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The Lies of Locke Lamora
A Fantasy Novel by Scott Lynch
Book 1 of the Gentleman Bastards Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Crime Caper,
- Con Artists,
- Thieves,
- Found Family,
- City Setting
This book is for you if you're into...
- Fantasy heists with elaborate cons and criminal brotherhoods
- Orphan crews navigating brutal mentorship and underworld politics
- Dangerous city settings where loyalty is always tested
From Little Stack
I loved how Father Chains set the tone right off the bat by promising young Locke that if he steps out of line, he’ll happily cut his throat and drop him into the bay. Everything he does is some mind game, trick, ploy, or con to push Locke, Jean, and his other wards to becoming the best servants of the Nameless Thirteenth they can be. But beneath the affected grumpiness, the endless manipulations, the brutal and humiliating lessons, and the always-ready insults, it’s clear that he loves his “gentlemen bastards” as much as any man in his position could.
Fantasy meets crime caper in the first book of a landmark, enduringly popular epic series about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin has called “fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.”
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, 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 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.
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