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Red Seas Under Red Skies (GOLLANCZ S.F.) [Paperback]

Scott Lynch (Author)
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Publication Date: 8 Nov 2007 | Series: GOLLANCZ S.F.

Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take the luxurious gaming house, The Sinspire, for all of its countless riches.

No-one has ever taken even a single coin from the Sinspire that wasn't won on the tables or in the other games of chance on offer there.

But, as ever, the path of true crime rarely runs smooth and Locke and Jean soon find themselves co-opted into an attempt to bring the pirate fleet of the notorious Zamira Drakasha to justice. Fine work for thieves who don't know one end of galley from another.

And all the while the Bondsmagi are plotting their very necessary revenge against the one man who believes e has humiliated them and lived; Locke Lamora.

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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (8 Nov 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0575079673
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575079670
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Balancing thrilling action sequences with the harsh realities of violence and its aftermath, it's the kind of witty romp that reminds you how much fun heroic fantasy is supposed to be. Rip-roaring entertainment." (Saxon Bullock. SFX )

"As sequels go, Red Seas Under Red Skies is fabulous and a more accomplished, more tightly written novel than its predecessor. Considering what a top notch job Lynch did with his debut, this is impressive." (Rob Bedford SFFWORLD.COM )

"The Lies of Locke Lamora was one of the most stylish debuts in years. Red Seas Under Red Skies manages to be a worthy succesor." (Roz Kaveney TIME OUT )

"The release of another of Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series has become something of a fantasy event." (EDGE )

"This complex fantasy novel is full of surprises and intriguing characters. An absolutely cracking read" (DEATHRAY ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Locke Lamora takes to the seas in the sequel to the sensation THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as brilliant as the previous volume, but still very good indeed 1 Feb 2011
By D. R. Cantrell
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The Lies of Locke Lamora was a wonderful book, the author's first, and by all accounts a good seller. I was therefore somewhat perturbed when my copy of this sequel arrived. Same type face, same size pages, same size margins, 80-odd more pages. "Oh dear", thought I, "did he do well enough to have been let loose without an editor"?

But I need not have worried. It's a rollicking good story that keeps up a good pace all the way through, with lots of little twists and turns. It is perhaps not quite as dense with drama as the prior installment, but this allows more time for the development of a larger cast of characters. I did think for a while that the story was getting just too complicated, too multi-layered, with too much deception going on and that the delicate structure would collapse - not just collapse in the world of the story, but also collapse into an untidy mess *of* a story - but it didn't. There are a few tricky moments, but overall Lynch carries it off.

While it does not quite attain the heights of perfection achieved by the first book, I still give it five stars and my recommendation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gentlemen Bastard series 24 Sep 2009
By C. Fiedler
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Red Skies over Red Seas, the second of the Gentlemen Bastard series, is even better than the first one, the Lies of Locke Lamorre. A fabulous read. Can't wait for the next one. Strongly recommended for anyone who likes adventure tales with depth.
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars The troubled second release 7 Jan 2008
By PB TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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The Lies of Locke Lamora is a fantastic novel. It reads like a Summer movie blockbuster - very very showy with something pretty spectacular in every scene, but no bad thing for that. TLoLL is a pretty relentless ride and one which you feel exhilirated to have taken. Red Seas, sadly, is not quite in the same vein. A more considered pace would never kill this tale, but I believe the book takes its turn for the worse mid-way, when the main protagonists hit the high seas. It seems to me that Scott Lynch is as uncomfortable with pirates as Locke and Jean. It's not quite "AHAR! Avast!" and "shiver me timbers", but it's just not very convincing.

I don't want to be unkind to Lynch as TLoLL is the first fantasy novel I truly enjoyed. He drew some good characters and a superbly paced plot in that book. Here, Red Seas seems like a stretch, and the introduction of the hitherto unacknowledged guiding principles of Locke's religion seem rather shoe-horned in, rather like the existential theories (poorly) shoe-horned into the Matrix sequels. Perhaps later novels will build on those principles further, but I felt that that two jarring dimensions - the pirates and the religion - was one too many to fully forgive.

Red Seas is OK, but it doesn't live up to the huge expectation I had following Lies of Locke Lamora.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Original and exciting
A wonderful sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamorra, Locke and Jean continue their adventures across the high seas and even higher class gambling dens. Read more
Published 20 days ago by ANTHONY.V. ACRES
3.0 out of 5 stars Locke Lamora Book 2
This book is essentially well written however the editor(s) should have known better and not let it become a tedious read. I missed the style adapted in the first book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lesley Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A hard act to follow
If you haven't read The Lies of Locke Lamora, then go and do it now. I'll wait.

You've finished? Good wasn't it! Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. J. Coffey
5.0 out of 5 stars Read Seas Under Red Skies
I read the Lies of Locke Lamora which took awhile to get into the characters but this book was much better and found I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G Kurowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Hurry up and publish the next one already
I was disheartened to see that it's been years since this was released and still no third book, I have read however that it is due this year. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SM Davies
4.0 out of 5 stars worth reading
Enjoyable though perhaps not as strong as the first installment .......... ............... ...................... .................. .................... ............ Read more
Published 3 months ago by behindthesofa
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb sequel, ignore the doubters
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Locke and Jean are still reeling from the events from the first book, so decide (eventually) to sink their teeth into one big wonderful thieving challenge:... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brian Turmer
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
A very well written volume, with heart pounding and innovative plot twists that will capture the reader's interest, however the preview in the beginning is highly predictable and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Spencer
4.0 out of 5 stars Red sea
I agree with many other reviewers that this is a rather disappointing sequel. It's overlong with a rushed ending and lacks the atmosphere, tension and menace of the Lies of Locke... Read more
Published 4 months ago by hamilton414
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Absolutely brilliant. I missed Camorr more than I thought I would, but the whole second half of this was just amazing.
Published 4 months ago by Nj
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