THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA - GENTLEMAN BASTARD 1
'One of my top ten books ever. Maybe top five. If you haven't read it, you should' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind
'Fresh, original and engrossing' George R.R. Martin, the phenomenon behind A Game of Thrones
They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, and mostly street-corner rumor. And they are wrong on every count.
Only averagely tall, slender, and god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards.
Together their domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers, it's a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the city.
But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power. A challenge from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. The Grey King is coming.
A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King. Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke Lamora ...
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LYNCH SCOTT
Nací en St. Paul, Minnesota, el 2 de abril de 1978, el mayor de tres hermanos. He vivido en la zona de Minneapolis St. Paul toda mi vida; actualmente, justo al otro lado de la frontera con Wisconsin, a media hora al este de las Ciudades Gemelas.
Las Mentiras de Locke Lamora, mi primera novela, fue adquirida por Simon Spanton en Orion Books en agosto de 2004. Antes de eso, tuve prácticamente todos los trabajos que se suelen ver en este tipo de biografías de autor: lavaplatos, ayudante de camarero, camarero, diseñador web, gerente de oficina, cocinero y escritor independiente. Me formé en extinción de incendios básica en el Anoka Technical College en 2005 y me convertí en bombero voluntario en junio de ese mismo año.
En 2007, Las mentiras de Locke Lamora fue finalista del Premio Mundial de Fantasía.
En 2008, recibí el Premio Sydney J. Bounds a la Mejor Revelación de la Sociedad Británica de Fantasía.
En 2010, perdí un matrimonio, pero conseguí un gato, una encantadora bola de ego y pelusa conocida como Musicus Maximus Butthead Rex I.
Mi pareja, la encantadora y aclamada escritora de ciencia ficción y fantasía Elizabeth Bear, vive en Massachusetts.
