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)

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Note: On each of the floors from floor 6 there is, encased within an Elderglass case, a stylized sculpture of a part of Tal Verrar. They get more extravagant as you head up; the sixth floor is a waterfall with bronze coins falling instead of water, the seventh has a sculpture of volcanic islands with silver coins for the islands and gold for the sea and lava. On the eighth is a complete replica of Tal Verrar, again made of gold and silver coins. A marble statue stands looking over the city. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Something else I really loved: there’s not even a hint of sexism in Lynch’s writing, which is refreshing in fantasy. Modern fantasy writers are getting much better at portraying female characters as women instead of props, but Lynch is one of the best I’ve ever read in this regard. His women are real. And women populate every profession in the books with equality to their male counterparts. Women are guards and soldiers and pirate captains, and I love how no one ever questions a woman’s ability to fight as well as any man. Anyway, there’s not too much to talk to you guys about until we’ve gone through the chapters, is there? So, I’ll get right to it! Remember that at the bottom of the Read-Along there are five questions for you to answer… ENJOY! 🙂let me put your mind at ease. With Red Seas under Red Skies, Scott Lynch lives up to readers' high expectations!"

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I'm probably going to receive a lot of hate for this rating, but I'm just being honest here. I'm bold enough to give this a 3, because that's the highest it can go. The novel is not bad, but it's also not phenomenal. Shut up…I want you to use your misplaced acorn of a brain before the squirrel comes looking for it again..” When you write the second book in a series, the honeymoon is over. Now you're in a whole different type of relationship. And love is harder to maintain than infatuation.Another absolute slam dunk by Scott Lynch! Gentlemens Bastard 2 does the rare feet of improving on the original formula of the first novel!! As for history, we are living in its ruins. And as for biographies, we are living with the consequences of all the decisions ever made in them. I tend not to read them for pleasure. It’s not unlike carefully scrutinizing the map when one has already reached the destination.” All that remains,” said Requin, “is for your other judge to concur that you are still a risk worth taking.”

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The buildup took too long to get to in this book and the details were a bit tedious, so that’s why I have to give this 4 stars instead of 5. But overall, a fantastic sequel! Red Seas Under Red Skies is another complicated heist novel with all the danger and glamour of a Bond movie. Incredible set pieces like a Renaissance interzone where the wealthy live beyond the law, a casino high rise made of shimmering glass, and a pirate ship on the high seas lend a cinematic quality to the action. Lynch is meticulous and detailed and it all comes together both believably and unexpectedly. Worst of all, the inner vault is guarded by a live dragon, attended by fifty naked women armed with poisoned spears, each of them sworn to die in Requin's service. All redheads."

That's a sweet piece," said Jean, briefly forgetting to be aggravated. "You didn't snatch that off a street."

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Note: there is no false light on Tel Verrar because the Elderglass doesn’t reflect the setting sun like it does in Camorr.

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