'Fantasy author Scott Lynch shows he's a gentleman, not a bastard'

[soleiltropiques]

'Fantasy author Scott Lynch shows he's a gentleman, not a bastard'

In all the whirl of investigating self-publishing, I'd forgotten that I read my first originally self-published novel years ago. It was Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora. Lynch had been posting parts of his novel on his blog and Simon Spanton, editor at Gollancz, spotted them

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[lisaee]

Shit I need to dig this book out and actually read it. Ta for reminding me!

[soleiltropiques]

You're welcome! It's actually on my reading list as well, though I haven't gotten to it yet (*have just moved it wayyy up the list tho...*).

[mirhanda]

I have got to find this book!

[farchivist]

If you would like an electronic copy for perusal, let me know.

[mirhanda]

Wow, that would be wonderful actually :D

[farchivist]

Cool, I'll msg you a download link tomorrow evening.

[stainedfeathers]

Lies of Locke Lamora was recommended to me a couple years ago by a friend and it's been cooling it's heels on my wishlist since then. I think this post just promoted it, haha. Rise of the Guardians art book and Lies of Locke Lamora for Christmas it seems!

[soleiltropiques]

Same here! I love fantasy but I hadn't gotten to this series yet. It's definitely moved up the list now though.

[quizzicalsphinx]

I repeat my argument about the majority of the fantasy genre: there are dragons, but somehow female empowerment is unrealistic?

[mercystars]

dragons, elves, wizards, magic spells, mythical animals, but yeah, female empowerment in any way/shape/form = pc run amok

[maladaptive]

I've heard that it's medieval Europe with dragons in, so you have to expect the conventions of magic and dragons and fairies. That's the change from reality. Not "women did more than live locked away in towers, give birth, and die to inspire the men around them."

[thecityofdis]

Precisely! Someone was complaining about racial diversity in fantasy a while back (I think specifically the fact that they used color-blind casting for BBC's MERLIN), and Sarah Rees Brennan was like, "What is that about? 'Dragons, yes, but black people? You go too far!'"

[a_phoenixdragon]

THIS. WAS. AWESOME.

Thank you...

[soleiltropiques]

You're most welcome!

(Will be reading this book soon, personally...)