Locke Lamora'nın Yalanları by Scott Lynch

It had a good story, a fascinating city to learn about, and characters that I cared about, although they weren't the focus of the tale. It is another thing entirely to kill simply because you are careless.' And carelessness leads to Bad Things.If you like buddy novels, fantasy, and especially Martin's Game of Thrones series, I think you might well like this book. The only saving grace is this philosophy: 'It is one thing to kill in a duel, to kill in self-defense, to kill for vengeance. Martin's books, I need to learn not to fall in love with characters as people die. His 'sidekick,' Jean, I felt a bit closer to. I also had trouble liking Locke Lamora until over halfway through the book.

In this book, there is no doubt that they are, for the most part, not really needed. In Martin's series, the words felt as though they were normal. This line could easily have come from their mouths: 'Think of what we do as, ah, a sort of secret tax on nobles with more money than prudence.'The downside is that the swearing and vulgarity reached heights even The Game of Thrones didn't reach. A couple of the characters reminded of Fafhrd and Grey Mouser. I was reminded strongly of Lankhmar, created by Fritz Leiber. I wanted to like this book more than I did. a great swashbuckling yarn of a novel.” -Richard Morgan Read more Lynch immediately establishes himself as a gifted and fearless storyteller, unafraid of comparisons to Silverberg and Jordan, not to mention David Liss and even Dickens.” - Booklist (starred review) “A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf. Locke’s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.” - The Seattle Times “A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters.

If you have read it, you should probably read it again.” -Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind “Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game-or die trying. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”- The Times (London)Īn orphan’s life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr.

Locke Lamora'nın Yalanları by Scott Lynch