Scott Lynch

Scott Lynch (2017)

Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American fantasy author.

His first work The Lies of Locke Lamora (German: Die Lügen des Locke Lamora ) was published in June 2006, the sequel Red Seas Under Red Skies (German: Storm over red waters ) followed in July 2007. The books are the first two in a series about the gentleman bastards ; a total of seven books are planned.

Since 2006 the author has published the online novel Queen of the Iron Sands on his homepage . A total of 7 chapters have been published so far.

Lynch's books have been translated into numerous languages, including a. they were published in German by Heyne Verlag .

Reviews and awards

The reviews of The Lies of Locke Lamora were mostly positive. The book reached 2nd place in the First Novel category at the Locus Awards 2007. In 2008 it received the Sydney J. Bounds Award for best newcomer

Works

Gentleman bastards

• The Lies of Locke Lamora , Gollancz / Orion 2006, ISBN 0-575-07694-1
  • The Lies of Locke Lamora , Heyne 2007, translator Ingrid Herrmann-Nytko, ISBN 3-453-53091-8
• Red Seas Under Red Skies , Gollancz 2007, ISBN 0-575-07925-8
  • Storm over red waters , Heyne 2008, translator Ingrid Herrmann-Nytko, ISBN 3-453-53113-2
• The Republic of Thieves , Del Rey 2013, ISBN 978-0-553-80469-0
  • Die Republik der Diebe , Heyne 2014, translator Ingrid Herrmann-Nytko, ISBN 3-453-53194-9

Short stories

• The Effigy Engine , 2013, published in the compilation Fearsome Journeys by Jonathan Strahan, ISBN 978-1781081198

Web links

• Literature by and about Scott Lynch in the catalog of the German National Library
• Scott Lynch in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Scott Lynch in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Works by and about Scott Lynch at Open Library
• Homepage of Scott Lynch

Individual evidence