The third book in the }Gentleman Bastard{ sequence; this is commercial fantasy with literary style and panache. After their adventures on the high seas; Locke and Jean are brought back to eart with a thump. Set in a beautifully realised fantasy world with an original and funny plot. 'Rip-roaring entertainment' }SFX After their adventures on the high seas; Locke and Jean are brought back to earth with a thump. Jean is mourning the loss of his lover and Locke must live with the fallout of crossing the all-powerful magical assassins; the Bonds Magi. It is a fallout that will pit both men against Locke's own long-lost love. Sabetha is Locke's childhood sweetheart; the love of Locke's life and now it is time for them to meet again. Employed on different sides of a vicious dispute between factions of the Bonds; Sabetha has just one goal - to destroy Locke for ever. The Gentleman Bastard sequence has become a literary sensation in fantasy circles and now; with the third book; Scott Lynch is set to seal that success.