title: The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards)
author:  Scott Lynch 
description: Fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.<b>George R. R. Martin</b><br /> <br />Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think <i>The Lies of Locke Lamora</i> is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. Maybe my top five. If you havent read it, you should. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.<b>Patrick Rothfuss, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Name of the Wind</i></b><br /><br />Remarkable . . . Scott Lynchs first novel, <i>The Lies of Locke Lamora, </i>exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.<b><i>The Times </i>(London)</b><br /> <br /> A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters . . . Lockes wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.<b><i>The Seattle Times</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf . . . 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.<b><i>Booklist </i>(starred review)</b><br /> <br /> High-octane fantasy . . . a great swashbuckling yarn of a novel.<b>Richard Morgan</b><br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA  
  A Bantam Spectra Book / July 2006
  
  
  Published by Bantam Dell  
  A Division of Random House, Inc.  
  New York, New York
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  All rights reserved  
  Copyright © 2006 by Scott Lynch
  
  
  Book design by Lynn Newmark  
  Map by Robert Bull
  
  
  Bantam Books, the rooster colophon, Spectra, and the portrayal of a boxed “s”
  are trademarks of Random House, Inc.
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  
  Lynch, Scott.  
  The lies of Locke Lamora / Scott Lynch.  
  p. cm.  
  ISBN-13: 9780553804676  
  ISBN-10: 0553804677  
  Ebook ISBN: 9780553902716  
  1\. Swindlers and swindling—Fiction. 2. Robbers and outlaws—Fiction. 3.
  Orphans—Fiction. 4. Gangsters—F