Хитрости Локка Ламоры

"Svezho, originalʹno, kraĭne zanimatelʹno - i velikolepno ispolneno" (Dzhordzh Martin). Odnazhdy Vorovskoĭ nastavnik i͡avilsi͡a k ott͡su T͡Seppi, Bezglazomu svi͡ashchenniku khrama Perelandro, chtoby sbytʹ s ruk nesnosnogo malʹchishku Lokka Lamoru. Vedʹ Lamora, khotʹ i prirozhdennyĭ vor, byl voistinu nesnosen, i dli͡a ego iskli͡uchitelʹnykh talantov gorod-gosudarstvo Kamorr - prorezannoe desi͡atkami kanalov, raskinuvsheesi͡a na mnozhestve ostrovov pod senʹi͡u ispolinskikh bashen iz stekla Drevnikh - moglo okazatʹsi͡a tesnym. S techeniem let Lokku i ego Blagorodnym Kanalʹi͡am skhodit s ruk mnogoe, vplotʹ do narushenii͡a Taĭnogo ugovora, regulirui͡ushchego vsi͡u zhiznʹ Putnykh li͡udeĭ Kamorra, no vot v zakulisʹe prestupnogo soobshchestva poi͡avli͡aetsi͡a Seryĭ korolʹ - bezzhalostnyĭ, nevidimyĭ i neui͡azvimyĭ ubiĭt͡sa, - vnosi͡a svoi korrektivy v ocherednui͡u genialʹnui͡u aferu Lokka…

"Fresh, original, extremely entertaining — and superbly executed" (George Martin). One day, the Thief's mentor came to Father Zeppi, the Eyeless priest of the temple of Perelandro, to get rid of the obnoxious boy Locke Lamora. After all, Lamora, although a born thief, was truly unbearable, and for his exceptional talents, the Camorr city-state — cut through dozens of channels, spread out on many islands under the shadow of gigantic towers made of Ancient glass — could be cramped. Over the years, Locke and his Noble Canals get away with a lot, up to the violation of the Secret Agreement that regulates the whole life of Decent people of the Camorra, but now the Gray King appears behind the scenes of the criminal community — a ruthless, invisible and invulnerable killer — making his own adjustments to another ingenious scam of Locke…