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The Lies of Locke Lamora: I consider Locke to be a convincingly executed rogue/con artist. He's witty, charming, and his schemes generally tend to make sense. I found his plots less convincing in the later books, but the first one definitely shined.
Mother of Learning is an ongoing web novel. The main character, Zorian, demonstrates intelligence in that he's constantly evaluating his resources, new ways to solve problems, and re-evaluating his assumptions. The author never tries to sell us on how much of a genius Zorian is; he just comes across as bright due to his way of thinking.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a very divisive one. It's a fanfic (which already loses some people) with a Harry Potter that was raised with a scientific education. He spends a lot of time questioning the assumptions of people in Hogwartz and trying to learn more about how magic works. Fortunately, other characters have also been upgraded in competence, including the antagonists. The first several chapters have a tone that some people find condescending, and the ending disappointed a lot of people, but there's a huge chunk of middle section that I personally found enjoyable. For example, [major spoilers](#s "one of Voldemort's horcruxes is a Voyager probe, having been fired into space years before the story started, etc.")
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000JMKNJ2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518615296&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=the+lies+of+locke+lamora
This is exactly what your looking for and it’s also very funny. It’s Called The Lies Of Locke Lamora
I am officially back stateside, and in the last 24 hours I have successfully fixed the water softener, shoveled a fine collection of oak logs, leaves, live plants, and raccoon shit off the roof, made bank tutoring o-chem, and taught the Verizon employee how to connect to their own 4G network. I was unaware the name of their APN was such a secret. Also, that 4 tiers of escalation would be so damn useless. I ended up guessing the name like some sort of movie cracking and then went back and made the guy write it down because I can't be the only person ever to have that problem and it was seriously a 10 second fix. See also: was feeling smug.
I also got a lot of reading done in the past month, apparently. Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Name of the Wind, Matched, Graceling, Sapphique, Assassin's Apprentice, the first Circle of Magic book, and started a bunch of others.
If we're running out of discussion ideas, another book recommendation/rant/rambling thoughts thread might be fun.
Friends still have my MS and are being slow readers and I can't bug them about it because they have real work to do. Argh. I'm planning to cover my office in sticky notes and reorder some scenes that way while I wait on them.
Is there anything in particular you're leaning to?
Author Cherie Priest has a couple excellent books.
The Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher, is a wonderful series. It's about a wizard-for-hire in the modern world, and delves into the wonderful magic environment that Jim has created. Jim likes to put his characters through trouble and turmoil, and it's good for character development! The series starts off with Storm Front.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is another great series. It's a post-apocalyptic/oppressed setting, centering around something called 'The Hunger Games' - an annual battle that captivates the capitol and all twelve remaining districts. There is a movie releasing next year, as well.
The Name of the Wind is a terrific book by Patrick Rothfuss, the first entry into his series The Kingkiller Chronicles. It's a fantasy setting, and is about a character named Kvothe recounting his life. The writing style has an absolutely artistic writing style that is captivating to read, and such interesting and progressing events that make you eagerly turn the page. I have not yet read the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear, but I'm told it's even better in every way.
Terry Pratchett is an amazing and renowned author. He has been knighted, an event for which he created his own sword for by hand, battles against Alzheimer's in a most respectable and commendable way, and has created such an interesting and provoking world that provides a lot of laughs and curious perspectives on matters. Where you start is a more difficult choice. A couple choice options might be as follows (I haven't read others yet, so I can't attest to others, but there are many!).
I haven't started this book yet, nor looked into it, but I have heard terrific reviews. The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch, is his first book in his Gentleman Bastard Sequence series.
And of course, if you haven't entered George RR Martin's world of Westeros, the series A Song of Ice and Fire could be a wonderful read. It's very complex and very long and not yet complete (five books so far). It starts off with Game of Thrones, which is what the recently-aired HBO series was based upon.
In the science fiction sphere, I would recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It's the first in his Ender's series, and there are quite a few books set in the world. I have only read the first one, and it was an excellent read, insightful and thought-provoking.
...anyway, that should be a few to peek at!
Sand by Hugh Howey.
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
Startide Rising by David Brin.
Read the "Look Inside" excerpts to see if any of these is right for you.
Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch.
Try the Gentlemen Bastard series. Start out with The lies of Locke Lamora
"The Republic of Thieves" by Scott Lynch. It's the third book in a series, The Gentleman Bastards. First book here.
It's a pretty decent series, if you're interested in heists or fantasy. Caveats: the main character is kinda whiny and self destructive, and there isn't any "period appropriate" speech. Lot of F-bombs, which is a little jarring for some people.
Well written and interesting characters, but doesn't really tread new ground, as it were.
I loved The First Law series, and found the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch just as engaging.
By the way, if you guys are interested, The Lies of Locke Lamora is on sale on Amazon for $1.99 right now. Unless it's always that price. In that case, this is simply a reminder.
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I'd recommend The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It has a similar style to KKC but is more action-packed.
It definitely does, and Sanderson's work on the final 3 books was pretty inspired to say the least.
Also, check out
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Gentleman-Bastards-ebook/dp/B000JMKNJ2
https://www.amazon.com/Way-Kings-Brandon-Sanderson/dp/0765365278/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KRSFJE42GMR8VFGZGC72
https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Itself-First-Law/dp/0316387312
https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Thorns-Broken-Empire-Lawrence/dp/1937007685/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492715571&sr=1-1&keywords=prince+of+thorns
Oh are we recommending fiction too?
The Lies of Locke Lamora is my favorite Fantasy book
If you want a similar feel of "epic" without committing to a GIGANTIC series (nothing wrong with them, just differentiating), check out "The Library at Mount Char" by Scott Hawkins:
https://www.amazon.com/Library-at-Mount-Char/dp/0553418629
If you want to read a (not finished) series that feels a lot like DotT (in terms of pacing and fun) check out The Gentlemen Bastard series by Scott Lynch. Start with "The Lies of Loch Lamora" (my fave non-DT book):
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Gentleman-Bastards-ebook/dp/B000JMKNJ2 (it's only $1.99 kindle!)
This book looks good it's the 1st in the series and the 4th in the series is currently on the best seller list.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards) by Scott Lynch http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JMKNJ2/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_F8Yttb1YGFJ00
/u/Morthy you shall be now dubbed Dr. Morthy-o. Let's play a pill version of Tetris.
One of my favorites is The Lies of Lock Lamora by Scott Lynch. It's about a cult of teenage con artists who long for the big con. Mistakes are made. A lot. But they are hilarious and edge-of-seat freak-out-moments all through the book. The audiobook narrator is awesome.
From Amazon:
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards, Book 1) (Jun 27, 2006)
by Scott Lynch
4.4 out of 5 stars (1,836)
$4.99
Sold by: Random House LLC
“Remarkable . . . Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”—****The Times (London)
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.
The link you posted has a "tag" value which means someone is getting commission for every purchase made from that link. If you update the link to be straight to the product without all the extra stuff (remove the ? and everything after it), I can approve it
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JMKNJ2 - is the link direct to the book without the affiliation link)
I'm in love with The Lies of Locke Lamora right now! I recommend it if you enjoy heist novels.
Yes.
Lies of Locke Lamora is also $1.99 in the US for those interested state-side.
Another star wars book that follows a villain: Darth Plagueis. Not the best book ever, not the worst.
You might like Prince of Thorns. That one is pretty well written.
Also, The Lies of Locke Lamora is about a rogue, an anti-hero who learns to do better things with his life (sort of).
I've only just started Thrawn... so it's hard for me to say if any of these are a perfect fit.
Thiiiis
Or this, because I'm indecisive
Strange. I'm in US logged into the .com site.
Where the price should be, it says, "Pricing information not available."
Where the buy button should be, it says, "This title is not currently available for purchase."
Also, this edition isn't linked to in the table with all the other formats. This is the actual kindle edition linked to within the table:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JMKNJ2/
I guess I am screwed (by that I mean I need to pay an extra $1.79).
I failed my first driving test, I was really nervous and the examiner was super strict and overly critical over little things. I took it a second time at a different site with another examiner and passed easily, maybe you could try a different examiner or place as well, sometimes it's not you but the ones testing you. Hope you pass next time!
I have a few books in that price range:
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