kcf Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 today from Scott's Twitter feed:@scottlynch78: For the curious: The instant, the microsecond I have an unchanging date for TRoT's release I will Twitter the holy bejeezus out of it.So, still nothing completely solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 New Scott Lynch interview: http://www.threatormenace.com/2011/09/06/an-interview-with-scott-lynch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 oh well we will read it when it's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Jellyby Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think Sabetha might have turned to theater after she left Camorr. In RSURS, Locke and Jean mention several times that the Bastards were in plays (note the plural) in their youth, so she already had experience. This cover shows her holding a mask that resembles those tragedy/comedy masks, you know the ones? A second cover shows a masked man and a masked woman who could be her. Thorn and Rose fight to share the stage.I won't say Rose is an impossible nickname for a thief. But it makes more sense as a nickname for a beautiful, popular actress. It has a positive connotation unlike the negative connotation of Thorn. If Rose is because she's a redhead, why name a thief after her hair? Thieves aren't supposed to be seen. Also, actors are commonly given flowers after performances (in our world, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Interesting theory, and nothing to disprove it, but i think it seems unlikely. And we know she isn't in theater at the time of Theives, because she is hired by Bondsmagi as a direct countermeasure to Locke (as well as what i suspect is a 'fuck you' to him...) I think refering to her as 'Rose' is simply as an opposite of 'Thorn' - Locke has multiple connections to the word 'Thorn' and while there may be something specifically connecting Sabetha to 'Rose' apart from obvious things like beauty, etc, i think it is more symbolic as an opposite to Locke - his equal in almost every respect. I think i worded that all wrong. Im tired. Oh well. I hope you get what im trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 The UK publisher's website claims that The Republic of Thieves will be released in March 2012: http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/authors/lynch-scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 According to Gollancz the date is: Still speculative. But progressively less speculative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat5150 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Well, just heard back from Anne Groell and there is no news about TRoT. . . So let's assume that no news is good news, shall we. . . Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The last word from Gollancz was that they are crossing their fingers and things are looking better than they have have for an early 2012 release, but it's still not 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 A Message from Deputy Publishing Director, Simon Spanton about The Republic of Thieves We know how eagerly many of you are waiting for the publication of Scott Lynch’s third novel, The Republic of Thieves. We know how frustrating the delays have been. We know this because we share your eagerness and your frustrations. But as you may know Scott has had a very difficult couple of years and consequently the novel has been delayed. Several times. If you knew the circumstances for these delays I’m sure you’d understand why we have had to wait for the book. We’re now waiting for final delivery of the manuscript and are hoping to publish the book in March of 2012. The moment we have final delivery we will confirm a publication date. No-one is more eager to see this book published than Scott or myself. The delays have been forced on us. The moment we can put those behind us we will let you know and then we can all start counting the days to publication. Locke Lamora will return. Simon Spanton,Deputy Publishing Director, GollanczThis is actually old news, because the update was published in September 10th. Here is another new Lynch interview:http://fantasy-facti...lynch-interview I started seriously planning the book that eventually became TLOLL some time in 2000, and was making half-assed attempts to write it the year after that. Until 2003, mostly what I had was a very large pile of notes, research, genealogies, and two-page fragments that went nowhere. Originally, the book I was trying to write covered the events of what will be Book IV of the Gentleman Bastard sequence. At some point I decided that I didn’t know the characters well enough to throw them into such a media res situation, and I backed up a few years in their lives to the events that became TLOLL. It was a very fortunate happy accident.The entire story is pretty thoroughly outlined. I know where it’s going, I know how it ends, and that’s the way I’m most comfortable working. There’s a lot of room on a book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter basis for unexpected developments. Regardless of what those surprises are, the last few paragraphs of the last book are still going to say the same thing.*The Republic of Thieves* does finally explore certain elements of the power and the goals of the bondsmagi, and in it we catch our first glimpse of the major world event that’s going to steer the second half of the series, as the entire northern half of the continent Locke lives on dissolves into civil war. Keeping the entire series in Camorr and keeping the specific flavor of TLOLL going from book to book was a tempting thought, but it’s not what I have a real passion for, which means that sooner or later I’d have been faking my enthusiasm and the series would have suffered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Concerning the last spoiler in your post. I knew it! I speculated something similar to that. Woo! I'm a genius now! Are we ever gonna get any maps though? Because i suck at visualising where anything is in relation to something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taurunum dire cat Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I totaly LOVE Locke Lamora and I work in publiseng house that is translateng it in my country,we did recive notification that book 3 would be sent to us for translation in early 2012,no specific date or even month :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 This is actually coming out? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Are we ever gonna get any maps though? Because i suck at visualising where anything is in relation to something else. There's no full world map but you'll find some maps on his website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks! Full world maps would be cool, but knowing what the cities looks like is enough for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redetc Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think Sabetha might have turned to theater after she left Camorr. In RSURS, Locke and Jean mention several times that the Bastards were in plays (note the plural) in their youth, so she already had experience. I had the same thought. In Final Fantasy 6 (game that Locke's name is a nod to), there's a pretty iconic opera scene that involves the main characters participating in an opera. Wouldn't be surprised if Lynch puts something similar in 'Republic' as a sort of homage--think Locke and Sabetha playing the leads in a play about star-crossed lovers for the sake of some grander scheme; the theme and dialogue of the play cleverly tying into whatever actual conflict they're going through. Something like that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 It looks like Lynch didn't finish the book for a March release. Amazon UK is now saying June 21st:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Republic-Thieves-Gollancz-Scott-Lynch/dp/0575077018/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320495380&sr=1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Goodreads fact checker needs to be fired. Got an email saying this book was out Nov 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emery Silverstein Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Anyone else get an email from Amazon regarding their preorder stating that the publication date was changed and the new delivery estimate is December 13, 2011 - December 15, 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 No, but HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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