(The Times, London) An orphan’s life is harsh - and often short - in the mysterious island city of Camorr.

My partner, the lovely and critically acclaimed SF/F writer Elizabeth Bear, lives in Massachusetts. Remarkable.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. They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. In 2010, I lost a marriage but gained a cat, a charming ball of ego and fuzz known as Muse (Musicus Maximus Butthead Rex I). The Lies of Locke Lamora: Collectors Tenth Anniversary Edition - Gentleman Bastard (Hardback).

Bounds Best Newcomer Award from the British Fantasy Society. In 2007 The Lies of Locke Lamora was a World Fantasy Award finalist. 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. I trained in basic firefighting at Anoka Technical College in 2005, and became a volunteer firefighter in June of that year. An orphan’s life is harsh - and often short - in the mysterious island city of Camorr. Prior to that I had just about every job you usually see in this sort of author bio- dishwasher, busboy, waiter, web designer, office manager, prep cook, and freelance writer. Elite con artists calling themselves the 'Gentleman Bastards' rob the rich of the city of Camorr, based on late medieval Venice but on an unnamed world. The Lies of Locke Lamora, my first novel, was bought by Simon Spanton at Orion Books in August, 2004. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a 2006 fantasy novel by American writer Scott Lynch, the first book of the Gentleman Bastard series. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a tale about a master thief and his fun-loving gang of misfits, who get caught up in a power struggle between strongmen over control. Paul area my entire life currently, just across the border in Wisconsin, about half an hour east of the Twin Cities. Paul, Minnesota on April 2, 1978, the first of three brothers.

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