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To be a fan of The Gentleman Bastards is to know a longing that few other fandoms outside of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire or Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicle understand. Back in 2006, author Scott Lynch took the fantasy world by storm with the release of his novel The Lies of Locke Lamora, which was the first installment in a projected seven-book series called The Gentlemen Bastards Sequence. The following year, Lynch released Red Seas Under Red Skies, carrying on the tale of con man extraordinaire Locke Lamora as he headed to the marine city-state of Tal Verrar. The wait was quite a bit longer for the third book, The Republic of Thieves, which came out six years later in 2013.

It's been over a decade since then. The forthcoming fourth novel in The Gentlemen Bastards, titled The Thorn of Emberlain, has been in the works a long time,...

Scott Lynch's upcoming novellas will keep fans satisfied while waiting for the next book in the Gentleman Bastard series. The novellas will focus more on character development and relationships, but they'll still have their usual action-packed storylines. Lynch's new stories will offer context for The Thorn of Emberlain and build anticipation for the upcoming sequel.

I've been waiting for the next book in the Gentleman Bastard series for years, and Scott Lynch's latest update is reigniting my excitement for The Thorn of Emberlain. The Republic of Thieves hit shelves back in 2013, and that's the last readers saw of Locke Lamora and Jean Tanner. Lynch confirmed another book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence, but it's taking The Thorn of Emberlain a while to become a reality. Waits are expected with lengthy fantasy series, but this doesn't make them any less agonizing. Fortunately, the author has good news for readers...