Scott Lynch

Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author, best known for his Gentleman Bastard series of novels. He resides in Massachusetts. According to his website, he had a variety of jobs including dishwasher, busboy, waiter, web designer, office manager, prep cook, and freelance writer. His first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 under the Gollancz imprint in the United Kingdom and under the Bantam imprint in the United States. The next two novels in the series, Red Seas Under Red Skies and The Republic of Thieves, were published in 2007 and 2013 respectively. 2Life and career In addition to being a writer, Scott Lynch is also a volunteer firefighter, certified in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Lynch's debut novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, was a World Fantasy Award finalist in 2007. In both 2007 and 2008 Lynch was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Lynch received the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award from the British Fantasy Society in 2008. 2Bibliography 3The Gentleman Bastard Sequence The Lies of Locke Lamora (June 27, 2006) Red Seas Under Red Skies (June 20, 2007) The Republic of Thieves (October 8, 2013) The Thorn of Emberlain (forthcoming) The Ministry of Necessity (forthcoming) The Mage and the Master Spy (forthcoming) Inherit the Night (forthcoming) This is a sequence of seven planned novels set in the world of the shattered Therin Throne Empire and its descendant state