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. Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their mercenary souls. Someone from their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay for their sins. But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo’s secret. Under the cloak of false identities, they meticulously make their climb-until they are closer to the spoils than ever. 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. 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. 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. This time, however, they have targeted the grandest prize of all: the Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the world. 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. 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. Now Lynch brings back his outrageous hero for a caper so death-defying, nothing short of a miracle will pull it off. 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.

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