The first book of the epic fantasy caper Gentleman Bastard Sequence about a roguish group of conmen,which George R. R. Martin says ΓÇ£captured me right on the first page and never let me go.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£If you havenΓÇÖt read [The Lies of Locke Lamora]you should. If you have read ityou should probably read it again.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPatrick Rothfuss An orphanΓÇÖs life is harshΓÇöand often shortΓÇöin the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless dangerbecoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen BastardsLocke is soon infamousfooling even the underworldΓÇÖs most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary lifeLocke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal gameΓÇöor die trying. DonΓÇÖt miss any of Scott LynchΓÇÖs epic fantasy Gentleman Bastard Sequence: THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA ΓÇó RED SEAS UNDER RED SKIES ΓÇó THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES