The Republic Of Thieves

, #3

Paperback, 598 pages

English language

Published Feb. 28, 2013 by Orion Publishing Co.

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978-0-575-07701-0
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4 stars (20 reviews)

With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all.

Magi political elections are imminent, and the factions are in need of a pawn. If Locke agrees to play the role, sorcery will be used to purge the venom from his body - though the process will be so excruciating he may well wish for death. Locke is opposed, but two factors cause his will to crumble: Jean's imploring - and the Bondsmage's mention of a woman from Locke's past: Sabetha. She is the love of …

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reviewed Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (Gentleman Bastard, #3)

The Gentleman Bastards continued adventures

5 stars

The fallout of Red Seas Under Red Skies, greatly influences the premise behind this book, as this book is set about two months after the last one. In my mind is this a strength of the narrative as we for once know the same things as the main characters. The story is interesting and it contains a few huge revelations about some of the characters. The character development is great and the world feels like lived in real place even though we again have new locations. The one big downside of the book is that it ends on a cliffhanger and that it is eleven year since this book was released.

If you liked any of the previous books read it, and I think most people that like fantasy will enjoy what we currently have of the Gentleman Bastards. My suggestion is to start at the first book however you …

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3 stars

Ich bin erst halb durch, möchte aber schon mal vermerken, dass ich noch nie so faules worldbuilding gesehen habe. Es ist eine Welt mit mehreren Monden und natürlich Magie etc., aber ansonsten ist wirklich alles, alles genau wie in den USA, es gibt Geburtstagskuchen und Galionsfiguren, dieselben Edelsteine und -metalle, Abseilen heißt abseiling und alle sprechen mehr oder weniger dieselbe Sprache, nur mit leicht anderem Akzent (oder es sollen wirklich unterschiedliche Sprachen sein, aber natürlich kann man sie nach ein paar Unterrichtsstunden so sprechen, dass man von den Einheimischen für einheimisch gehalten wird) Was nicht genau wie in den USA ist, ist so, wie man sich von den USA aus Europa vorstellt, und wenn das Pseudo-Italienisch für italienische Augen so albern aussieht wie das Pseudo-Deutsch ("endliktgelaben"), dann kann man diese Serie wahrscheinlich mit besseren Italienischkenntnissen als meinen gar nicht lesen. Es ist wirklich alles nicht besonders gut, aber ich muss …

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4 stars

This is really two stories in one book, one of them taking us back to the early days of the group, one following the events of the previous book, and both telling the story of the complicated courtship of Sabetha and Locke. It's lacking the grand complicated scheme whose cleverness only becomes apparent in the final stages when it seems doomed to fail that made me fall in love with the series.

Review of 'The Republic of Thieves' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What? I mean, what?

I loved this book, but that was an awful lot of reading for Locke and Jean to be back at ground zero. I guess they're better off than they were at the start, given that Locke is no longer coughing up blood, or gushing from under his fingernails (thanks for that image Mr. Lynch). But, as with any good installment of a series, I'm left with more questions than answers... Gods-dammit.

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