Republic of Thieves release, and Read Along!
Posted on: October 8, 2013
- In: read along | Scott Lynch
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If you live in the US, today is the day you can get your hands on The Republic of Thieves, the third volume in Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard sequence. No surprise, I loved it with one quibble that now I get to discuss.
And if you live in Boston, you could go to the big book launch party at Pandemonium Books tonight! Pretty awesome, right?
but hey, it gets better.
Good News Everyone!
Your favorite brilliant bloggers (that would be Dab of Darkness, Lynn’s Book Blog, Over The Effing Rainbow, Tethyan Books, and yours truly) are hosting a
Republic of Thieves read along!
Already read the book off Netgalley? no problem. You know you want to read it again! Going to read the novel in the next 4 days? No problem you know you want to read it again! Not able to pick up the book until the end of October? No problem, you know you want to read it a. . . for the first time! By the way, the audio should be available on or around Oct 22nd.
Interested in reading along? awesome! Bookmark those fabulous blogs noted above. Interested in getting discussion questions ahead of time? Leave a comment below (or tweet me or e-mail me, or tweet or e-mail any of the other co-hosts) and we’ll add you to our soooper seekrit mailing list.
Here’s the tentative schedule (new and improved, now with page #s for the hard cover edition):
Week 1 – prologue thru Intersect I, hosted by Dab of Darkness, questions go out Oct 25, posts go up Oct 28 (pages 1 – 136)
week 2 – chapter 3 thru interlude “Bastards Abroad”, hosted by Over the Effing Rainbow, question go out Nov 1, posts go up Nov 4 (pages 136 – 292)
week 3 – Chapter 6 thru Interlude “Aurin and Amadine”, hosted by Lynn’s Book Blog, questions go out Nov 8, posts go up Nov 11 (pages 293 – 413)
week 4 – Chapter 8 thru chapter 10, hosted by Little Red Reviewer, questions go up Nov 15, posts go up Nov 18 (pages 417 – 577)
week 5, – Interlude “Death masks” thru epilogue, hosted by Tethyan Books, questions go up Nov 22, posts go up Nov 25. (pages 578- end)
Are you ready for five weeks of your favorite Gentleman Bastards getting up to no good? yeah, I thought so!
artwork by Anna-Maria Jung
33 Responses to "Republic of Thieves release, and Read Along!"
October 8, 2013 at 10:21 am
Oh, yay! I’m behind on Red Seas so this is perfect. Count me in, please!
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October 8, 2013 at 10:23 am
Hell yes! I started it, but haven’t gotten very far yet, so I’ll be very patient and do it for the readalong. 🙂
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October 8, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Scott who?
heh heh heh heh heh………….. I’ll catch up one of these days.
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October 8, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Yayayayayayay! Cannot wait! Let the discussion commence.
Lynn 😀
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October 8, 2013 at 5:40 pm
I’m in! Currently in the process of speed-reading it, and rather busy with stuff otherwise, but I’ll do my best to gather some thoughts from time to time! 😀
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October 9, 2013 at 1:15 am
I have to wait two damn weeks to get the audio version. I actually read the first two in print, so I’m interested in seeing how it will be in audio. I friggin’ want it now. Because two weeks after a 6 year wait MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
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October 9, 2013 at 8:04 am
so i shouldn’t bring my kindle tonight and tease you with the e-book? you got the better end of the deal though, so many opportunities for comedic timing in this one that imagine the audio will be better than the print version.
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October 9, 2013 at 9:14 am
I’m on board…reading Red Seas now so that will be perfect timing. Let the fun commence!
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October 9, 2013 at 12:51 pm
I just have to order it along with some films first… Otherwise, sign me up for another round of adventures.
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October 9, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Yay! My blog has fallen prey to inactivity so this will be excellent. I’m in 🙂
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[…] 4 – Chapter 8 thru chapter 10, hosted by Little Red Reviewer, questions go up Nov 15, posts go up Nov […]
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October 10, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Squeeee!!!!
As you introduced me to the wonderful Gentleman Bastards in the first place, it would be rude for me to NOT take part in the read along!!!! 😀
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October 14, 2013 at 12:19 am
I am SO GLAD for the gentleman bastards and this read along to be back in my life. I’M IN!!!
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[…] Signed up for the read along so you can get discussion questions early. Got the (new and improved! now with page numbers!) schedule. CHECK. […]
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October 20, 2013 at 11:41 am
Yay! I had so much fun with the read-alongs for the first two books! Sign me up! Only problem is I’m in the middle of moving residences so I will have to work hard to find time for reading. 😛
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October 20, 2013 at 9:22 pm
Might as well be putting this unemployment to good use, so sign me back up please 🙂
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October 26, 2013 at 2:26 am
[…] have a lot of film reviews to write and I am also taking part in a read-along for the fantasy novel The Republic of Thieves. It has been over a year since I took part in the last one and I enjoyed it a lot. The group I am a […]
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October 26, 2013 at 2:58 am
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October 28, 2013 at 5:22 am
[…] Lynch and his Gentlemen Bastards in his latest epic tale, Republic of Thieves. Cue equally epic read-along with fantastic book bloggers and me desperately trying to read the book on my commute to work. […]
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October 28, 2013 at 9:34 am
[…] Dab of Darkness is hosting this week’s questions. If you want more info, want the schedule, and want to see who is hosting in the upcoming weeks, go to Little Red Reviewer. […]
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October 28, 2013 at 9:55 am
I’m reading The Republic of Thieves now and have just found this so will be checking back to see what people are saying!
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October 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm
what wonderful timing! I’d add you to our list so you get discussion questions ahead of time. You can blog your discussion, you can comment on other people’s discussions, you can add questions, you can do any or all of that. 😀
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[…] loving The Republic of Thieves, so it was no problem at all to catch with the schedule for this read-along. If anything, it’ll be harder to slow down now that I’m on […]
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the Little Red Reviewer 
October 8, 2013 at 10:02 am
Let it begin. LET IT BEGIN. 😀
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