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It is followed by ''Literature/TheRepublicOfThieves.''
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The book takes LovableRogue Locke Lamora and his BoisterousBruiser partner, Jean, out of their usual comfort zone of con games as well as burglarly to the high seas. There, they must play BoxedCrook heroes forced to work for the Archon of Skagos as he wants them to befriend then betray a crew of infamous pirates. Jean soon falls in love with one and Locke struggles to find his way out of the jam they are in--to get back to a heist they already planned.
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[[caption-width-right:610:A pirate's life for me.]]
[[caption-width-right:610:A pirate's life for me.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Locke brings this up when comparing the game of HumanChess in Salon Corbeau to {{Wretched Hive}}s like Camorr or Tal Verrar. While the latter locations have events like brutal executions and gladiatorial fights to the death, the gladiators choose to fight for glory and gold, and the condemned are (usually) guilty of some crime. The piece-actors in the chess game, however, are simply down on their luck peasants with no where else to go, subjected to brutal and humiliating punishments by the elite simply because they can. Camorr may be brutal, but even there you wouldn't see an innocent old woman beaten half to death while a crowd looks on a cheers.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Locke brings this up when comparing the pointless cruelty of the game of HumanChess in Salon Corbeau to {{Wretched Hive}}s like Camorr or Tal Verrar. While the latter locations have events like brutal executions and gladiatorial fights to the death, the gladiators choose to fight for glory and gold, and the [[WretchedHive Camorr]], where violence may be plentiful, but at least has some purpose. The condemned are (usually) subjected to brutal spectacle executions, but only when found guilty of some crime. The a crime first, and Gladiators die in brutal blood-sports, but they chose to compete for gold and glory. Meanwhile the piece-actors in the chess game, however, game are simply down on their luck unlucky peasants with no where else to go, subjected to brutal and humiliating punishments by the elite simply because they can. Camorr may be brutal, is certainly an unforgiving place to live, but even there you wouldn't see get away with beating an innocent old woman beaten half to death while a crowd looks on a cheers.purely for your own amusement.
