Lies of Locke Lomora by Scott Lynch: SOLID

[kz_blogorambling]

I finished this audiobook on my drive in October. This was an excellent recommendation from Nancy/Paul.

When it FIRST started, it had the stereotypical fantasy trope of "It was the first day of Cattarhgery in the second month of the feast of Thrgruoberent, when the moon was in the waning phase of Hebentharium..." and I was like, GROAN. But it picked up right away.

It launched pretty quickly into a caper and I thought, boy, that was fast, this feels like it should be the climax of the plot, not the intro. But then that's the beauty of the book, it just builds from there, more intrigue and cleverness and scrapes piled on, with a ton of banter, and all in all it's just an enjoyable ride. So thanks for the solid recommendation.

That guy better be writing more books.

Comments

[bristlesage.livejournal.com]

There are second and third ones! Red Seas Under Red Skies and The Republic of Thieves. There will be seven, altogether. I'm so glad you liked it; it's so much fun!

I think the second one is my favorite, though, so far.

[scout1222.livejournal.com]

Ha! Karen, that is the best description of why I usually roll my eyes at fantasy. Everything is so manufactured (and usually involves a lot of consonants).

[scarecrowraven.livejournal.com]

Loved those books. I think Nancy and Lara recommended them to me.