Lynch has stated that there will be a sequel series set twenty years after with new protagonists, which will also be seven books long. It follows the life of the young professional thief and con artist Locke Lamora, over a period of some fifteen to twenty years. The series takes place in the world of the shattered Therin Throne Empire and its successor states.

The Mage and the Master Spy (forthcoming).

The Ministry of Necessity (forthcoming).

The Republic of Thieves (October 8, 2013).

Red Seas Under Red Skies (June 20, 2007).

The Lies of Locke Lamora (June 27, 2006).

In October 2016 he married Elizabeth Bear, a fellow fantasy writer. Lynch married his first wife, Jenny, in August 2006 they divorced in April 2010. He was initially trained and certified as a firefighter at Anoka Technical College in Minnesota in 2005, and from 2005 to 2016 he was a paid-on-call firefighter for the city of New Richmond, Wisconsin. He also has a background in firefighting and emergency services. He collects old Choose Your Own Adventure novels and Infocom text adventure games. Lynch is very much your standard-issue geek-of-all-trades he likes history, literature, films, beige box-era Mac stuff, gaming, and game design. They, together with the forthcoming The Thorn of Emberlain and its sequels, comprise the Gentleman Bastard Sequence. Lynch's second novel, Red Seas Under Red Skies, was published in 2007, and his third, The Republic of Thieves, was published in 2013.

Prior to that he worked at different jobs: dishwasher, busboy, waiter, web designer, office manager, prep cook, and freelance writer. The Lies of Locke Lamora, Lynch's first novel, was bought by Simon Spanton at Orion Books in August, 2004 and published in June, 2006. In 2004, he moved to New Richmond, Wisconsin, and in 2016 he moved to Massachusetts. He spent his early life in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. Lynch was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on April 2, 1978, and was the first of three brothers. Bounds Best Newcomer Award from the British Fantasy Society in 2008. In 20 Lynch was nominated for the John W. Lynch's debut novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, was a World Fantasy Award finalist in 2007. The next two novels in the series, Red Seas Under Red Skies and The Republic of Thieves, were published in 20, respectively.

His first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 under the Gollancz imprint in the United Kingdom and under the Bantam imprint in the United States. Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author who wrote the Gentleman Bastard Sequence series of novels.

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