Best Scott Lynch Audiobooks
Scott Lynch built one of fantasy's most beloved anti-hero duos with The Lies of Locke Lamora, and the Gentleman Bastard Sequence remains a benchmark for heist-driven fantasy. His prose crackles with wit — dense with period-accurate detail, sharp with street-level menace, and threaded through with con-artist banter that makes you feel like you're in on the scheme. Lynch writes thieves who are genuinely clever, plots that deliver the grift's satisfaction, and cities that feel like they existed before the story arrived and will persist after it ends. Camorr, the Venetian-styled setting of Locke Lamora, is among fantasy's great invented cities. Readers who want moral ambiguity, elaborate schemes, and the occasional gut-punch emotional turn will find Lynch deeply rewarding — though fair warning: the gaps between sequels have tested even devoted fans' patience.
Where to Start with Scott Lynch
- Best entry point → The Lies of Locke Lamora
- Start the Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail series → The Book of Swords
- What fans keep coming back to → Red Seas Under Red Skies
- Best narrator for Scott Lynch → The Republic of Thieves
- Highest rated by listeners → The Book of Magic
Best Scott Lynch Audiobooks
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Red Seas Under Red Skies
Gentleman Bastard Sequence • Book 2
by Scott Lynch
Narrated by Michael Page
★ 4.56 ABR Score (166.7K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (161.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (5.1K) - 2
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Gentleman Bastard Sequence • Book 1
by Scott Lynch
Narrated by Michael Page
★ 4.51 ABR Score (348.0K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (345.8K) ★ 4.63 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Lynch's gentleman thief Locke runs elaborate cons in the Venice-like city of Camorr until a mysterious adversary threatens his crew of Bastards.
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The Republic of Thieves
Gentleman Bastard Sequence • Book 3
by Scott Lynch
Narrated by Michael Page
★ 4.49 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (122.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (4.6K) - 4
The Book of Swords
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin
Narrated by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Steve West, Ralph Lister
★ 3.93 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (419)More about this pick
Seventeen fantasy masters including George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb contribute sword-and-sorcery tales inspired by classic heroes like Conan. The ensemble of narrators including John Lee and Julia Whelan matches the anthology's varied storytelling styles.
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The Book of Magic
Spiritwalker #Bloom
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Megan Lindholm, John Crowley, Matthew Hughes, Ysabeau S. Wilce, Rachel Pollack, Eleanor Arnason, Tim Powers, Liz Williams, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Greg Van Eekhout, George R.R. Martin, Andy Duncan, Kate Elliott, Scott Lynch
Narrated by Elliot Hill, Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, Susan Denaker, Scott Brick, Bruce Mann, Holly Palance, Nicholas Guy Smith, Steve West, Various
★ 3.91 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (839) ★ 4.07 Audible (191)More about this pick
Eighteen fantasy authors explore magic's dual nature—from Gandalf to Saruman, from Glinda to the Wicked Witch—in stories spanning power, wisdom, and corruption. Multiple narrators including Scott Brick and Karissa Vacker bring distinct voices to each tale's unique magical system.
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Rogues
Ancient World
by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Joe Abercrombie, Gillian Flynn, Matthew Hughes, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Swanwick, David Ball, Carrie Vaughn, Scott Lynch, Bradley Denton, Cherie Priest, Daniel Abraham, Paul Cornell, Steven Saylor, Garth Nix, Walter Jon Williams, Phyllis Eisenstein, Lisa Tuttle, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Janis Ian, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various
★ 3.81 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.13 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Twenty-one stories featuring morally ambiguous characters from fantasy and historical fiction masters. The varied cast including Gwendoline Christie and Iain Glen gives voice to antiheroes across multiple genres and time periods.