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.
““What’s your hand look like?“
“A parched desert… How’s yours?“
“A wasteland of bitter frustration.“”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 1 (p. 7)
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.”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 11 “All Else, Truth” section 5 (p. 513)
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.”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 14 “Scourging the Sea of Brass” section 1 (p. 640)
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 16 “Settling Accounts” sections 2-3 (p. 712)
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.”
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.“”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 3 (p. 14)
“Chump! I can hardly wait to see you get yours!“
Reminiscence “Best-Laid Plans” section 1 (pp. 114-115)
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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.”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 3 “Warm Hospitality” section 3 (p. 124)
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 5 (p. 35)
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.“”
Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 5 (p. 63)
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“Some mysteries are better off with their throats slit.”
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.”
Source: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 2 (p. 82)
Last Reminiscence “By Their Own Rope” section 1 (p. 270)
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