The Lies of Locke Lamora

By: Scott Lynch

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, and mostly street-corner rumor. And they are wrong on every count. Only averagely tall, slender, and god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning.

He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. Together their domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers, it's a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces, and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the city.

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

Had this in paperback for years and never read!

Absolutely loved this. Had the paperback for years and had never read it, then after seeing a post in r/books on Reddit, just someone mentioning one single quote made me want to read it/listen to it. purchased it right thereafter, and glad I did. Really great book! Voice work is great, characters are great, and story is pretty awesome.

Highly recommended!!

Bloody fantastic.

My god. I'm not even finished with the book yet but I'm completely f****ing enamoured.

Amazing plot, depth, character arcs and action!

Has many moments of excitement and humour, and the world building is very delicious as well. Also, it's very well narrated, very convincing and well executed, would definitely recommend! Amazing listen

One of The Greatest Ever

This book was one of the most funny, well-crafted, smartly done and entertaining books I’ve read in a long time.
It’s beginning might be a little slow-paced for some, but in my opinion it’s a humorous opening that sets the right tone of the story, so as long it’s not your first fantasy epic you should probably be fine.
The humor in this book, in my opinion, is masterfully done and sets a light-heartedness which contrast the story’s darkness.
All of the schemes and the traps in this book are well-crafted.
Even though it’s a series so there are some open-ended questions, the book could probably be a great stand-alone too.
The narration is great overall and the light accent adds dimension and realism to the story.
I would highly recommend this book for everyone!

love it

locke lamora is better with audiobook than reading the book. the voice actor really catch the intonation of the character making it alive. really love when curse word are spoken out loud..

Try it

I really enjoyed the book, finished it in quick time & looking forward to getting into the next installment. The narrator is excellent. I would strongly recommend this book.

A great fantasy without typical characters:)

If you want a book with elves and magic, this is not it.. This is a book with a fun story, many great scenes, profanity and likable characters :) give it a try..

Fantastic audiobook

I absolutely loved this book. The story just grabs you in from the first moment. I especially loved the fresh approach the author took compared to traditional fantasy writing. There is no dark lord rising, no coming apocalypse, no village boy who finds out he has magic powers and must save the world. It is just the story of Locke and his friends and their (mis)adventures and it is brilliant.

The narrator is excellent. I find his voice very easy to listen to and he makes the characters feel so real. I especially loved the way he handled the dialogue, it is full of dry wit and sarcastic one-liners and he delivered them perfectly.

My one minor criticism of the story is that there are patches where I feel the author gets bogged down in describing either the architecture of the city or the detailed dialogue involved in their cons. In particular the passages where Locke is dealing with the nobility go overboard in detailing all the social pleasantries and etiquette involved. But being an audiobook, it is easy enough to just sit through these parts until it gets back to the action.

Overall, highly recommended

Oceans eleven in fantasy style

Excellent book read superbly. I enjoyed every minute of it. Recommend it to those who like action packed fantasy books.

wow, pure fun

I have been waiting for a book like this for a while. Non stop action with great characters.