Role Author Name Scott Lynch | Nationality American | |
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Notable works Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fantasy Books The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Republic of Thieves, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Bastards and the K, Tales of the Far West | ||
Book Club with author 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.
Contents
- Book Club with author Scott Lynch
- Scott lynch interview on european tour 2007
- Life and career
- Queen of the Iron Sands
- References
Scott lynch interview on european tour 2007
Life 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.
Queen of the Iron Sands
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.