““What’s your hand look like?“
“A parched desert… How’s yours?“
“A wasteland of bitter frustration.“”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 1 (p. 7)
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Red Seas Under Red Skies is a fantasy novel by American writer Scott Lynch, the second book in the Gentleman Bastard series. It continues the adventures of protagonist Locke Lamora and his friend Jean Tannen as they arrive on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar, where they must face the dangers of their past, as well as new rivals that wish to stop them at all costs while they try to pull their most ambitious con yet.
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 5 (p. 65)
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Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 6 (pp. 70-71)
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“Only gods-damned fools die for lines drawn on maps.”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 11 “All Else, Truth” section 5 (p. 513)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 16 “Settling Accounts” section 3 (p. 712)
“I’m losing my taste for subtlety as fast as I’m depleting my supply.”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 14 “Scourging the Sea of Brass” section 1 (p. 640)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 16 “Settling Accounts” sections 2-3 (p. 712)
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Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 6 “Balance of Trades” section 2 (p. 291)
“I find it best to make corpses of complications.”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 13 “Points of Decision” section 2 (p. 587)
““Here's to charming losers, I suppose.“
“If only we knew where to find some.“”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 3 (p. 14)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
“Chump! I can hardly wait to see you get yours!“
Reminiscence “Best-Laid Plans” section 1 (pp. 114-115)
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Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 4 (p. 26)
“Time went by with all the speed of a sleepless night.”
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Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 3 “Warm Hospitality” section 3 (p. 124)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 5 (p. 35)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 4 (p. 29)
““You needed a bath,“ Jean interrupted. “You were covered in self-pity.“”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 5 (p. 63)
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“Some mysteries are better off with their throats slit.”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 3 (p. 95)
“Master Kosta…What a pleasure! Selendri tells me you’ve expressed an interest in getting killed.”
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 2 (p. 82)
Scott Lynch book Red Seas Under Red Skies
Last Reminiscence “By Their Own Rope” section 1 (p. 270)
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