Gentleman Bastards (3 Book Series)

From Book 1: €œRemarkable . . . Scott Lynch€s first novel, 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 (London)
 
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 Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the 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.
 
Praise for The Lies of Locke Lamora
 
€œFresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.€€"George R. R. Martin
 
€œRight 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. Maybe my top five. If you haven€t read it, you should. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.€€"Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind

€œA unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters . . . Locke€s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.€€"The Seattle Times
 
€œA true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf . . . Lynch immediately establishes himself as a gifted and fearless storyteller, unafraid of comparisons to Silverberg and Jordan, not to mention David Liss and even Dickens.€€"Booklist (starred review)
 
€œHigh-octane fantasy . . . a great swashbuckling yarn of a novel.€€"Richard Morgan


From the Hardcover edition.