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  • By: Scott Lynch
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 23 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (852 ratings)

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The Republic of Thieves

By: Scott Lynch
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Publisher's Summary

He's back! The long-awaited return of the most exciting new commercial fantasy writer of the 21st century. After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins, the Bonds Magi. It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long lost love.

Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart, the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides of a vicious dispute between factions of the Bonds, Sabetha has just one goal - to destroy Locke for ever. The Gentleman Bastard sequence has become a literary sensation in fantasy circles and now, with the third book, Scott Lynch is set to seal that success.

©2013 Scott Lynch (P)2013 Tantor

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A Gentlemen Bastard side quest.

Love to be back with The Gentleman Bastards witty banter and bright charactesr but was ultimately left feeling as if not much changed or progressed in terms of story.

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Lower Stakes but Lovable Characters

It's the characters you know and love in a much smaller scale, less enthralling situation.
Still entertaining and building up to bigger things but not on the same level as the previous two books.

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The best yet

I liked going back to the roots, spending time with the Sansa twins. I liked finally getting to see Sabatha, and the hype was worth it. I felt the stakes weren’t nearly as high though, as Sabatha was never an enemy and the mages were a little to absent for me. The interludes were overall a little more interesting- lots of good characters like Bullydazi. Also, great ending though I was hoping the Patience would be a little smarter than that. Whilst the audio performance is good most of the time, I was really disappointed by Father Chains and the Thief Maker’s voices compared to the first book. The narrator relies too much on a gravelly voice in this book. Jean is also inconsistent, being sometimes very gravelly and other times not.

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beautiful and masterful reading.

Some very intricate and complex ideas to get across regarding acting and voice resonance with Locke and his friend that the Audible narrator conveys perfectly. a true pro. The fact that the story is so brilliant and engrossing also helps!

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Struggled at a lot of points.

Seemed very slow at points and I really struggled to finish the book.
I still enjoy the characters and the world but now I am weary about the next book, whenever that comes.

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Locke in more trouble

I am so invested in these characters. They are real, and dirty and fallable.
love the story and the narrator is perfect.
Please keep this saga going.

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Not sure if it left me wanting more

On a positive note though the Sanza twins are a treat and the there's plenty more gratuitous cursing.

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loved the ending

while the individual adventures/ storylines contained in this book were not as engaging as the previous books I enjoyed the way this novel moved the overall narative of Locke Lamora and the Gentlemen Bastards along.... looking forward to the next instalment (hopefully not too far in the future)

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Very good book

Not quite as good as the previous two of this series, but still a very good book. Slightly predictable, which is a shame. Still, it is a good story. The performance is fantastic.

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Favourite book in the series

I loved it. The twists the turns and the ending!! I can't wait to relisten to this one when the next one eventually gets published

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