The Lies of Locke Lamora is a 2006 fantasy novel by which American fantasy author?
The Lies of Locke Lamora The Lies of Locke Lamora is a 2006 fantasy novel by Scott Lynch, the first book of the "Gentleman Bastard" series. Elite con artists calling themselves the "Gentleman Bastards" rob the rich of the city of Camorr, based on late medieval Venice but on an unnamed world. Two stories interweave: in the present, the Gentleman Bastards fight a mysterious Gray King taking over the criminal underworld; alternate chapters describe the history of Camorr and the Gentleman Bastards, in particular protagonist Locke Lamora.
Laini Taylor Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971) is an American young adult fantasy author and a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature. She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.