Locke Lamora has the most depth as he is the titular character and main protagonist for the story. The Lies of Locke Lamora is in my top 5 single books ever for a reason and I’ll tell you why. Rereading this recently reaffirmed that this is one of my single favorite books of all time. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.” “Someday, Locke Lamora,” he said, “someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. Caught up in a murderous game, Locke and his friends are suddenly struggling just to stay alive… But now a clandestine war is threatening to tear it apart. The capricious, colorful underworld of the ancient city of Camorr is the only home they’ve ever known. All of Locke’s gains are strictly for himself and his tight-knit band of thieves: The Gentlemen Bastards. And while Locke does indeed steal from the rich (who else would be worth stealing from?), the poor never see a penny. Slightly built and barely competent with a sword, Locke Lamora is, much to his annoyance, the fabled Thorn. The Thorn of Camorr is said to be an unbeatable swordsman, a master thief, a friend to the poor, a ghost that walks through walls.
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