The Lies of Locke Lamora Audible – Unabridged ridged
Author: Scott Lynch ID: B0029XKX0I
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. But born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to fall into the hands of an eyeless priest known as Chains—a man who is neither blind nor a priest. A con artist of extraordinary talent, Chains passes his skills on to his carefully selected “family” of orphans—a group known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Under his tutelage, Locke grows to lead the Bastards, delightedly pulling off one outrageous confidence game after another. Soon he is infamous as the Thorn of Camorr, and no wealthy noble is safe from his sting. Passing themselves off as petty thieves, the brilliant Locke and his tightly knit band of light-fingered brothers have fooled even the criminal underworld’s most feared ruler, Capa Barsavi. But there is someone in the shadows more powerful—and more ambitious—than Locke has yet imagined. Known as the Gray King, he is slowly killing Capa Barsavi’s most trusted men—and using Locke as a pawn in his plot to take control of Camorr’s underworld. With a bloody coup under way threatening to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the Gray King at his own brutal game—or die trying.
Done.
Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 22 hours and 3 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: UnabridgedPublisher: Tantor AudioAudible.com Release Date: May 13, 2009Whispersync for Voice: ReadyLanguage: EnglishID: B0029XKX0I Best Sellers Rank: #26 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Fantasy > Epic #81 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Epic #143 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Fiction & Literature
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA is a fairly-well-hyped fantasy debut about the charismatic leader of a gang of con artists in a city that does (or tries to do) for renaissance Venice what PERDIDO STREET STATION did for Dickensian London. Overall, I enjoyed it – the prose was technically proficient, the plot hummed along efficiently, the setting was considerably more interesting than the usual plate-mail-and-offal-carts business, and there was a good deal of welcome humor. As debut novels go it’s a promising start.
On the other hand, it really doesn’t amount to much more than an entertaining confection. The book’s apparently been optioned for a movie already, and I can see why: the dialogue’s relentlessly effervescent, occasionally stretching credulity past the breaking point (characters have one-liners for every occasion even while collecting broken bones and concussions like trading cards) and the screenplay-friendly three-act structure is too often embarrassingly visible underneath the flesh of the story.
It’s difficult to articulate my feelings on books like this. On the one hand, Lynch’s technical talent clearly elevates him above the great gormless herd of modern fantasy writers already. And there’s no denying that the book is very likeable indeed, while it seems unfair to fault it based only on what it could have been. On the other hand, it’s just *too damn safe*. Lynch is going to be a major player in the genre – that much is obvious already – but he has it in him to do something Seriously Good rather than settling for being the next RA Salvatore. But it’s not gonna happen until he gets over his fear of failure.
Scott Lynch’s much-heralded debut leads readers on a dashing thief tale in the best classic fantasy vein, through a vivid Renaissance-inspired fantasy city. Locke and his companions are clever rogues who must outwit not only their marks but also the city guard, their own underworld leaders, and a new vicious underworld faction.
The plot surges into high gear in the second act with the appearance of this new faction, which could have been introduced sooner. The Grey King and especially his mage are so shockingly well-informed and powerful that Locke seems helpless against them. This keeps the reader turning the pages, but it also makes Locke’s eventual victory seem implausible and rushed.
The climax abandons the clever thief scheming in favor of a super-villain plot out of a James Bond movie. The villain’s plan is far-fetched and poorly justified, Locke’s response is oddly benevolent, and the other characters’ reactions to him are unrealistic bordering on authorial wish-fulfillment.
The constant interlude chapters covering Locke and Jean’s boyhood distract from the exciting heist plot. Lynch does relate them to the present story, but this material could have been shown more quickly and less disruptively in short flashbacks. In addition, the narrative’s shallow point-of-view makes the characters feel distant. Only their most basic internal reactions and emotions are described in a point-of-view that shifts through different characters in the same scene, includes constant descriptions of the point-of-view character’s own facial expressions, and artificially hides from the reader much information that the point-of-view characters obviously know.
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