![]() If you have read it, you should probably read it again.8221b8212Patrick Rothfuss, iNew York Timesi bestselling author of iThe Name of the Windib8220A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters. Martinb 8220Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. bPraise for iThe Lies of Locke Lamoraib 8220Fresh, original, and engrossing. ![]() 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 game8212or 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 underworld8217s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Scott Lynch8217s first novel, iThe Lies of Locke Lamora, iexports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.82218212iThe Times i(London)b An orphan8217s life is harsh8212and often short8212in the mysterious island city of Camorr.
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