Best Scott Lynch Books

The best books by Scott Lynch — 5 titles spanning Fantasy, averaging 4.10 BLT stars.

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Scott Lynch built one of fantasy's most beloved anti-hero duos with The Lies of Locke Lamora, and the Gentleman Bastard Sequence remains a benchmark for heist-driven fantasy. His prose crackles with wit — dense with period-accurate detail, sharp with street-level menace, and threaded through with con-artist banter that makes you feel like you're in on the scheme. Lynch writes thieves who are genuinely clever, plots that deliver the grift's satisfaction, and cities that feel like they existed before the story arrived and will persist after it ends. Camorr, the Venetian-styled setting of Locke Lamora, is among fantasy's great invented cities. Readers who want moral ambiguity, elaborate schemes, and the occasional gut-punch emotional turn will find Lynch deeply rewarding — though fair warning: the gaps between sequels have tested even devoted fans' patience.

Scott Lynch's highest-rated book in our collection is Red Seas Under Red Skies (4.44 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Scott Lynch

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    Red Seas Under Red Skies

    Gentleman Bastard • Book 2

    by Scott Lynch

    ★ 4.44 BLT Score (161.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (161.6K)
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    The Lies of Locke Lamora

    Gentleman Bastard Sequence • Book 1

    by Scott Lynch

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (345.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (345.8K)
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    The Republic of Thieves

    Gentleman Bastard • Book 3

    by Scott Lynch

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (122.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (122.3K)
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    The Book of Magic

    Spiritwalker #Bloom

    by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Megan Lindholm, John Crowley, Matthew Hughes, Ysabeau S. Wilce, Rachel Pollack, Eleanor Arnason, Tim Powers, Liz Williams, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Greg Van Eekhout, George R.R. Martin, Andy Duncan, Kate Elliott, Scott Lynch

    ★ 3.66 BLT Score (839 ratings)
    ★ 3.7 Goodreads (839)
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    The Book of Swords

    Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail

    by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin

    ★ 3.66 BLT Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K)
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