#scott lynch

[wizardofarles]

the best transition in literary history (iykyk)

[burningvelvet]

ATTENTION pirates, pirate lovers, & #piratecore perusers: PLEASE listen to ship in a bottle by fin aka steffan argus - & his whole album lost at sea. i really like the song abandon ship too. thank me later

[scottlynch78]

On the Cover of a Grimdark Magazine

Hey, Tumblr. Long time, no tumbl.

Just wanted to mention that the first-ever Gentlemen Bastards short story, "Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent," will be appearing as a two-part extravaganza in Grimdark Magazine's issues 40 and 41. Issue 40, GDM's tenth anniversary celebration, is available for you to grab right now:

bit.ly/GdM_Issue40

"Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent" returns us to Camorr some months after Locke's 13th birthday, which was described in the "Orphan's Moon" chapter of The Republic of Thieves. Locke, working as a bar-back in a rough-and-tumble Right People tavern, deals with some issues, including the fact that his only real friend on the premises is an aging mercenary named Mazoc Szaba who has an addiction to drinking poisonous wine for contests of chance. Since there are no flashbacks in Thorn, this story was the first time in quite a while I'd "gone back" to Camorr, and I found the experience pretty emotional. The good folks at GDM were lovely enough to give me this chance to play in their pages, so if you harbor any affection for Locke, give 'em a shot. The individual issue should be about $4, and also comes with a load of fiction and non-fiction from people including Anna Smith Spark, Mark Lawrence, Christopher Buehlman, Cat Rambo, and many others!

If you missed my August updates on novellas, signed bookplates, and other matters, check it all out at: http://www.scottlynch.us/updates.html

And hey, if you didn't see my short story "Selected Scenes From the Ecologies of the Labyrinth," published in the Sunday Morning Transport in July, give it a read! No charge.

[ciliria]

The Gentleman Bastard series could be SO good in tv/movie form if done right but god I'd hate to see it done badly 😭

[satanfallenstars]

The only problem with buying books on Thriftbooks. 😭

[random-jot]

[will-ruadh]

The Lies of Locke Lamora – illustrated Ukrainian hardcover edition.

Nebo Book Publishing

Illustrator: Ilya Ugnivenko

Cover illustrator: Maria Kolosova

[uponthemistymoors]

Locke Lamora is the most successful fail girl of all time and no one can change my mind otherwise

[wizardofarles]

three pages into my reread of The Lies of Locke Lamora and I am once again floored by Scott Lynch’s descriptions

like

do you SEE this?? on page three are you fucking kidding me??? that vivid imagery!!! the blood-warm fog!!!! that seeps up from the city’s wet bones!!!!!! hello??????!

[mrkapao]

"Congratulations! We’re reverse burglars, here to give you fifty gold solari!" - Scott Lynch 'Red Seas Under Red Skies'

[lovequotesandcoffee]

There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.

Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora.

[wonkyreads]

#9 of 2025

[obligatedart]

Damiano meets Calo and Galdo Sanza, the chaotic twins from Scott Lynch’s novel The Lies of Locke Lamora, my favorite book of all time

[akindofmagictoo]

5 and 11 for the end of year ask game! :D

5: what is your favourite book/story/poem you read this year?

answered this in a previous post, but i shall add another! i also read Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, which is part of a fantastic series. twisting and layered (the main characters ALWAYS have a card up their sleeve you don't know about) without being confusing, unreadable or disappointing. 10/10 need to start the 3rd one soon.

11: which scene was harder/easier to write than anticipated? why?

ooh, hm. i knew the battle sequence in Dragonsong would be a challenge, but i didn't anticipate it being THAT much of a slog. (a fun slog, but a long one). there were also a couple transitions or things that i just was Not feeling. one scene in particular i have not been vibing with in either draft, i skipped it both times, so i really need to modify it lol

[magicalbookwyvern]

Since Scott Lynch still hasn't released the fourth book in the gentleman bastard series I've been successfully reading Red Seas Under Red Skies for four years. That way by the time I've finished The Republic Of Thieves the book will *hopefully* be released. The math is mathing.

The math is mathing.