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bluegargantua) wrote2007-08-29 11:04 pm
bluegargantua) wrote2007-08-29 11:04 pm
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Read Seas Under Read Skies
Hi,
Just finished up Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch. This is the sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamora which was one of the best books I read last year.
The sequel is in the running for best book of this year.
Combine Ocean's 11 with Pirates of the Caribbean and stick it all in a fantasy milieu. The plotting is a relentless roller coaster and the writing is just flat-out spectacular. Case in point:
"Know something? I'd lay even odds that between the people following us and the people hunting us, we've become this city's principle means of employment. Tal Verrar's entire economy is now based on fucking with us."
Is it as good as Lies? Well, probably not, the novelty has worn off. Also, the main protagonists spend a tad too much time brooding over the high cost of their nefarious lifestyles. But really, these are small nits to pick. The book is great fun and comes highly recommended. Do you need to have read Lies to make sense of Seas? Um, probably not, but you're doing yourself a grave disservice if you don't read them in order. Supposedly there are a grand total of seven books and it's completely possible that the whole thing will fall flat, but I'm betting that even the most mediocre of these books will still be a treat to read.
later
Tom
Just finished up Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch. This is the sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamora which was one of the best books I read last year.
The sequel is in the running for best book of this year.
Combine Ocean's 11 with Pirates of the Caribbean and stick it all in a fantasy milieu. The plotting is a relentless roller coaster and the writing is just flat-out spectacular. Case in point:
"Know something? I'd lay even odds that between the people following us and the people hunting us, we've become this city's principle means of employment. Tal Verrar's entire economy is now based on fucking with us."
Is it as good as Lies? Well, probably not, the novelty has worn off. Also, the main protagonists spend a tad too much time brooding over the high cost of their nefarious lifestyles. But really, these are small nits to pick. The book is great fun and comes highly recommended. Do you need to have read Lies to make sense of Seas? Um, probably not, but you're doing yourself a grave disservice if you don't read them in order. Supposedly there are a grand total of seven books and it's completely possible that the whole thing will fall flat, but I'm betting that even the most mediocre of these books will still be a treat to read.
later
Tom
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So.... it does disappoint?
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