Look... I say, look here!” Malcor’s seamy old face grew red. “I might not have Collegium robes, but when I go to the gods they’ll know that I gave an honest damn about lending ease to my patients!” I need you to understand,” said Patience, “just how little you understand. I saved your lives in Tal Verrar.” Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch is the third book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence, one that has been highly anticipated for six long years. With the quality of the first two books and the long wait for the third, excitement and anticipation can lead to some unfairly high expectations - at least it did in my experience - and while the book may not have reached the heights I was hoping for, it is still a fantastic book that I could barely put down from start to finish. Yes, I can. The bleeding is worse. His enervation is more pronounced. His humors are terminally imbalanced, and I’m certain an examination of his water would show blood. I tried to hearten him, but your friend is obviously undeceived.” Don't get me wrong: first books are hard, especially in secondary-world fantasy. You have to introduce an entire world. You're constantly walking the knife-edge between boring people by explaining too much, and confusing them by explaining too little.

Whispers,” said Jean. This was much worse than the constabulary. Whispers Cortessa was a top power in the Lashani underworld.

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We then got a real update on Thorn from Scott on June 9 2022 - his first update since May 2019. Most of this update is about three forthcoming novellas set in the Gentleman Bastards universe between Thieves and before Thorn. If it’s real I’m the king of the Seven Marrows,” said Cortessa. “But nobody cares. Can you tell me why I’m here?” He was going to help turn hundreds of people into empty shells. Into gods--damned furniture. That wasn’t brutal enough?” said Jean. The kind of witty romp that reminds you exactly how much fun heroic fantasy is supposed to be.” — SFX You wore your fighting boots and left your dress shoes by the wardrobe. And all of your weapons are missing.”

If, be it any saint (or most likely at this point, an inexplicable Peter Pan syndrome-ridden sycophant of the series) chooses to manage them otherwise, I do not begrudge them for it; but I know for an objective that I have now taken into my own hands to produce a better review than Lynch has a novel, if by nothing else, the virtue that I did it. With work.” Jean fumed as the sound of applause drifted from the garden party. “Indeed. My master has a case which requires the greatest possible skill and discretion—-” No more waiting, no more promises, I'll have this book now, and the book is empty, then it's a bad book, and it will get a bad review.That's not the case in a second book. In a second book, you still have that problem. PLUS you have the problem that some of your readers read the first book two days ago, and some of them read it two years ago. Some of them haven't read it at *all.* Fair day to you,” said Jean, approaching the garden gate again. It was the second hour of the afternoon, the next day, and the sky overhead was a boiling mess of gray. The rain had yet to fall, but it was coming, certain and soon. “I’m here for my usual petition.”

In the end Scott Lynch remains one of my favourite authors. I’ll await his next books impatiently. I do hope that The Republic of Thieves is just a prep for the next one and all those things mentioned above were intentional. while this is my least favourite installment of the series thus far, that really isnt saying much because its still pretty amazing. i feel like the tone is different from the previous two books in that this is a much slower and less plot-oriented story. it definitely focuses more on the characters, their relationships, and their pasts. Jean shook; the urge to take her at her word, to smash her down, was rising hot and red within him. He would have to strike as fast as he ever had in his life, as hard as muscle and sinew could allow. Break her skull, throttle her, bear her down beneath his full weight, and pray to the gods he did enough damage to postpone whatever word or gesture she would utter in return. Worst of all, the inner vault is guarded by a live dragon, attended by fifty naked women armed with poisoned spears, each of them sworn to die in Requin's service. All redheads." An eminent friend,” said Jean. “In the usual fashion. It would not be appropriate to discuss these matters in front of your young—-”Please don’t do anything to my friend. He had nothing to do with the physiker. Do whatever you like with me. I’ll cooperate. Just—-” DRUMROLL PLEASE….* We finally get to meet the most talked about, revered, loved and idolized Sabetha!! Maybe not in 2019, but....SOON. Mr. Lynch has announced it is DONE and going to editing. My skin is clearing and my crops are flourishing... The Bondsmagi distort our world with their very presence. They rule us in many ways that have nothing to do with politics; the fact that we can hire them to do our bidding is immaterial. That little guild looms over everything we plan, everything we dream.”