In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a band of daring thieves
led by con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. Now Lynch brings back his
outrageous hero for a caper so death-defying, nothing short of a miracle
will pull it off.
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**After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him,
Locke and his trusted sidekick, Jean, fled the island city of their
birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their
wounds. But even at this westernmost edge of civilization, they can't
rest for long--and are soon back to what they do best: stealing from the
undeserving rich and pocketing the proceeds for themselves.
This time, however, they have targeted the grandest prize of all: the
Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the
world. Its nine floors attract the wealthiest clientele--and to rise to
the top, one must impress with good credit, amusing behavior...and
excruciatingly impeccable play. For there is one cardinal rule, enforced
by Requin, the house's cold-blooded master: it is death to cheat at any
game at the Sinspire.
Brazenly undeterred, Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan
to lie, trick, and swindle their way up the nine floors...straight to
Requin's teeming vault. Under the cloak of false identities, they
meticulously make their climb--until they are closer to the spoils than
ever.
But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo's secret. Someone from
their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay
for their sins. Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their
mercenary souls. And even that may not be enough....
Praise for Red Seas Under Red Skies
"Lynch hasn't merely imagined a far-off world, he's created it, put it
all down on paper--the smells, the sounds, the people, the feel of the
place. The novel is a virtuoso performance, and sf/fantasy fans will
gobble it up."--Booklist (starred review)
"Red Seas Under Red Skies firmly proves that Scott Lynch isn't a
one-hit wonder. . . . It'll only be a matter of time before Scott Lynch
is mentioned in the same breath as George R. R. Martin and Steven
Erikson."--Fantasy Book Critic
"Grand, grandiose, grandiloquent . . . No critic is likely to fault
Lynch in his overflowing qualities of inventiveness, audacious
draftsmanship, and sympathetic characterization."--Locus
