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 | | The Lies of Locke Lamora: Signed Limited Edition by Scott Lynch, Edward Miller (Illustrator) ISBN-10: 9781596061040 ISBN-10: 1-59606-104-9 ISBN-13: 9781596061040 ISBN-13: 978-1-59606-104-0 Hardcover 2007-05-21 Subterranean Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Subterranean Press is proud to announce the limited edition of one of the best fantasies of the past decade. The Thorn of Camorr is said to be an unbeatable swordsman, a master thief, a ghost that walks through walls. Half the city believes him to be a legendary champion of the poor. The other half believe him to be a foolish myth. Nobody has it quite right. Slightly built, unlucky in love, and barely competent with a sword, Locke Lamora is, much to his annoyance, the fabled Thorn. He certainly didn't invite the rumors that swirl around his exploits, which are actually confidence games of the most intricate sort. And while Locke does indeed steal from the rich (who else, pray tell, would be worth stealing from?), the poor never see a penny of it. All of Locke's gains are strictly for himself and his tight-knit band of thieves, the Gentlemen Bastards. Locke and company are con artists in an age where con artistry, as we understand it, is a new and unknown style of crime. The less attention anyone pays to them, the better! But a deadly mystery has begun to haunt the ancient city of Camorr, and a clandestine war is threatening to tear the city's underworld, the only home the Gentlemen Bastards have ever known, to bloody shreds. Caught up in a murderous game, Locke and his friends will find both their loyalty and their ingenuity tested to the breaking point as they struggle to stay alive... The Lies of Locke Lamora will be illustrated with a full color cover, and four full page illustrations by Edward Miller. | ||
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An excellent novel from an up-and-coming author Scott Lynch has woven a spell-binding tale set in a detailed fantasy realm. Locke Lamora lives the adventures most only dream of, and does so in style. For lovers of fantasy stories like those of Raymond E. Feist's Midkemia or David Eddings, this is a book not to be missed. Lynch goes beyond the limits of a standard fantasy book and imbues his characters with vivid humanity. The story combines high adventure with fantasy and a compelling personal tale, switching from intense combat to elaborate schemes in moments. Be sure to add it to your collection. | ||
Disappointing Desperate to find something to read in between Hobb's, George R.R. Martin's, Guy Gavriel Kay's, C.S. Friedman's and Donaldson's latest, I chose this title primarily based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews. I've been reading fantasy for over 25 years and appreciate all the aspects of world building, so was considerably dismayed when I saw my very own American foul language peppered throughout the pages of this fantasy. And despite all the rave reviews, I would argue the plot plods, the characters are two dimensional and the "twists and turns" become annoyingly repetitive and predictable half way through the tome. I feel no pathos for the orphan who only finds purpose in life when he seeks revenge. To keep this review short and put it bluntly, this book bored me enough to write my second review ever. | ||
Entertaining This book was really entertaining but felt kind of shallow. It's more of an event based story than one driven by character development. You'll care more about what happens next than how what happens next will effect the main characters. The main point I want to make about this story is that I read it and I liked it. But I don't want to and won't be ordering the sequels. Why? Mainly because I didn't really connect to anything in the book. I should have been sad when people died but I wasn't. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a page-turner that I didn't regret reading but won't be reading again. | ||
Potential Galore And Hype To Match The Lies of Locke Lamora is surprisingly interesting, if not overly hyped, fantasy entry by a debut author who shows flashes of brilliance in his prose. Perhaps the book's greatest strength is the way in which Lynch interweaves both the current exploits of the characters with the history of the land he's describing through well-placed interludes. Surprisingly, I wasn't hooked on the tale until around the 185 page mark where the scheming, lying, and just general conniving of the lead cast becomes more than just a novelty and instead an integral part of the plot. I particularly enjoyed Lynch's ability of painting Locke and company into corners that even the most thorough reader cannot conceivably overcome. Also noteworthy is the author's commitment to realism in the form of lead character deaths. Not to give any spoilers, let's just say that not everyone you'll come to know makes it to the end. Additionally, his references to alien technology are certainly interesting and play a consistent role in the environment itself. It appears Lynch's use of modern slang/ profanity in Locke's dialog has been met with mixed reaction. On the one hand he does an admirable job of creating a character with a nice dose of attitude in a world where only the strong survive. On the other, there's little in terms of character maturity save for physical growth. The overall pacing is impressive thanks in no small part to the historical interludes mentioned above fitting neatly between chapters, which, themselves, are broken into multiple parts. It's always easy to put off sleep, work, or other responsibilities with the logic "just one more section." All in all, a fun read that does a commendable job steering clear of the more common fantasy genre clichés with enough intrigue and personality to warrant some attention. Based on what I've heard about the sequel, it's yet to be determined whether Lynch represents the next big thing in fantasy or happened to get lucky with The Lies of LL. | ||
Fritz Lieber meets Glen Cook Imagine Fritz Lieber working with Glen Cook, and Harry Turtledove as a contributing consultant... I'm very impressed. This has massive amounts of imagination in a world-system that often surprises, as fantasy with SF overtones. Certainly this follows Clarke's Law, stuff in here presented as 'magic' sure feels like 'sufficiently advanced technology' from a prior civilization :-) Sure, as a first novel there is probably room for improvement, but I ripped through this in one reading, something I have not been able to do with lesser works of this length. Tomorrow I'll start on the sequel. And another reviewer mentioned this has been optioned for a movie, this has real potential in that direction as a very visual book with lots of dialog. | ||