The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, a fantasy book

Denver Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club

THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA
by
SCOTT LYNCH

The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

Bantam Spectra USA paperback
cover art by Steve Stone
719 pages (left)

Bantam books USA hardcover
jacket photograph Getty Images
499 pages (right)

From the back cover of the paperback:
       An orphan's life is harsh -- and often short -- in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the criminal underworld's most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly.
       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....

From the front flap of the Bantam hardcover:
       An orphan's life is harsh -- and often short -- in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. But born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains - a man who is neither blind nor a priest.
       A con artist of extraordinary talent, Chains passes his skills on to his carefully selected "family" of orphans -- a group known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Under his tutelage, Locke grows to lead the Bastards, delightedly pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another. Soon he is infamous as the Thorn of Camorr, and no wealthy noble is safe from his sting.
       Passing themselves off as petty thieves, the brilliant Locke and his tightly knit band of light-fingered brothers have fooled even the criminal underworld's most feared ruler, Capa Barsavi. But there is someone in the shadows more powerful -- and more ambitious -- than Locke has yet imagined.
       Known as the Gray King, he is slowly killing Capa Barsavi's most trusted men -- and using Locke as a pawn in his plot to take control of Camorr's underworld. With a bloody coup under way threatening to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own brutal game -- or die trying --

Read for group discussion on January 14, 2009

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Gollanz UK paperback
544 pages (left)

Audio CD
Tantor Media, Inc
read by Michael Page (right)

RATINGS:
How we each rated this book

Dan	-	Amy	7.5	10 Wow! Don't miss it 8-9 Highly recommended 7 Recommended 5-6 Mild recommendation 3-4 Take your chances 1-2 Below average; skip it 0 Get out the flamethrower! U Unfinishable or unreadable - Skipped or no rating given
Cheri	7	Barb	-
Aaron	8	Cynthia	-
Jackie	-	Ron	4
Jennifer	8

Bibliography:
Scott Lynch (1978- ) is a US fantasy writer.

The Gentleman Bastard Sequence:
-- The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)
-- Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)

Links:
The Official Scott Lynch Page
Scott Lynch - Wikipedia
The SF Site Featured Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora (1)
The SF Site Featured Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2)
A Book a Week, #3: The Lies of Locke Lamora - Genreville - Blog on Publishers Weekly
SF REVIEWS.NET: The Lies of Locke Lamora / Scott Lynch

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