Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

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After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him, Locke Lamora and his trusted sidekick, Jean, fled the island city of their birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their wounds But even at this westernmost edge of civilization, they can t rest for long and they are soon back doing what they do best stealing from the undeserving rich and pocketing the proceeds for themselves.This time, however, they have targeted the grandest prize of all the Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the world Its nine floors attract the wealthiest clientele and to rise to the top, one must impress with good credit, amusing behaviorand excruciatingly impeccable play For there is one cardinal rule, enforced by Requin, the house s cold blooded master it is death to cheat at any game at the Sinspire.Brazenly undeterred, Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan to lie, trick, and swindle their way up the nine floorsstraight to Requin s teeming vault Under the cloak of false identities, they meticulously make their climb until they are closer to the spoils than ever.But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo s secret Someone from their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay for their sins Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their mercenary souls And even that may not be enough. Read Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) author Scott Lynch – kino-fada.fr I ll be honest, when I first read this book, years ago, my reaction was kinda meh Or rather, I remember it being that way It was a long time back, and I can barely bring to mind what I ate for lunch yesterday So I m not terribly reliable that way I also vaguely remember that it wasn t as talked up as Lies of Locke Lamora There wasn t the same excited buzz about it when it came out, so I remember feeling reasonably justified in my meh feeling That means reading through it again a seco I ll be honest, when I first read this book, years ago, my reaction was kinda meh Or rather, I remember it being that way It was a long time back, and I can barely bring to mind what I ate for lunch yesterday So I m not terribly reliable that way I also vaguely remember that it wasn t as talked up as Lies of Locke Lamora There wasn t the same excited buzz about it when it came out, so I remember feeling reasonably justified in my meh feeling That means reading through it again a second time was an interesti...After reading a Tumblr post Where Lynch responded to a reader s complaints about political correctness in this novel, I am intrigued.Why shouldn t middle aged mothers get a wish fulfillment character, you sad little bigot Everyone else does H.L Mencken once wrote that Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats I can t ...4.75 stars Finally the pirate book I ve been craving This is basically Ocean s 11 meets Pirates of the Caribbean.Buddy read with these thieves Celeste Sarah4.5 5 StarsContrary to the popular opinion that Red Seas Under Red Skies, the second book in the Gentleman Bastard Sequence series, is weaker than its predecessor, I minclined to say that it s not inferior nor superior but it s equally great with The Lies of Locke Lamora in a different way It retained some elements that made the first book rose to its fame and at the same time, replace some of them with some new factors to the series I do Buddy read with these thieves Celeste Sarah4.5 5 StarsContrary to the popular opinion that Red Seas Under Red Skies, the second book in the Gentleman Bastard Sequence series, is weaker than its predecessor, I minclined to say that it s not inferior nor superior but it s equally great with The Lies of Locke Lamora in a d...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here 5 5Who s the biggest, meanest motherfucker here Who s the best bruiser in the Brass CovesBuddy read with my fellow ship mates Petrik Celeste.THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD Seriously, it was incredible I can t even explain how happy I was to be back in this world I went into this book with lowish expectations because, I heard it was the weakest in the trilogy However for me that wasn t the case, this book was as good as The Lies of Locke Lamorr, honestly I can t decide if I like this on 5 5Who s the biggest, meanest motherfucker here Who s the best bruiser in the Brass CovesBuddy read with my fellow ship mates Petrik Celeste.THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD Seriously, it was incredible I can t even explain how happy I was to be back in this world I went into this book with lowish expectations because, I heard it was the weakest in the trilogy However for me that wasn t the case, this book was as good as The Lies of Locke Lamorr, honestly I can t decide if I like this one or the first one better, so I m going to say they are both equally amazing I found the writing this time around to b...I probably enjoyed this bookthan the first of the Gentleman Bastard sequence It starts as fast paced as the previous book ended with Locke Jean already knee deep in a con involving this worlds equivalent of a Casino known as the Sinspire The start of the novel flips between this section and also what the characters have been up to since they sailed away from Camorr at the end of book 1 This section showcases a cool transition period which shows the Gentleman Bastard s as less than I probably enjoyed this bookthan the first of the Gentleman Bastard sequence It starts as fast paced as the previous book ended with Locke Jean already knee deep in a con involving this worlds equivalent of a Casino known as the Sins...Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly, FitzChivalry Farseer and The Fool, Locke Lamora and Jean Tammen eight men of fantasy who without their counterpart would be nothing Indeed, without Jean at his back Locke Lamora would have no chance of success Both men provide the other with what he lacks, and together they make a deadly, silver tongued, thieving duo that are best summed up in two words awesome bastards A deadly scheme on the high seas It was a big surprise to m Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly, FitzChivalry Farseer and The Fool, Locke Lamora and Jean Tammen eight men of fantasy who without their counterpart would be nothing Indeed, without Jean at his back Locke Lamora would have no chance of success Both men prov...Although I was prepared to bite my thumb at anyone who had a problem with this book up to about 200 pages in, over the course of the 500 pages after that, I began to slowly, reluctantly and finally in complete exasperation, change my mind.Scott Lynch begins his novel at the same level of quality as his fabulous first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora His characters are dealing with the events of the previous novel, in a mostly believable fashion, in a believable time period its kept from becomin Although I was prepared to bite my thumb at anyone who had a problem with this book up to about 200 pages in, over the course of the 500 pages after that, I began to slowly, reluctantly and finally in complete exasperation, change my mind.Scott Lynch begins his novel at the same level of quality as his fabulous first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora His characters are dealing with the events of the previous novel, in a mostly believable fashion, in a believable time period its kept from becoming episodic, or his characters from seeming hollow I very much enjoyed the first 200 pages as they both try to move on and deal with the past and the explanation of how they got where they are when the novel opens two years on from the events of Lies A character development, A banter, A action sequences, A for inventiveness, loved the relationship between Lock...We can slide down chimneys and slip locks and rob coaches and break vaults and do a fine spread of card tricksbut I hate to tell you that the one class of criminal we really haven t associated with, ever, is fucking piratesStill thoroughly enjoying this series Locke and Jean are on another impossible mission to swindle the rich out of their money What they don t bargain on is the Bondsmagi come for their revenge, using a wealthy man as their means Locke and Jean end up coerced into dWe can slide down chimneys and slip locks and rob coaches and break vaults and do a fine spread of card tricksbut I hate to tell you that the one class of criminal we really haven t associated with, ever, is fucking piratesStill thoroughly enjoying this series Locke and Jean are on another impossible mission to swindle the rich out of their money What they don t bargain on is the Bondsmagi come for their revenge, using a wealthy man as their means Locke and Jean end up coerced into doing what this man says, in the hope that he won t follow through and kill them This task involves piracy Something Locke and Jean know nothing about So they hit the high seas, with all the trouble, violence and superstition that comes with it All the while Locke s mind is stirring up ways that they can still come out on top I m always blown away with the level o...This book is 1 3 this And 2 3 this Quite a fantastic and epic story A casino caper and a swashbuckling adventure combining action, deception, romance, and humor this book has it all Very well written Even with the length of the story, I never felt that it had gone on too long Definitely no filler.This is a sequel and I think I like it better than the first That is saying a lot because the first was great In...

Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
  • English
  • 19 October 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 578 pages
  • Scott Lynch
  • Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)