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Scott Lynch
63 books27.6k followersI was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 2, 1978, the first of three brothers.
The Lies of Locke Lamora, my first novel, was bought by Simon Spanton at Orion Books in August, 2004. 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. I trained in basic firefighting at Anoka Technical College in 2005; from 2005-2016 I served as a paid-on-call firefighter in the city of New Richmond, Wisconsin.
In 2007 The Lies of Locke Lamora was a World Fantasy Award finalist.
In 2008 I received the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award from the British Fantasy Society.
In 2013, The Republic of Thieves was a New York Times and Times of London bestseller.
In 2025, The Lies of Locke Lamora burst back onto the USA Today bestseller list thanks to its selection as a monthly pick at Barnes & Noble.
In 2026, I was nominated for my first Hugo Award, in the novelette category, for my story "Kaiju Agonistes."
I live in Massachusetts with my wife, acclaimed SF/F writer Elizabeth Bear, and our four cats and two Icelandic horses.
The Lies of Locke Lamora, my first novel, was bought by Simon Spanton at Orion Books in August, 2004. 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. I trained in basic firefighting at Anoka Technical College in 2005; from 2005-2016 I served as a paid-on-call firefighter in the city of New Richmond, Wisconsin.
In 2007 The Lies of Locke Lamora was a World Fantasy Award finalist.
In 2008 I received the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award from the British Fantasy Society.
In 2013, The Republic of Thieves was a New York Times and Times of London bestseller.
In 2025, The Lies of Locke Lamora burst back onto the USA Today bestseller list thanks to its selection as a monthly pick at Barnes & Noble.
In 2026, I was nominated for my first Hugo Award, in the novelette category, for my story "Kaiju Agonistes."
I live in Massachusetts with my wife, acclaimed SF/F writer Elizabeth Bear, and our four cats and two Icelandic horses.
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September 10, 2024
Preemptively rating this book 5 stars because this series has yet to disappoint me and I'm counting down the (unknown amount of) days until its release.
Based on the brief description it seems like this book will include the usual Gentleman Bastards' riots, and is a sort of tie-over for hard core fans who would probably read an essay about Locke taking a shit and still rate it 5 stars. It's also a nice ease back into the GB world to prepare us for the inevitable torture that Locke and Jean (and probably Sabetha) are going to go through in The Thorn of Emberlain. Songs? Campfire tales? Heartfelt conversations? Sign me up immediately.
Scott Lynch, if you read this review just know that you could write a post-it note worth of the GB adventures and I would read it enthusiastically.
Based on the brief description it seems like this book will include the usual Gentleman Bastards' riots, and is a sort of tie-over for hard core fans who would probably read an essay about Locke taking a shit and still rate it 5 stars. It's also a nice ease back into the GB world to prepare us for the inevitable torture that Locke and Jean (and probably Sabetha) are going to go through in The Thorn of Emberlain. Songs? Campfire tales? Heartfelt conversations? Sign me up immediately.
Scott Lynch, if you read this review just know that you could write a post-it note worth of the GB adventures and I would read it enthusiastically.
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November 26, 2024I love the Locke Lamora series and I love Subterranean press so here I am!
Also, I am very glad that these are bridge novellas which means once the dates are up I will start re-reading the main series :D
Also, I am very glad that these are bridge novellas which means once the dates are up I will start re-reading the main series :D
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