Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch

In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch took us on an
adrenaline-fueled adventure with a band of daring thieves led by con artist extraordinaire
Locke Lamora. Now Lynch brings back his outrageous hero for a caper so death-defying,
nothing short of a miracle will pull it off.

After a brutal battle with the underworld
that nearly destroyed him, Locke and his trusted sidekick, Jean, fled the island
city of their birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their
wounds. But even at this westernmost edge of civilization, they can't rest for long-and
are soon back to what they do best: stealing from the undeserving rich and pocketing
the proceeds for themselves.

This time, however, they have targeted the grandest
prize of all: the Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house
in the world. Its nine floors attract the wealthiest clientele-and to rise to the
top, one must impress with good credit, amusing behavior.and excruciatingly impeccable
play. For there is one cardinal rule, enforced by Requin, the house's cold-blooded
master: it is death to cheat at any game at the Sinspire.

Brazenly undeterred,
Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan to lie, trick, and swindle their
way up the nine floors.straight to Requin's teeming vault. Under the cloak of false
identities, they meticulously make their climb-until they are closer to the spoils
than ever.

But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo's secret. Someone from
their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay for their
sins. Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their mercenary souls. And
even that may not be enough..

Praise for Red Seas Under Red Skies

"Lynch hasn't merely imagined a far-off world, he's created it, put it all down on paper-the smells, the sounds, the people, the feel of the place. The novel is a virtuoso performance, and sf/fantasy fans will gobble it up."-Booklist (starred review)

"Red Seas Under Red Skies firmly proves that Scott Lynch isn't a one-hit wonder. . . . It'll only be a matter of time before Scott Lynch is mentioned in the same breath as George R. R. Martin and Steven Erikson."-Fantasy Book Critic

"Grand, grandiose, grandiloquent . . . No critic is likely to fault Lynch in his overflowing qualities of inventiveness, audacious draftsmanship, and sympathetic characterization."-Locus