-Remarkable . a great swashbuckling yarn of a novel.---Richard Morgan From the Hardcover edition.. . .
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) -High-octane fantasy . . .
Locke\'s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.---The Seattle Times -A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf . . .
If you have read it, you should probably read it again.---Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind -A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters .
If you haven\'t read it, you should.
Maybe my top five.
Martin -Right 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.
R. gorgeously realized.---George R. . .
Praise for The Lies of Locke Lamora -Fresh, 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 game--or 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 underworld\'s most feared ruler.
But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist.
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. . . -Remarkable
