• The Republic of Thieves

  • By: Scott Lynch
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 23 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,104 ratings)

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The Republic of Thieves

By: Scott Lynch
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Publisher's summary

He's back! The long-awaited return of the most exciting new commercial fantasy writer of the 21st century. After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins, the Bonds Magi. It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long lost love.

Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart, the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides of a vicious dispute between factions of the Bonds, Sabetha has just one goal - to destroy Locke for ever. The Gentleman Bastard sequence has become a literary sensation in fantasy circles and now, with the third book, Scott Lynch is set to seal that success.

©2013 Scott Lynch (P)2013 Tantor

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The hero is kind of a creepy stalker

What would have made The Republic of Thieves better?

The character development is very poor. I can't tell the difference between the characters at 15 and 30. The romance is based on the hero following and continually debasing himself to his love until she gives in and admits her love. According to this book stalking works.

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One was great. Two may have been a sophmore's.....

What would have made The Republic of Thieves better?

a story of some kind?

Would you ever listen to anything by Scott Lynch again?

No ... This was the last one I will ever read

What aspect of Michael Page’s performance would you have changed?

It was alright but not great

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The first book in the series was fantastic!!!!

Any additional comments?

There is a reason this took him so long to write...He didn't have a story worth putting down... The fact is, few people do.

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Good but not my favourite.

My least favourite so far but still quite enjoyable. I didn't enjoy the romantic leads in this book as much as the last. Locke is at his best outwitting opponents, not trying to understand women.

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Disappointed

The weakest instalment of the series. I just couldn't get into the story & found it tedious to finish the book.

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Disappointing

I had to force myself to finish this book.

The paste of the story feels totally off to me. At some parts much too slow so I loose interest and then all of the sudden way too fast, which broke immersion.

After this third book in the series, I have 0 understanding of the abilities of the main character. In some parts he is portrayed as a genius, in others as an incapable idiot. Some of the traps he walks into were obvious and could be seen from a mile away but our genius is entirely oblivious for no good reason.

It’s a love story where Locke gets beaten and humiliated on regular basis and only manages to stay afloat through sheer luck. Very disappointing.

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Not my favorite GB book

2 split storylines and not much happens in either. But still has that Gentlemen bastard charm.

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Thoroughly enjoyable, clever and well presented

An outstanding series. well written, clever plot, with believable characters.

Another great performance by Michael, always a pleasure to hear clear diction, correct pronunciations and varied voices.

More please!

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Stand aside, and try not to catch fire

In my opinion, this book was the best in the series (so far). Just like the first two books, we are following Locke & Jean tackling a series of problems. Again, they are in a new city, so prepare yourself for long world-building dialogues. Luckily, Scott Lynch is very good at providing realistic and interesting dialogues.

Several reasons made me like this book so much more than the first two. First of all, the flashbacks are not only flashbacks to aid the main plot but also reveal another interesting storyline. The second reason is Sabetha. It was great to finally have her in the storyline to outsmart Locke. Finally, the pacing was much better compared to the first two books.

I have no complaints about Michael Page's narration. He was excellent as usual. My biggest complaint is that the sections within the chapters are not marked, so you end up having hour-long chapters but are not able to see when the section will end.

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Best of the Series!

Amazing! Lynch is at the height of his powers here. Enjoyed every second. A pure joy. How will I read/listen to anything else now?

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The best one so far!

The book picks up characters from book 1, and the plot gets deeper and more complex. Can’t wait for book 4.

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