Trouble is afoot though as, despite Locke having previously fooled Capa Barsavi who’s tightened grasp on the underworld is feared by all, they soon discover that there’s a new threat under-way. Soon Locke himself grows to lead this band of thieves as he comes to be known as the ‘Thorn of Camorr’, an infamous and skilled confidence trickster who’s name is spoken in hushed tones amongst the elite. The ‘Gentlemen Bastards’ are a group specially selected by Chains to use their skills in order to trick the rich and the wealthy. Raised by a priest named Chains who’s eyeless, yet can see and is not actually a real priest, Locke gains both his skills and his wisdom to help him survive.

Brought up to carry the torch is one Locke Lamora, a talented orphan from Camorr, the island city. Combining derring-do and their wits to survive, this band of thieves are not unlike Robin Hood in their escapades, as they rely on their loyalty and honor to get by. In regards to the story itself though, Locke Lamora is both a con-artist and a thief living in the world of the ‘Therein Throne Empire’ a fantastical city of both nobles and thieves. There are also reports that a full television series has been derived from it, as the writer Ryan Condal has reportedly said he is working on a pilot. With a film being optioned before it had even been released, this has been awaiting production for some time now, with a script from Lynch currently under-way. The first of the ‘Gentleman Bastards’ series, initially published by Lynch on June the 27th, 2006, this was the book that was to introduce the character of Lock Lamora to the world, along with the rest of his universe. Gentleman Bastards: The Lies of Locke Lamora There are also supplementary novels featuring these cast members in different adventures of their own, as it’s a world Lynch continues to expand upon, where con-artistry is still a new and intriguing form of crime with as yet to be witnessed consequences.

Looking at a period of between fifteen to twenty years of his life, they feature an insight into his world and the various supporting characters who inhabit it.

These fantasy novels are based around the exploits of chief protagonist Locke Lamora, a resourceful young con-artist and thief. Lynch has also mentioned that there will be a further sequel series to arrive afterwards, which will be set twenty years into the future and will also be seven books long. With the first three having already been published, there are still five waiting to be released. Set within the ‘Therein Throne Empire’, a broken world containing a number of descendant states, this is a series of seven planned novels in total from American fantasy author Scott Lynch.

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