Heavily immersed in a lengthy con to swindle money out of the Sinspire, the biggest and best-guarded gambling house in the city-state of Tal Verrar, the situation is already dangerous enough for them when, thanks to some vengeful magicians, they’re put under the power of Tal Verrar’s military leader Stragos. Red Seas Under Red Skies picks up two years after book one, with Locke and fellow ‘Gentleman Bastard’ Jean Tannen having fled some deadly trouble in their home city of Camorr. Now, it’s time for the second helping of the Gentleman Bastard sequence, and Lynch has upped the ante by sending his land-loving protagonist out on the high seas to buckle swashes and hoist the mainbrace. A rollicking blend of heroic fantasy and crime caper, it served up plenty of thrills, intrigue and action, as well as giving us a uniquely flawed hero in the form of the titular con artist, trickster and all-round cunning swine. Having your first novel declared as the official Next Big Thing™ to hit the shelves isn’t always a good thing– but in 2006, Scott Lynch’s debut fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora came pretty damn close to living up to the hype.
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