The Thorn of Emberlain
Readers rate it 3.7 (16 on Hardcover)
512 pages · Released 2012 · Gollancz
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The Thorn of Emberlain is the third book in Lynch's adult Gentleman Bastard series, featuring complex morally gray protagonists in a fantasy world. The novel contains significant violence including warfare, combat deaths, and consequences of betrayal; mature themes around identity, trauma, and loss; and adult language and situations. While it offers clever plotting and explores themes of loyalty and resilience, it is written for and about adults navigating serious moral ambiguity.
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Locke Lamora, thief, con-man, pirate, political deceiver is back, and now he must become a soldier. A new chapter for Locke and Jean and finally the war that has been brewing in the Kingdom of the Marrows flares up and threatens to capture all in its flames. And all the while Locke must try to deal with the distu... Locke Lamora, thief, con-man, pirate, political deceiver is back, and now he must become a soldier. A new chapter for Locke and Jean and finally the war that has been brewing in the Kingdom of the Marrows flares up and threatens to capture all in its flames. And all the while Locke must try to deal with the disturbing rumours about his past revealed in The Republic of Thieves. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of right and wrong is one thing. Fighting a war when you don't know the truth of yourself is quite another. Particularly when you've never been that good with a sword anyway...
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ISBN 9780575079588 · Gollancz