false 26011416 94602 6219133 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6219133.The_Lies_of_Locke_Lamora 4.11 9 Ocean’s Eleven, and entirely enthralling.…

An orphan’s life is harsh–and often short–in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. But born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains–a man who is neither blind nor a priest. A con artist of extraordinary talent, Chains passes his skills on to his carefully selected “family” of orphans–a group known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Under his tutelage, Locke grows to lead the Bastards, delightedly pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another. Soon he is infamous as the Thorn of Camorr, and no wealthy noble is safe from his sting.

Passing themselves off as petty thieves, the brilliant Locke and his tightly knit band of light-fingered brothers have fooled even the criminal underworld’s most feared ruler, Capa Barsavi. But there is someone in the shadows more powerful–and more ambitious–than Locke has yet imagined.

Known as the Gray King, he is slowly killing Capa Barsavi’s most trusted men–and using Locke as a pawn in his plot to take control of Camorr’s underworld. With a bloody coup under way threatening to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own brutal game–or die trying.…


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 73149 4.17 3242 694 2006 Scott Lynch: "Oh, did you think I was done? Silly fools." *DEATH* 0 2009-02-17T18:31:06-08:00 398365 530 2009-02-17T18:31:06-08:00 Scott Lynch: Oh, were you enjoying that? *DEATH* 0 2009-02-17T10:20:08-08:00 396286 470 2009-02-17T10:20:08-08:00 ... and I've finished another 200 pages, in a matter of a few hours. Yeah, this is why I haven't been on GR. Actually reading! 0 2009-02-17T06:35:57-08:00 395307 415 2009-02-17T06:35:57-08:00 I've ripped through 250 pages in less than a day. Clearly, the book is doing its job. 0 2009-02-16T12:36:08-08:00 392305 250 2009-02-16T12:36:08-08:00 "Three people you can never fool- pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother." 0 2009-02-16T05:25:00-08:00 390561 70 2009-02-16T05:25:00-08:00 4 11 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 01 08:46:46 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 10:40:31 -0800 2009 more...]]>