'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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[clipsie]

I have this book sitting somewhere... I should really get around to it now.

[yamamanama]

Hm, I'll have to find these books when I get the chance.

[idemandjustice]

I just had to do a double take to see if I was in the right community and not in one of my fantasy or geek-related communities. Scott Lynch is one of my favorite authors, as well as being acquainted with some of my own friends. I adore him. In fact, I have very little to contribute here beyond fangirlish gushing.

[the_physicist]

I know, right? I had to double check which community this was in! XD

I'm half way throw the second book now... will finish it this x-mas I'm sure.

[soleiltropiques]

LOL! I read a lot of fannish communities too so I know what you mean!

[alexvdl]

I will also have to throw in my support for Scott Lynch. His girlfriend is Elizabeth Bear, and both of them speak regularly on issues of equality and acceptance. Lies of Locke Lamora is a helluva read, if a little lengthy.

Of course my favorite Scott Lynch moment is where he he talked about immortalize one of his cats that passed away by making her a character in Red Skies.

[bananainpyjamas]

Yeah, Zamira Drakasha, middle-aged pirate mother of two, is a wish-fulfilment fantasy. I realised this as she was evolving on the page, and you know what? I fucking embrace it. Why shouldn't middle-aged mothers get a wish-fulfilment character, you sad little bigot? Everyone else does.

THIS, so much. I'm not super-familiar with fantasy but as a comics fan I can say the vast majority of mainstream comic books are wish-fulfillment for straight white dudes. Why shouldn't middle-aged women get to have some escapist fun too?