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The lies of Locke Lamora / Scott Lynch.

by Lynch, Scott, 1978-

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Gollancz, 2007, c2006.

Brigands and robbers -- Fiction.

Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Gangsters -- Fiction.

Lynch, Scott, 1978- Gentleman Bastard sequence ; bk. 1.

9780575079755 (trade pbk.)

537 p. ; 20 cm.

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 rumour. 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, its 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.

Fantasy fiction.

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