The Gentleman Bastard Sequence

1. The Lies of Locke Lamora (June 2006)
2. Red Seas Under Red Skies (July 2007)
3. The Republic of Thieves (forthcoming)
4. The Thorn of Emberlain (forthcoming)
5. The Ministry of Necessity (forthcoming)
6. The Mage and the Master Spy (forthcoming)
7. 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 states. It follows the life of the young professional thief and con artist Locke Lamora, over a period of some 15—20 years. Lynch has stated that there will be a sequel series set some twenty years on with new characters, which will also be seven books long.

In August 2006, Subterranean Press confirmed that they would be publishing three novellas by Scott Lynch set in the same world as The Lies of Locke Lamora. The first two are entitled The Mad Baron's Mechanical Attic and The Choir of Knives. Gollancz will be releasing them in an omnibus edition entitled The Bastards and the Knives (release date unknown).

In his LiveJournal Scott Lynch gave some hints what these novellas might be about:

"So beginning next year around the time Red Seas Under Red Skies sets sail, the first of three Subterranean Press novellas (target length: 35,000-40,000 words) by yours truly will also be released. These three novellas will be set in Locke's world, but will almost certainly feature the further (or earlier) stories of major secondary characters like Dona Vorchenza from Lies and Captain Zamira Drakasha from Red Seas. The truth is, I'm still toying with the subjects of the novellas, and will not begin serious work on them until next month (by which point I'll also be researching and outlining the third main sequence novel, The Republic of Thieves). I honestly doubt that Locke will feature in any of them, but if inspiration hits like a brick to the head I certainly won't ignore it. These novellas will definitely enhance understanding of the main sequence novels and offer a few choice in-jokes and revelations, but they will in no way be mandatory for understanding of the main sequence novels, because I am not the Wachowski brothers."

: - Scott Lynch's complete announcement in his LiveJournal on August 17th, 2006.

Lynch later announced that, due to an email he received from an Australian fan, at least the first novella would concern Locke and Jean's acquisition of a cask of expensive brandy, set before The Lies of Locke Lamora.

In August 2009 Lynch started to publish an online novel called Queen of the Iron Sands on his website. Chapters were originally scheduled to be released each week. The story is a science fantasy romance, in the style of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels, about a female aviator and ex-WASP who is transported to a fantastic Mars. After a long hiatus that began in September 2009, Lynch resumed posting new chapters in June 2010.

Interviews

• Interview with Scott Lynch by Alison Bone for The Bookseller, 10 April 2006.
• Interview with Scott Lynch by Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, 21 June 2006.
• Video Interview with Scott Lynch on YouTube, 21 July 2006.
• Interview with Scott Lynch by Elbakin.net, 7 August 2006.
• Interview with Scott Lynch by Katharine Stubbs for Sentient Online, 21 September 2009.

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