The Bastards and the Knives

The Gentleman Bastards are a brand in their own right: They were sold in 8 countries before publication Now sold in 15 countries The USA paid six figures for the right to publish their adventures Hollywood acquired the Bastards in a major six figure deal The Gentleman Bastards conned, wheedled and stole a series of stellar pre-publication reviews from the likes of George RR Martin, Richard Morgan, Kate Elliot, Matthew Woodring Stover and Sarah Ash With two superb novels to date, Scott Lynch has demonstrated that the succss of the Gentleman Bastard sequence is no flash in the pan. They're becoming a bankable brand Gollancz has proved that we can make omnibusses work, we know the Gentleman Bastards work, a Bastardly Omnibus is the next natural step

Locke Lamora is back in an Omnibus edition of two brand new Gentleman Bastard novellas

These two novellas tell the story of how Locke, Jean and the other gentleman bastards acquired the Austershalin brandy that played such a key role in the con at the centre of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA and how they managed to avoid being killed by the elite assassins known as the Choir of Knives.

These two novellas will fill in the backstory of the Bastards and allow fans to revisit the pleasures of the banter and antics of Caldo, Galdo and Bug as well discover how Locke and Jean forged their gang.

They will also serve as an excellent introduction to Locke and his world for new readers.

And because these are novellas by Scott Lynch they will also provide 100,000 words full of devious con-work, high adventure, razor sharp dialogue and rich atmopshere.