Scott Lynch

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Nov 3, 2026

Page Chewing

Beyond the Page: Writing Compelling Villains & Dark Fantasy with Robert A. Walker

Nov 3 · 2 Mentions

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

1:24

Balon.

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

1:26

If you enjoyed the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch, you'll enjoy the Legends of Balon.

SteveHOST

1:33

Oh, nice.

SteveHOST

1:33

I like that one.

19 MINS LATER

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

21:02

I mentioned Dune and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

21:07

I think those had a lot to do with sort of inspiring me to read fantasy and love fantasy.

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

21:15

Scott Lynch, definitely the Gentleman Bastard series you mentioned.

Robert A. WalkerGUEST

21:17

That was one of my favorite series.

Clarkesworld Magazine

The Job by Elizabeth Bear (audio)

Oct 27 · 1 Mention

Top 10%

Kate BakerHOST

1:09

She is the Hugo Sturgeon Locus, an astounding award-winning author of over 30 novels and more than 100 short stories.

Kate BakerHOST

1:16

She lives in the Happy Valley of Massachusetts with her husband, best-selling fantasy author Scott Lynch, four cats, and two Icelandic horses.

Kate BakerHOST

1:25

And if you like what you hear, you can go back to Perfect Gun.

Kate BakerHOST

1:28

the deeps of the sky, and mongoose.

Unknown podcast

10 Greatest Dark Fantasy Books of All Time, Ranked

Oct 24 · 1 Mention

speaker_2HOST

28:24

Yeah.

speaker_2HOST

28:24

To explore this, we have to look at Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora.

speaker_1HOST

28:29

Such a good book.

speaker_2HOST

28:30

Now, there is an ongoing debate in literary circles about whether this book strictly fits the traditional definitions of grimdark.

No Page Unturned

Jade City 1-8: Bero Haters Unite

Oct 20 · 1 Mention

Christina LaddHOST

30:35

Or, I mean, this is a fantasy.

Christina LaddHOST

30:37

If you're allowed to fantasize, Scott Lynch has this great quote about Red Season or Red Skies where he's like, yeah, there's a black woman who's captaining a ship and fucking about and being a badass.

Christina LaddHOST

30:49

This is a fantasy.

Christina LaddHOST

30:51

Everybody's allowed to have a fantasy.

Unknown podcast

10 Masterpiece Fantasy Books Where Every Chapter Is Perfect

Oct 15 · 3 Mentions

speaker_4HOST

37:34

But first, let's talk about momentum.

speaker_4HOST

37:36

The final book highlighted by Budgen is Scott Lynch's 2006 debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora.

speaker_5HOST

37:41

Oh, such a fun book.

speaker_4HOST

37:43

The article describes this perfectly.

10 MINS LATER

speaker_5HOST

47:17

What elevates a book from entertainment to a masterpiece? Is a chapter perfect only if it carries the heavy literary, thematic, and philosophical weight of Guy Gavriel Kay's cultural erasure or Ursula Le Guin's Taoist balance?

speaker_4HOST

47:30

Right.

speaker_5HOST

47:31

Or can a chapter be declared perfect simply because it provides sheer, unputdownable, masterfully executed fun like Scott Lynch's heists or Jim Butcher's magical battles?

speaker_4HOST

47:40

It's the age-old battle, high art versus pure entertainment, the cathedral versus the roller coaster.

Unknown podcast

The 10 Greatest Fantasy Book Series of the 21st Century, Ranked

Oct 12 · 1 Mention

speaker_2HOST

27:02

From the gutters.

speaker_2HOST

27:03

We have to talk about Scott Lynch's The Gentleman Bastard series.

speaker_1HOST

27:06

Oh, man, The Lies of Locke Lamora.

speaker_1HOST

27:09

I mean, first released in 2006, currently sitting at three books with more slated on the way.

Page Chewing

Can You Read Too Much Fantasy? | Friday Conversation

Oct 9 · 1 Mention

JoseGUEST

35:08

Yeah.

JoseGUEST

35:10

Scott Lynch, Lies of Locke Lamora.

JoseGUEST

35:12

Yes, it is the first book on a series of seven, but the first one works fantastically well as a standalone.

SteveHOST

35:21

Even Blood Song, people read that as a standalone and don't necessarily read the other two in the trilogy.

Triple Click

Are Modern Games Too Hand-Holdey? [Mailbag]

Oct 8 · 1 Mention

Top 20%

Kirk HamiltonHOST

37:23

Jason SchreierHOST

37:23

... series, which is written by Scott Lynch, who is a big video game fan.

Jason SchreierHOST

37:26

In fact, he named Locke Lamora after Locke from Final Fantasy VI.

Jason SchreierHOST

37:30

Um, but also, uh, would make a killer game to be doing heists with this group of mis-

Unknown podcast

The 10 Greatest Fantasy Audiobooks of All Time, Ranked

Oct 7 · 1 Mention

speaker_0HOST

28:09

This is a fun one.

speaker_4HOST

28:10

Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora, narrated by Michael Page.

speaker_0HOST

28:14

A classic.

speaker_4HOST

28:16

This is a heist novel.

Unknown podcast

10 Greatest Low Fantasy Books Of All Time, Ranked

Oct 7 · 1 Mention

speaker_2HOST

37:25

Oh boy, here we go.

speaker_3HOST

37:26

We have to talk about Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora.

speaker_2HOST

37:30

Yes, the heist setup.

speaker_2HOST

37:32

I love this book so much.

Scott Lynch

Nov 3, 2026

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