The Republic of Thieves
By Scott Lynch
- Release Date: 2013-10-08
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the third book of the “gorgeously realized” (George R. R. Martin) epic fantasy caper Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Locke Lamora must make the hardest decision of his life . . . or death.
“Fast paced, fun, and impossible to put down . . . Locke and company remain among the most engaging protagonists in fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE
With the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. Locke is slowly succumbing to a lethal poison that no alchemist can cure.
With the end nearing, Locke’s only hope is to accept a mysterious Bondsmage’s offer: act as a political pawn in the Magi elections, and in exchange be healed. But the lifesaving sorcery promises to rival even the most excruciating death, and Locke refuses. Until the Bondsmage invokes the name of Sabetha, the love of Locke’s life, his equal in skill and wit . . . and now his greatest rival. From his first glimpse of Sabetha as a fellow orphan and thief-in-training, Locke was smitten. But after a tumultuous courtship, she broke away. Now they will reunite in another clash of wills.
Faced with his only equal in both love and trickery, Locke must choose whether to fight Sabetha—or woo her. It is a decision on which both of their lives may depend.
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
Doesn’t stand on its own feet
4By Zach7277Locke is a very well written character and this book has a tall task of standing up to the first, which was an excellent read. The second book was a little convoluted, but eventually found a foothold and sort of made it all worth it despite the ending being what it was leading into this installment. This felt like eating a steak that was 90% fat. The bits that were real meat were real meat, but there’s so much to wade through. One of the things that I both like and dislike about the fantasy genre is that authors want to make a point. This book took two parallel timelines and 20 minor characters to drive a point home when all I wanted was the resolution to about five characters relationships to one another. It was all worth it because of the fantastic character work that is done with the main characters, but I don’t need all the fluff that isn’t integral to what’s taking place. I enjoyed it, but I don’t know that I would have read it knowing where it ends or without being invested in the characters.Not great
1By Languid5I only read this book because the first two were good. I felt like this could’ve been made into two books just like the second in the trilogy. The writer is great I just felt like this book was almost a different genre than the first two books. Almost a romance novel with some political intrigue thrown in. Wouldn’t recommend.Not Horrible but Disappointed
3By ScdundasI wanted to like this so much, yet I felt so disappointed by the end. This could have been the grand finale to an excellent trilogy, but felt as if it lost it's sense of direction. If it wasn't for the fact that it is directly tied to the second novel and pretty much required to finish that story, then I'd skip this one.Disappointing
3By Corylovesgolf11First book was outstanding. Last two were unfocused, cluttered and too ambitious. First book had a strong story line and excellent character development. Last two have ludicrously complicated story lines and weak character portrayal. Author should have used the same recipe for his second two books and kept it simple yet detailed. The plots were so convoluted and various that he had to conclude them superficially. Very dissatisfying.So-so at best
3By Juan P. MunozI know most of the reviews here are 5 stars. However, I think this is a 3 at best. Withouht getting into the plot here are the prows and cons. Pros: Interesting premise, fairly good plot. A few of the pranks were genuinley funny. Cons: Structure is terrible constantly going from present to past every chapter. Only way I got over that was skipping the one and then coming back to it. The political intrigue was childish and lazily written. Any political intruge was based on bribing instead of genuinely interesting cat and mouse games or chess moves.The Republic of Thieves
5By GevorahI found the book not only attention grabbing but a fun for all fantasy built on a kind of reality so familiar yet foreign. I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment.Gradual
5By 207 HotshotsThe book felt slow to begin with after reading the first 2 books, but wow does it really pick up. Now I have to wait months for The Thorn of Emberlain!Absolutely Disappointing
1By mr.brandonsommerIt's as if Lynch's editor was just happy to receive a document with the required word count. Scott, fire your editor and go back to the group who helped you edit your first book. Think about throwing most of this book away and try again. And leave out the BS about Locke's origin. A real editor would've never let that fly. You can do better.More amazing plots and schemes.
4By Kon 2Great ride of a book. Glad to see Lynch can still keep me on the edge of my seat while leaving me thirsting for the next entry in the series.Red
4By Keschelle74It was a good read, but, nothing will compare to the first book...in my opinion! Loved the series and also eager to discover how Locke will meet his demise! Also, will Jean fall in love again?
