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With 50,000 copies sold of The Republic of Thieves and with praise from the likes of Joe Abercrombie and George RR Martin the saga of the Gentleman Bastard has become a favourite and key part of the fantasy landscape. And now Locke Lamora, thief, con-man, pirate, political deceiver must become a soldier. A new chapter for Locke and Jean and finally the war that has been brewing in the Kingdom of the Marrows flares up and threatens to capture all in its flames. And all the while Locke must try to deal with the disturbing rumours about his past revealed in The Republic of Thieves. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of right and wrong is one thing. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of yourself is quite another. Particularly when you've never been that good with a sword anyway...
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High-fantasy heist fiction gained a notable entry with the publication of the caper novel The Lies of Locke Lamora in June 2006. American fantasy author Scott Lynch made his debut with this novel after selling the manuscript to Orion Books in August 2004. The novel launched the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, a projected seven-volume series following clever thieves and con artists operating in intricate fantasy worlds.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 2, 1978, Lynch grew up in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as the eldest of three brothers. Before establishing his writing career, he worked a wide variety of jobs, including dishwasher, busboy, waiter, cook, web designer, office manager, and freelance writer. In 2004, Lynch moved to eastern Wisconsin, where he also served as a paid-on-call volunteer firefighter from 2005 to 2016. He relocated to western Massachusetts in 2016, where he lives with his wife, science fiction and fantasy author Elizabeth Bear.
Lynch's fantasy fiction combines detailed worldbuilding with the mechanics of heist stories, confidence tricks, and criminal capers. His narratives frequently explore themes of loyalty, friendship, survival, and death, balancing dark situations with quick-witted dialogue and humor. Beyond his main series, his work includes short stories such as "Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent" and serialized science fantasy such as Queen of the Iron Sands.
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