The Lies of Locke Lamora |
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Author:
| Lynch, Scott |
Series title: | Gollancz S. F. Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-575-07694-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Imprint: | Gollancz |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $59.99 |
Book Description:
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They say that Locke Lamora can beat anyone in a sword fight, they say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They are wrong. Only averagely tall, thin and weak and awful with a sword, Locke relies on his wit and cunning. And while he does steal from the rich, everything he takes is strictly for himself and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. The poor can steal for themselves. Locke's domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no...
More DescriptionThey say that Locke Lamora can beat anyone in a sword fight, they say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They are wrong. Only averagely tall, thin and weak and awful with a sword, Locke relies on his wit and cunning. And while he does steal from the rich, everything he takes is strictly for himself and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. The poor can steal for themselves. Locke's domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no one remembers, it is a city of shifting canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemetaries, home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples and feral children. And to the Capa, the criminal mastermind who runs the city, and against whom the Grey King has embarked upon a surreptitious all-out war. Locke and Camorr together are one of the great creations of modern fantasy, and Scott Lynch is set to be the genre's next international star. Lynch is a debut author with talent and ambition to spare, but his writing has the control and subtlety of an author many books into their career. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a superb debut from a 26-year-old writer.