Neu eingezogen ~ Im September 2014 #2

Hallo Leute,

dass ich letztens noch davon gesprochen habe, mich beim Buchkauf zurückzuhalten, ignorieren wir mal getrost, denn so richtig kann ich mich nicht dran erinnern (hust hust hust). Zur Zeit lese ich ja den ersten Band  der Gentleman Bastard-Reihe von Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora - und da er mir bisher so gut gefällt, auch wenn ich gerade mal knapp über hundert Seiten gelesen habe (und es kommen noch sechshundert o.O), habe ich mir dennoch schon mal die anderen beiden Bände gekauft, die bisher erschienen sind. Soweit ich richtig informiert bin, sind bisher sieben Bände geplant. Aber was weiß ich schon? Jedenfalls habe ich mal ausgerechnet, dass die ersten drei Bände auf Englisch insgesamt nur 2,40€ teurer sind, als ein einzelner Band dieser Reihe auf Deutsch. Für mich ein absolutes Totschlag-Argument, die Bücher auf Englisch zu lesen, auch wenn das Sprachniveau ungewöhnlich hoch ist und man The Lies of Locke Lamora nicht einfach mal so nebenbei runter liest.

Red Seas under Red Skies von Scott Lynch

After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him, Locke and his trusted sidekick, Jean, fled the island city of their birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their wounds. But even at this westernmost edge of civilization, they can’t rest for long - and are soon back to what they do best: stealing from the undeserving rich and pocketing the proceeds for themselves.

This time, however, they have targeted the grandest prize of all: the Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the world. Its nine floors attract the wealthiest clientele - and to rise to the top, one must impress with good credit, amusing behavior… and excruciatingly impeccable play. For there is one cardinal rule, enforced by Requin, the house’s cold-blooded master: it is death to cheat at any game at the Sinspire.

Brazenly undeterred, Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan to lie, trick, and swindle their way up the nine floors… straight to Requin’s teeming vault. Under the cloak of false identities, they meticulously make their climb - until they are closer to the spoils than ever.

But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo’s secret. Someone from their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay for their sins. Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their mercenary souls. And even that may not be enough... KLAPPENTEXT

The Republic of Thieves von Scott Lynch

With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all.

Magi political elections are imminent, and the factions are in need of a pawn. If Locke agrees to play the role, sorcery will be used to purge the venom from his body - though the process will be so excruciating he may well wish for death. Locke is opposed, but two factors cause his will to crumble: Jean’s imploring - and the Bondsmage’s mention of a woman from Locke’s past: Sabetha. She is the love of his life, his equal in skill and wit, and now, his greatest rival.

Locke was smitten with Sabetha from his first glimpse of her as a young fellow orphan and thief-in-training. But after a tumultuous courtship, Sabetha broke away. Now they will reunite in yet another clash of wills. For faced with his one and only match in both love and trickery, Locke must choose whether to fight Sabetha - or to woo her. It is a decision on which both their lives may depend. KLAPPENTEXT

Ich persönlich habe die Klappentexte jetzt nicht gelesen, da ich mich nicht großartig spoilern will. Der Vollständigkeit halber habe ich sie dennoch mal gepostet. Kauft ihr euch oft Reihenfortsetzungen, obwohl ihr den ersten Band noch nicht mal (zu Ende) gelesen habt? Oder holt ihr euch die Fortsetzungen immer erst dann, wenn ihr einen Band gelesen habt? Habt ihr überhaupt The Lies of Locke Lamora (Die Lügen des Locke Lamora) gelesen? Was haltet ihr von dem Buch?