Scott Lynch was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1978 and currently lives in Wisconsin with his fiancee and a small menagerie of household critters. He moonlights as a game designer and volunteer firefighter. This is his first novel.
"Locke's resilience and wit give the book the tragicomic air of a
traditional picaresque, rubbery ethics and all."--"Publishers
Weekly "
"Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser would have felt right at home with the
Gentleman Bastards. They're not out to save the world, just their
own skins...oh, and to relieve some nobles of their gold, jewels,
and silks along the way. This is a fresh, original, and engrossing
tale by a bright new voice in the fantasy genre. Locke Lamora makes
for an engaging rogue, and Camorr a fascinating and gorgeously
realized setting, a city to rival Lankhmar, Amber, and Viriconium.
I look forward to returning there for many more visits."--George R.
R. Martin
"Scott Lynch is a con man, a conjuror, a wickedly entertaining
juggler of words with knives up his sleeves and hatchets down his
back. By the time you realize he's dangerous, you're already
bleeding. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a ticket inside the
astonishing city-state Camorr, and a free pass into the company of
the entirely extraordinary Gentleman Bastards, and a match for any
fantasy adventure I've ever read. The best news is: it's Book One.
That means there'll be more."--Matthew Woodring Stover
"Among the year's most impressive debuts ... 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. Fans of lavishly appointed fantasy will be in
seventh heaven here, but it will be nearly as popular with readers
of literary crime fiction."--"Booklist, " starred review
" Locke's resilience and wit give the book the tragicomic air of a
traditional picaresque, rubbery ethics and all." -- "Publishers
Weekly"
" Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser would have felt right at home with the
Gentleman Bastards. They're not out to save the world, just their
own skins...oh, and to relieve some nobles of their gold, jewels,
and silks along the way. This is a fresh, original, and engrossing
tale by a bright new voice in the fantasy genre. Locke Lamora makes
for an engaging rogue, and Camorr a fascinating and gorgeously
realized setting, a city to rival Lankhmar, Amber, and Viriconium.
I look forward to returning there for many more visits." -- George
R. R. Martin
" Scott Lynch is a con man, a conjuror, a wickedly entertaining
juggler of words with knives up his sleeves and hatchets down his
back. By the time you realize he's dangerous, you're already
bleeding. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a ticket inside the
astonishing city-state Camorr, and a free pass into the company of
the entirely extraordinary Gentleman Bastards, and a match for any
fantasy adventure I've ever read. The best news is: it's Book One.
That means there'll be more." -- Matthew Woodring Stover
" Among the year's most impressive debuts ... 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. Fans of lavishly appointed fantasy will be in
seventh heaven here, but it will be nearly as popular with readers
of literary crime fiction." -- "Booklist," starred review
"Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser would have felt right at home with the
Gentleman Bastards. They're not out to save the world, just their
own skins...oh, and to relieve some nobles of their gold, jewels,
and silks along the way. This is a fresh, original, and engrossing
tale by a bright new voice in the fantasy genre. Locke Lamora makes
for an engaging rogue, and Camorr a fascinating and gorgeously
realized setting, a city to rival Lankhmar, Amber, and Viriconium.
I look forward to returning there for many more visits." - George
R. R. Martin
"Scott Lynch is a con man, a conjuror, a wickedly entertaining
juggler of words with knives up his sleeves and hatchets down his
back. By the time you realize he's dangerous, you're already
bleeding. "The Lies of Locke Lamora" is a ticket inside the
astonishing city-state Camorr, and a free pass into the company of
the entirely extraordinary Gentleman Bastards, and a match for any
fantasy adventure I've ever read. The best news is: it's Book One.
That means there'll be more." - Matthew Woodring Stover
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