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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
Short Description for The Lies of Locke LamoraIntroducing Locke Lamora, the fantasy genre's next cult hero. A brilliant debut fantasy from a 26-year-old author.
Full description- Publisher: Gollancz
- Published: 01 February 2007
- Format: Paperback 544 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Fantasy
- ISBN 13: 9780575079755 ISBN 10: 0575079754
- Sales rank: 5,290
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Reviews for The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Original new talent
'The Lies of Locke Lamora' establishes Scott Lynch as an innovative and gifted new talent in modern fantasy writing. Combining sneak-thievery, devilish plots and masterful disguises with aristocratic characters, old fashioned duels and a hint of magic, this tale embodies a highly enjoyable, swashbuckling adventure.
Lynch's characters are hugely likeable and provide periods of amusing banter, which serves as a light relief to the darker motifs of murder, poverty and betrayal that permeate the storyline. Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen serve as wonderful protagonists, with their quick-witted humour and cunning skills, comparable to Fritz Leiber's Gray Mouser and Farfhd, who are two of fantasy literatures greatest characters.
The city of Camorr itself serves as an additional player, amalgamating the flowing canals of Venice with the suffocating streets of Lieber's Lankhmar. The fact that the architecture of the city was wrought by an ancient race known as the Eldren, using the magical material of Elderglass, undoubtedly adds to the mystique of Camorr. Interspersed between the human built hovels, docks and taverns are the gleaming, crystalline spires of Elderglass reaching towards the heavens, home to the nobles. This richly detailed, supernatural city is one of Lynch's greatest creations, superbly contrasting the necessity and desperation of the deprived with the indulgence and corruption of the affluent.
In his opening novel of the Gentleman Bastards sequence, Lynch has created an engrossing, fresh and vivid tale of the highest calibre, one which certainly raises him to the levels of Sanderson, Rothfoss, Brett and Abercrombie as the exciting new talent of 21st century fantasy literature. The Lies of Locke Lamora launches an exhilarating and original 7-book sequence that will come to establish itself as the leading fantasy series of modern times. by T.Eveleigh -
Highly interesting
For those with a love of deviousness, fantasy and a little alchemy, "The Lies of Locke Lamora" is perfect. A great read and highly recommended. by june
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Top review
One of the Best Modern Fantasy Authors
The Lies of Locke Lamora is the first entry in the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence, of a proposed length of 7 books, so quite a lengthy one. When reading through online fantasy reviews and discussions online you now often read about Lynch, and he, because of his style of writing and storytelling, is one which is praised and grouped with other excellent authors such as Joe Abercrombie and George R. R. Martin. Having read the book (finally) there is no doubt for me anymore that he is one of the best and most intriguing new fantasy authors of the past few years. This first novel is definitely great and Lynch lives up to the hype. Check out an extended version of this review and of other books over at: www.lecbookreviews.com by Couture
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