{"product_id":"locke-lamora-bottled-serpent-scott-lynch","title":"Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent by Scott Lynch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hardcover is now sold out and will not be reprinted. The e-book edition is available on Amazon worldwide (here are quick links to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GZYBK64S\"\u003eUS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GZYBK64S\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B0GZYBK64S\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e) and on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/locke-lamora-and-the-bottled-serpent\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent\u003cem\u003e is the Sixth title in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort Stops\u003c\/strong\u003e, a series from Conversation Tree Press dedicated to bringing exceptional shorter works of fiction to life through beautifully bound, letterpress-printed, limited editions that begin shipping immediately upon announcement. See the full announcement \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/pages\/locke-lamora-bottled-serpent-scott-lynch\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novels in the acclaimed Gentleman Bastards series trace the exploits of an elite band of thieves and confidence artists moving through a richly imagined city-state shaped in the image of medieval Venice. In \u003cem\u003eLocke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e, Scott Lynch returns to the cobblestones and canals of Camorr, offering a glimpse into the formative years of one of the young Gentleman Bastards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, however, Locke is not yet the architect of elaborate deceptions, but a boy apprenticed to learn something wholly new and entirely unnatural: the discipline and meagre rewards of (mostly) honest, hard labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the uproar of taverns and the quiet menace of the canals, the story focuses on an unlikely companionship and the education it affords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Grimdark Magazine, this edition has been expanded by the author and is considered his preferred and final version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf this is your first visit to Camorr, you’ll find a tale that’s equal parts funny, tragic, and warm, while being entirely accessible as a standalone. If you’ve met any of the Gentleman Bastards before—well, you know what to expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLocke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent \u003c\/em\u003eby Scott Lynch is a limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies, letterpress printed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ascensiuspress.com\/\"\u003eAscensius Press\u003c\/a\u003e in Maine on Neenah Cotton Pearl White Letterpress 118gsm paper. It features three full-colour illustrations by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.evenamundsen.com\/\"\u003eEven Mehl Amundsen\u003c\/a\u003e and the book is quarter-bound in book cloth and hand-marbled paper from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/renato-crepaldi.com\/index.html\"\u003eRenato Crepaldi\u003c\/a\u003e. The endpapers are GF Smith Colorplan with a linen finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll copies are signed by the author and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conversation Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43889448353835,"sku":"ss-llatbs","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/9389\/7771\/files\/locke-lamora-bottled-serpent-scott-lynch-1_8bb0bfb9-de82-4f2a-abdb-15328eddb9f5.jpg?v=1775430947","url":"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/products\/locke-lamora-bottled-serpent-scott-lynch","provider":"Conversation Tree Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}