Red Seas Under Red Skies

By: Scott Lynch

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 25 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take the luxurious gaming house, The Sinspire, for all of its countless riches.

No-one has ever taken even a single coin from the Sinspire that wasn't won on the tables or in the other games of chance on offer there.

But, as ever, the path of true crime rarely runs smooth and Locke and Jean soon find themselves co-opted into an attempt to bring the pirate fleet of the notorious Zamira Drakasha to justice. Fine work for thieves who don't know one end of galley from another. And all the while the Bondsmagi are plotting their very necessary revenge against the one man who believes e has humiliated them and lived; Locke Lamora.

©2007 Scott Lynch (P)2011 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Fantastic

I love following the series, very well read, great plot. Locke is an endearing character and Jean simply loveable.

A great part 2 of the awesome story

What I like about this serie is that characters are not superhumans. They are ordinary, yet highly skilled, people that struggle each day to live their lives. Epic and interesting adventures that keep your attention to the book.
As with part one some stories are left unfinished and kept for next part.

What? No movie?

If you could sum up Red Seas Under Red Skies in three words, what would they be?

Cannot not read

What did you like best about this story?

Scott Lynch is so good at masterminding the plots it's surprising he's not a master thief himself

What does Michael Page bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Michael Page brings so much depth with his emotions and accents. Simply amazing!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Turns Lord of the Rings into Twilight

Quite good, not quite great

It's a good follow up to the previous books but it was much harder to stay interested in the plot in this installment. Amazing narration as usual.

5 Stars for Awesomeness

Excellent story, even better than the first in the series. Full of action, adventure, well written dialogue and quips galore. I love the schemes and plots the Gentlemen Bastards think up. The world is so well realized and detailed. The narration is perfect, you never hear anything but the author's voice.

I would give it more stars if I had anywhere to stick them.

Still good but not as good as the first

Lynch continues his great writing, clever story and amazing characters, while Michael Page continues to be the best narrator in town.

Fantastic Read/Listen

In a refreshing departure from many fantasy novels, Scott Lynch's characters are not superhumans possessed of some extraordinary power, but survive on the strength of their own wits. The stakes are high, but not ridiculously so. The world isn't about to be destroyed, or thrust into an endless dark age. Much as the first book in this series, The Lies of Locke Lamora, this is a heist/fantasy novel. The protagonists are not immune to failure, and the story seems driven more by it's characters, than by an ultimate goal, which makes it a pleasure to listen to. The characters are possessed of a strange morality, and are humanized by the situations in which they are conflicted by practical concerns, and their desire to adhere to their own code of ethics. Success is never guaranteed in this series so far, which leaves me sympathizing with the characters own frustration, and keeps the tension strong. Locke and Jean don't wander from one startling, incredible success to another, and so the journey is never boring.

The audio narrator is crisp and precise, speaking with a smooth cadence, and does an excellent job with voices and accents, further enriching this atmospheric book.

If your reading this Mr. Lynch, get back to writing (and thank you).

Fantastic continuation of great story.

Great follow up to the first book. Full of twists and memorable moments. Loved the new character and hope they will feature again.

Love the story line

If you could sum up Red Seas Under Red Skies in three words, what would they be?

I couldn't put the book down or in this case couldn't stop listening it kept me interested the whole time.

Enjoyable sequel

I very much enkoyed this and I think people who have listened to Lies of Lamora should check it out. It has much of the same but with a slightly different lication.