The Lies of Locke Lamora

World Fantasy Award, 2007

ebook / ISBN-13: 9780575086005

Price: £10.99

ON SALE: 18th September 2008

Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945)

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‘If you haven’t read it, you should’ Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind

‘Fresh, original and engrossing’ George R.R. Martin, the phenomenon behind A Game of Thrones

Locke Lamora is a legend. But not under his own name.

They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he has a hand in everything that happens in the city. And they are wrong on every count.

Averagely tall, slender, god-awful with a sword but blessed with a quick tongue, Locke is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He steals from the rich – they’re the only ones worth stealing from – but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow thieves: the Gentleman Bastards.

Camorr is a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the dark parts of the city.

But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa’s power from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. One would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King. Even a master of the sword such as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke…

Readers can’t get enough of Locke Lamora:

Original, engrossing, emotional, and devastatingly impactful‘ Novel Notions

I’d recommend any fantasy fan to give it a try‘ Mark Lawrence, Sunday Times bestselling author

‘It is witty, profane, violent, over the top, and frequently hilarious.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I straight up got chills in some parts’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

A love child of Ocean’s Eleven and The Godfather.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘It stole hours of sleep. It wrapped me in cozy myth. It gave me the blessing of feeling like a kid again, snuggled up with a book, wondering how the hell 10pm became 4am. Find. Buy. Consume‘ Pierce Brown, bestselling author of the Red Rising series

‘I mean seriously, I loved all those characters and their cunning and deceiving ways.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Reviews

[This book] stole hours of sleep. It wrapped me in cozy myth. It gave me the blessing of feeling like a kid again
Pierce Brown
The Lies of Locke Lamora is one of my top ten books ever. Maybe my top five. If you haven't read it, you should
Patrick Rothfuss
If you like intelligent funny dialogue, clever protagonists facing equally clever antagonists, and vivid original world building, Scott Lynch is your guy
Rick Riordan
This extremely well-written tale of avarice and brotherhood is a treasure of gold
Novel Notions
A rewarding read, well written, and entertaining
Mark Lawrence
The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining
The Times
A great, swashbuckling yarn of a novel
Richard Morgan
Fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized
George R.R. Martin
Filled with thievery goodness, hilarious turns of phrase and description, and some truly harebrained schemes, The Lies of Locke Lamora belongs on any fantasy fans bookshelf
The Fantasy Book Review