Red Seas Under Red Skies (GollanczF.)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780575079670 (0575079673)
ASIN: 0575079673
Publish date: 2007-11-08
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 640
Edition language: English
Gods damn it, Scott Lynch! You did it to me again! And this time there's no excuse. I remembered very vividly how the first book was a great deal of rollicking fun, and then an emotional evisceration in the last few chapters. But somehow, I forgot that until the final battle drew near, and suddenly...
What a great read, and what a great author! Scott Lynch is really kicking a lot of ass in the world of fantasy fiction, and he's doing it in all the ways I love; that is, he's writing action-packed genre-blending books which are fun and full of verve while simultaneously ruminating upon serious asp...
I'm a bit disappointed with Red Seas. It is definitely not Lies part 2. The GB is one of those series that has a solid and convincing start but an extremely poor sequel that doesn't live up to the first book at all. I had high hopes for Red Skies but those where never met. So what made Lies so good?...
If you have somehow stumbled upon this review please be warned that it may contain spoilers from the first book. If, for some reason, you have not read the first book, please do so - it's bloody brilliant.It is my misfortune to report that Scott Lynch has been diagnosed with SBS (Second Book Syndrom...
The Lies of Locke Lamora ended with our hero, Locke, asking of the universe, “So this is winning? Well it can go fuck itself.” That statement pretty much sets the tone for Red Seas Under Red Skies, the second book in the Gentleman Bastards sequence. Locke and his best mate Jean may have “won” agai...