “captured me right on the first page and never let me go.”
“If you haven’t read [The Lies of Locke Lamora], you should. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.”—Patrick Rothfuss
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. 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.
Don’t miss any of Scott Lynch’s epic fantasy Gentleman Bastard Sequence:
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA • RED SEAS UNDER RED SKIES • THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES
Reviews
Locke
5By #42 FanHe is a Grand Master of the lie!Couldn’t put it down!
5By SwaggerjaggearPerfect. From start to finish. Absolutely enthralling, with character moments that had me cheering and sobbing in equal measure.Cooo book
5By realyrealtimeBook was coooooGreat book
5By SkasanovAmazing read. From Malazan to The Name of the Wind, I’ve read many. This. Book. Is. Awesome.Hard read at first
4By nanac56789I almost gave up on it, don’t mind some jumping back and forth but the first half of this book over did it. With that said like I hung in because to second half of the book was really good.So loved this series
5By deeptroubleThe series was just flat out fantastic! Great characters, great stories, great writing. The worst thing I can say about it is that it leaves you wanting much much more.Don’t bother to even try
1By fictionluverToo many words of nothing that it’s impossible to find or follow a character or story line - can’t even begin to finishA Masterpiece
5By BKS96An exceptional masterwork of fiction, thrilling from cover to cover. The Lies of Locke Lamora keeps the reader guessing the entire time, all the while savoring every twist that Lynch weaves.Can’t wait to start the next one
5By BigEaredHylianOne of the greatest books I’ve ever read.A long and thrilling journey
5By Sho H.Very good read, highly recommendedSee ya
1By ucvuucvuGlimmers of a creative world are let down by everything else. I’ll still finish a book unless it massively assaults my sense of taste, and this book finally managed to do that by having the most tasteless, boring, and counter-productive uses of violence I have ever read.Lies of Locke Lamora
5By LikestodiminthedarkIntriguing world. Fun easy romp through a sweltering city of gangsters and mischief. The action is constant but not overwhelming. Can’t wait to read the next installmentWow!
5By KilreidBest high fantasy book. Should be a standalone. Amazing!Sadly a Disappointment
1By drakkdame713A waste of good character development for a plot that is lazily tied together in the last third of the book and a climax mainly driven by characters that we have no reason to care about since most of the setup is spent on characters that get killed off with no payoff and without doing anything useful. Not a heist book, barely even a thief book considering how little it matters by the end of the story. Not to mention that the author wastes your time with endless flashbacks that are supposed to develop the “important” characters, until they start killing off those characters to the point that the only ones left to do anything for the plot are barely developed at all, and the flashbacks feel like nothing more than a cheap ploy to make me feel like it matters when that character gets immediately gutted in the next chapter. Frankly I don’t even want to read any other books by this author considering how disappointed I am about this one. The world had a lot of potential.An excellent start
5By ScdundasI really enjoyed this story, it was engaging amd suspenseful, funny and at times heartbreakingly sad.Tyrion Lannister + Kvothe = Locke Lamora
5By The Thankful FanThis book was fantastic. Lynch does a great job of making you invested in his plots and his characters. For me, having read ASOIAF and The Kingkiller Chronicles before reading this, I feel Locke Lamora’s character is like Tyrion and Kvothe all rolled into one. I enjoyed the flow of this book’s magic system, and history. Present day Camorri society is the initial focus, but as the book progresses, Lynch opens up this world to the reader through flashbacks and asides. Also this books hilarious, and gritty at times. I loved it, and I’m excited to start Book 2: “Red Skies Under Red Seas”.Well defined new world, riveting story
5By GatorPMHNPFantastically created and completely spell binding. I'm buying the sequel right now.Great read
5By mburshteynEngaging and thrilling.Good, not great
3By tas237I heard a lot of great things about this book, and to be fair, my expectations may have been too high. This is still a decent story. However, I had two big issues which detracted from enjoyment. First, was the excessive wordiness of the author that, at times, felt amateurish. Second, an ending which seemed rushed and conveniently handled. Those things meant to feel like surprises were underwhelming, not surprising, & left me saying, "that's it?". Based off the average, mundane feeling I was left with at the ending, I don't think I'd read another book from this author.
