Red Seas Under Red Skies
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Red Seas Under Red Skies
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Narrated by:
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Michael Page
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By:
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Scott Lynch
About this listen
Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take the luxurious gaming house, The Sinspire, for all of its countless riches.
No-one has ever taken even a single coin from the Sinspire that wasn't won on the tables or in the other games of chance on offer there.
But, as ever, the path of true crime rarely runs smooth and Locke and Jean soon find themselves co-opted into an attempt to bring the pirate fleet of the notorious Zamira Drakasha to justice. Fine work for thieves who don't know one end of galley from another. And all the while the Bondsmagi are plotting their very necessary revenge against the one man who believes e has humiliated them and lived; Locke Lamora.
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This book isn't as good as the first. So you know that going out of the gate, I didn't enjoy it as much but that's not to say it's a bad book. It's like a case of the difficult second album for a band.
Lies was such a good book it was always going to be hard to beat. Scott gave it a good go though!
We rejoin our Gentlemen Bastard heroes after the events of the first book with Locke feeling from what he has lost and Jean trying to bring him out of his funk. The two then begin scheming and keeping us guessing about what they're up to and what their real plans are.
There are several plates spinning in the air at any one time but it's not difficult to keep up with what's going on. There is a bit of a lull in the middle of the book and it does feel a little slow but it's worth sitting through the lull because it does build the story so that when something happens you really feel it.
You'll probably know the part I'm referring to when you get to it but I feel that if the "lull" had been rushed it wouldn't have had quite so much impact.
In comparison to the middle of the book the end seemed rushed, it seemed to all be over in a flash and I would really have liked another couple of hours for everything to get wrapped up.
All in all I did enjoy the book, i still love the characters and I may just put off listening to the third book so that I can listen to it just before the fourth book isbtrleased, which is currently scheduled for release in September.
Difficult Second Book Syndrome
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Love it, can't wait for the next book.
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Any additional comments?
a good sequel to the lies of locke lamora.it grips and holds like the first one. you know ifs pure fantasy but you can't put it down.
its got enough description so you know the surroundings and the story speeds on,.you get involved in lock's and jean's scams and so love every minute of it.
Michael page's performance of the book is so good it is a joy to listen to.
really enjoyed the story.
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