Ever wanted to be a pirate? Long hours, hard work, certain peril, possibilities of swashbuckling and seasickness. Don’t forget to bring a kitten. It’s not Locke Lamora’s idea of a career move, but after a promising start the Gentleman Bastards find themselves out of their depth in Tal Verrar. Can Locke and Jean outwit the Archon, the Bondsmagi, the master of the Sinspire and all the pirates on the Sea of Brass?
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Locke must convince the Capa he’s too sick to hunt the Grey King, so that he can pretend to be the Grey King when the Capa goes a-hunting. What can possibly go wrong? Surely even competence porn has limits? (ALL THE SPOILERS)
Capa Barsavi has a problem. His most prominent garristas are dying in droves, cut down by the mysterious Grey King. As a minor pezon, Locke Lamora is only mildly concerned he’ll end up on the hit list: not worried enough to cut short the Don Salvara game. But Barsavi has plans for Locke – and so does the Grey King…
It’s the second week of the Gentleman Bastards Read-along and the thick is beginning to plotten. All is going swimmingly in the Don Salvara game, but the Grey King is cutting a swathe through Capa Barsavi’s garristas. Can the gang preserve their con, keep on the right side of an enraged Capa, and ensure Locke doesn’t end up in the Grey King’s hands?
Locke Lamora has a passion for thievery and a flair for the dramatic. The Gentleman Bastards are his gang, determined to be richer and cleverer than everybody else. But this is Camorr, where children are hung for picking pockets and criminals are torn apart by sea monsters for public entertainment. Can they really get away with breaking the Secret Peace?
Welcome to the first week of the Gentleman Bastards Read-along!
Welcome to the first week of the Gentleman Bastards Read-along! Our first week in Camorr introduces us to the inimitable Locke Lamora, from his precocious childhood on Shades Hill to his current heist as garrista of the Gentleman Bastards. The world-building, history and plot set-up is fast and colourful in every sense. Can you smell the canals yet?
Come along on an epic adventure! Flights (of fancy), accommodation (ethical) and food (for the imagination) included. Poison not guaranteed. All travel is at your own risk. Late nights, sore eyes, and an overwhelming desire to spend hours in the kitchen creating something wonderful may ensue. All belongings are the responsibility of the traveller; travel will not be reimbursed if limbs are lost to sharks, or hearts to thieves.
Calling all Gentleman Bastards! As part of the wider (re-)read of the Gentleman Bastard sequence championed by Kaja (http://ofdragonsandhearts.com/) and DJ (https://mylifemybooksmyescape.wordpress.com/), I’ll be hosting an epic read-along.
Review originally published on LiveJournal in July 2007.
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