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▲Often described as ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' <small>[[Recycled in Space|ONLY FANTASY]]</small>, this series centers around a [[Magnificent Bastard]] thief who goes by Locke Lamora and his companion(s), set in a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] of Venice. Originally picked up by a Fagin-equivalent known as Thiefmaker as an addition to his string, Locke quickly makes it impossible for the Thiefmaker to keep him through a series of over-the-top moves, resulting in his sale to Father Chains, ostensibly a beggar-priest but in reality a gifted con artist.
As he grows and learns, Locke finds himself contending with the rise of the Grey King, who begins trying to overthrow the established orders of thieves in the city. And so he finds himself in an ever-expanding ring of trouble...
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▲* [[Accent Relapse]] - from the point of view of the one being found out
* [[And This Is For]]
* [[Armed Legs]]
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]
* [[Automaton Horses]]
* [[Bad Guy Bar]]: The Last Mistake, right next to Capa Barsavi's headquarters.
* [[Band of Brothels]]
* [[Big Bad]]: The Grey King.
* [[City of Canals]]
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]:
* [[Emergency Impersonation]]
* [[Empty Shell]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]
** Although Locke justifies it to save his [[Con Man]] reputation by saying that he just wants to foil The Gray King's plans, no matter what they are.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]
* [[The Fagin]]
* [[Flynning]]
** Locke also tries this while fencing against {{spoiler|The Gray King,}} who is a master swordsman. It goes predictably poorly.
* [[Foreshadowing]]
* [[Gilligan Cut]]
{{quote|'''Chains:''' "Sorcery's impressive enough, but it's their fucking attitude that makes them such a pain. And that's why, when you find yourself face to face with one, you bow and scrape and mind your 'sirs' and 'madams'."
''(chapter break)''
'''Locke:''' "Nice bird, asshole." }}
* [[Happily Married]]
* [[I Know You Know I Know]]
** Locke even remarks that it's amusing how the Salvaras make ambiguous comments in their belief of being on the superior level of two.
* [[Just Like Robin Hood]]
* [[Little Girls Kick Shins]]
* [[Look Behind You!]]
* [[Mafia Princess]]
* [[Photographic Memory]]
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]
* [[Platonic Prostitution]]
* [[Revenge]]
** A chapter in the first book is devoted to explaining how much revenge is the [[Planet of Hats|hat]] of the Cammori, with a character waiting twenty years to kill a man over a controversial ruling in a faux-rugby match.
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Shark Pool]]
* [[Spanish Prisoner]]
* [[The Spymaster]]
* [[Stout Strength]]
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]
* [[Tell Me Again]]
* [[Thieves' Guild]]
* [[Torture Technician]]
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]
* [[Wretched Hive]]:
[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]
[[Category:The Lies of Locke Lamora]]
[[Category:Gentleman Bastard Sequence]]
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