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  • By: Scott Lynch
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 23 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (847 ratings)

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The Republic of Thieves

By: Scott Lynch
Narrated by: Michael Page
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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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Good, but not great

In comparison to the excellent first book and the mostly excellent second, this third book suffers from slow pacing and a lack of stakes. Michael Page delivers a mostly solid performance but his characterization is a little less consistent here. Nevertheless, the characters are as endearing as ever and I don't regret the purchase. Here's hoping the next book in the series is able to raise the stakes - and the pulse - a little more.

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still a great book

don't get me wrong, it is a great book! I just don't like how he finished both storylines.

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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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awesome

sweet jeebus this was fantastic. cant wait for the next! Scott Lynch is a master.

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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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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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Brilliant like the first 2

Great narration, great story. Some of the most loveable characters in fiction. Do yourself a favour and get on it.

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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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not as good

Love these two - Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen - but the bondsmages finally catch up with them! This book was a bit disappointing. Scott Lynch set my expectations high with the first two books, but this was not as gripping a tale as the others. Still good- not great.

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Not as good as the others

The weakest of the three. Felt like so much filler with some of the scenes based in the past.

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