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. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. It’s all here in this rollicking eBook bundle, which collects the first three volumes of Lynch’s one-of-a-kind series:Īn orphan’s life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr. Years later, the Gentleman Bastard series continues to shine with Lynch’s signature blend of swashbuckling adventure, sparkling wit, and seemingly impossible heists. Martin as “a fresh, original, and engrossing tale by a bright new voice in the fantasy genre,” The Lies of Locke Lamora introduced one of the most compelling protagonists in years and established Scott Lynch as a household name. That said, I quite enjoyed the sequels too, though they weren't quite on the same level as the first book.Hailed by George R. It's not a commitment, you can be satisfied even if you just read this one and not the sequels in the series, at least IMO. Only in the third book does it really set up what seems like the grand plot of the series. There are some hints dropped in the second book that there's more going on in this world than the reader is really aware of. The next book picks up where that left off and tells another satisfying story on its own, building on the previous one. The first book doesn't really set up the end of the series. That's not the case with this series, at least until you get towards the end of the released books. Many multi-book series will set up the final conflict or "overall story" from the very beginning, meaning that if the series isn't finished, you'll be left fairly unsatisfied. That's one thing I really do appreciate about this series: its episodic nature. A few people have mentioned how they can treat this book as a stand-alone and still be satisfied.
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