The Lies of Locke Lamora is a 2006 fantasy novel by which American fantasy author?
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The Lies of Locke Lamora The Lies of Locke Lamora is a 2006 fantasy novel by Scott Lynch, the first book of the "Gentleman Bastard" series. Elite con artists calling themselves the "Gentleman Bastards" rob the rich of the city of Camorr, based on late medieval Venice but on an unnamed world. Two stories interweave: in the present, the Gentleman Bastards fight a mysterious Gray King taking over the criminal underworld; alternate chapters describe the history of Camorr and the Gentleman Bastards, in particular protagonist Locke Lamora.
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Scott Lynch Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author, best known for his "Gentleman Bastard" series of novels. He resides in Massachusetts. According to his website, he had a variety of jobs including dishwasher, busboy, waiter, web designer, office manager, prep cook, and freelance writer. His first novel, "The Lies of Locke Lamora", was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 under the Gollancz imprint in the United Kingdom and under the Bantam imprint in the United States. The next two novels in the series, "Red Seas Under Red Skies" and "The Republic of Thieves", were published in 2007 and 2013 respectively.
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Laini Taylor Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971) is an American young adult fantasy author and a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature. She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.
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Andy Duncan (writer) Andy Duncan (born 21 September 1964) is an award-winning American science fiction and fantasy writer whose work frequently deals with Southern U.S. themes.
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O. R. Melling O.R. Melling, also known as G.V. Whelan, is an author of several fantasy novels. Melling's novels are aimed at both adults and young adults and contain stories mostly written around Irish and Celtic folklore, faeries in particular.
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Kij Johnson Kij Johnson (born Katherine Irenae Johnson January 20, 1960 in Harlan, Iowa) is an American writer of fantasy. She is a faculty member at the University of Kansas.
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Bentley Little Bentley Little (born 1960 in Arizona) is an American author of horror novels.
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Sam Savage Sam Savage (born November 9, 1940) is an American novelist and poet, best known for his 2006 novel "". Other published works are "The Cry of the Sloth", "The Criminal Life of Effie O", and "Glass".
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Wendy Higgins Wendy Higgins (born May 15, 1977) is an American "USA Today" and "NY Times" bestselling author of romantic fantasy and paranormal fiction for young adults. Wendy is a voice of hybrid publishing, having been published traditionally and independently.
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Benjamin Rosenbaum Benjamin Rosenbaum (born August 23, 1969) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction writer and computer programmer, whose stories have been finalists for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the BSFA award, and the World Fantasy Award.
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Margaret Ball (writer) Margaret Elizabeth Ball (born November 7, 1947) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and historical novels. Under the pseudonym of Catherine Lyndell, she has also written romance. Ball has a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas. A former Fulbright scholar and UCLA professor, she devotes her time to fabric arts and embeadery. Married with two children, she lives in Austin, Texas.
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Tempted (Cast novel) Tempted is the sixth volume of the "House of Night" fantasy series, written by American P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. It was published in October 23, 2009 by St. Martin's Press, an extension of Macmillan Publishers. By February 2010, according to "Publishers Weekly", it had already sold 1.1 million copies. The book has been translated in more than 20 different languages .
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Tormund Giantsbane Tormund Giantsbane is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones".
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Master of the Books Master of the Books is the second novel in a fantasy series by James Moloney. It is the sequel to "The Book of Lies", which was released on 25 May 2004.
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Lloyd Alexander Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. His most famous work is "The Chronicles of Prydain", a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, "The High King", was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982.
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Duncan Lay Duncan Lay is the fantasy author of the trilogy "The Dragon Sword Histories" — "The Wounded Guardian", "The Radiant Child", and "The Risen Queen".
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Bronn (character) Bronn is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones".
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Rick Yancey Richard "Rick" Yancey (born November 4, 1962) is an American author who has gained acclaim for his works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults.
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Mary Gentle Mary Rosalyn Gentle (born 29 March 1956) is a UK science fiction and fantasy author.
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Mistborn: The Final Empire Mistborn: The Final Empire, also known simply as Mistborn or The Final Empire, is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on July 17, 2006 by Tor Books and is the first novel in the "Mistborn trilogy", followed by "" in 2007 and "" in 2008.
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Greer Gilman Greer Ilene Gilman is an American author of fantasy stories.
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The Chronicles of Tornor The Chronicles of Tornor is a fantasy series by American lesbian author Elizabeth A. Lynn. The first book in the series, "Watchtower" (1979), won a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel; its sequel, "The Dancers of Arun" (1979) was nominated for a World Fantasy Award in the same year. It is one of the earliest fantasy series to feature positive gay protagonists whose relationships are an unremarkable part of the cultural background, as well as to present explicit and sympathetic depictions of same-sex love. The third title in the series is "Northern Girl" (1980).