Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies
Scott Lynch è uno scrittore statunitense. conosciuto principalmente per la serie dei Bastardi Galantuomini.
Abita con la moglie Jenny a Richmond, nel Wisconsin.
Secondo quanto afferma nel suo sito, prima di diventare scrittore ha fatto numerosi altri lavori, tra cui lavapiatti, cameriere, web designer e giornalista freelance. Oltre ad essere scrittore, Scott Lynch è anche pompiere volontario in Minnesota e Wisconsin.
Il suo primo romanzo, Gli inganni di Locke Lamora, è stato acquistato da Simon Spanton della Orion Books ad agosto del 2004 e pubblicato a giugno 2006 in Inghilterra e negli Stati Uniti. Dando inizio alla serie dei Bastardi Galantuomini una sequenza di sette romanzi ambientati nel'impero di Therin, segue la vita del ladro Locke Lamora in un periodo di 15-20 anni. Lynch ha affermato che ci sarà anche un'altra serie, ambientata vent'anni dopo quella dei Bastardi Galantuomini con protagonisti dei nuovi personaggi, anche questa di sette libri. Wikipedia

Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies
“Nobody admires anyone else without qualification. If they do they’re after an image, not a person.”
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Interlude “Striking Sparks” section 6 (p. 247)
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“I thought we were celebrating being richer and cleverer than everyone else!”
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Variante: To us — richer and cleverer than everyone else!
Origine: The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Origine: The Lies of Locke Lamora
“The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—” “—is Locke Lamora—”
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Origine: The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora
“It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming.”
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 11 “All Else, Truth” section 9 (p. 528)
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 4 “Across the Amathel” section 1 (p. 184)
In George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (eds.) Rogues (p. 245)
Short fiction, A Year and a Day in Old Theradane (2014)
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 4 (pp. 100-101)
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 5 “On a Clockwork River” section 4 (p. 253)
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 9 “The Five-Year Game: Reasonable Doubt” section 2 (p. 551)
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Interlude “The Boy Who Chased Red Dresses” section 1 (p. 115)
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“I make it a point never to trust men with weapons to my windpipe.”
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Prologue “A Strained Conversation” (p. 2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)
““What’s your hand look like?“
“A parched desert… How’s yours?“
“A wasteland of bitter frustration.“”
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 1 (p. 7)
“You have confused me with someone who knows what’s going on.”
Origine: Short fiction, A Year and a Day in Old Theradane (2014), p. 251
“Time’s a river, Locke, and we’ve always drifted farther down it than we think.”
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Interlude “Up the River” section 2 (p. 392)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)
“I never would’ve thought—“
“Don’t think,” said Locke. “I’m paid to do that for you.”
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 6 “The Five-Year Game: Change of Venue” section 1 (p. 311)
““Let’s be obvious. Me brute, you weasel.”
“Agreed. You brute, me charming mastermind.””
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 5 “The Five-Year Game: Starting Position” section 2 (p. 254)
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 5 (p. 65)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)
“I have always found the presumptions of others to be the best possible disguise—haven’t you?”
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Origine: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), Chapter 15 “Spiderbite” section 5 (p. 636)
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 6 (pp. 70-71)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)
“Damn it, when will you learn that refusing to admit you’ve lost isn’t the same as winning?”
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Interlude “Striking Sparks” section 2 (p. 233)
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“Only gods-damned fools die for lines drawn on maps.”
Scott Lynch libro Red Seas Under Red Skies
Origine: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 11 “All Else, Truth” section 5 (p. 513)
““Thank you very much, sir,” said Beth with nothing resembling actual gratitude.”
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Prologue “The Minder” section 5 (p. 10)
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Interlude “Death Masks” section 8 (p. 639)
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
“I’m sure we can communicate. I speak fluent hatchet.”
Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora
Origine: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), Chapter 10 “Teeth Lessons” section 2 (p. 457)
Scott Lynch libro The Republic of Thieves
Origine: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 4 “Across the Amathel” section 3 (p. 190)
“I sometimes think that ‘friend’ is just a word I use for all the people I haven't murdered yet.”
Origine: Short fiction, A Year and a Day in Old Theradane (2014), p. 258