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Scott Lynch Books in Order

Scott Lynch has written 11 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006) and the newest is Kaiju Agonistes (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2006–2026
Confirmed
10 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,372 in 2 of 11 books
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Photo of Scott Lynch, author

The Gentleman Bastard Sequence is the series American fantasy writer Scott Lynch, born April 2, 1978, is best known for. The Lies of Locke Lamora, bought by Orion Books in August 2004, came out in June 2006 from Gollancz in the United Kingdom and Bantam in the United States. Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007) and The Republic of Thieves (2013) continued the sequence, and The Thorn of Emberlain is planned as the fourth of seven books. The catalogue holds 11 books through Kaiju Agonistes (2026), including The Effigy Engine (2018) and Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent (2024). Swindlers, robbers and epic fantasy appear in the subjects.

The Gentleman Bastard Sequence follows a group of thieves led by Locke Lamora as they carry out heists and navigate political plots within a fantasy world of grand cities and rival enemies.

How many Scott Lynch books are there?

Scott Lynch has 11 books, released between 2006 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Gentleman Bastard series.

Scott Lynch Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Scott Lynch books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, book 1 of the Gentleman Bastard series (2006)
  2. Cover of The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch, book 3 of the Gentleman Bastard series (2013)
  1. 1
    The Lies of Locke LamoraGentleman Bastard #12006 · 722 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006722
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  2. 2
    The Bastards and the Knives (Short Story)Scott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  3. 3
    Red Seas Under Red SkiesGentleman Bastard #22007 · confirmed 4/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    Queen of the Iron SandsScott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #22009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  5. 5
    In the StacksScott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #32010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    The Republic of ThievesGentleman Bastard #32013 · 650 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013650
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  7. 7
    The Effigy EngineScott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #42018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    A Year and a Day in Old TheradaneScott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #52019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Locke Lamora and the Bottled SerpentGentleman Bastard #42024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    The Wizard Who Kept Himself SuspiciousMagic & Mystery Collection #52026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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  11. 11
    Kaiju AgonistesScott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas #62026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Scott Lynch series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Scott Lynch books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Scott Lynch Short Stories/Novellas

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Magic & Mystery Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Scott Lynch books in order?

You only need to read Scott Lynch books in order within the Gentleman Bastard series, which holds 4 of the 11 Scott Lynch books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Scott Lynch

Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), the first Gentleman Bastard book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Scott Lynch book?

Kaiju Agonistes (2026) is the newest Scott Lynch book released so far.

Is there a new Scott Lynch book coming?

No next Scott Lynch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Scott Lynch has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 13 nominations for Scott Lynch. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Scott Lynch at a glance

Still publishing
Scott Lynch published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Scott Lynch books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,372 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 686 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Scott Lynch books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
2 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 10 in at least three.

What the Scott Lynch books are about

3 of the 11 Scott Lynch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brigands and robbers is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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