Every Friday, we here @ Del Rey Spectra will place a 50 page excerpt of a selected title on Suvudu. Whether it is science fiction, epic fantasy, alternate history, horror, urban fantasy, paranormal, the possibilities are endless. This week we're reading an exciting excerpt from The Republic of Thieves, Scott Lynch's newest novel coming out in a couple of weeks! We here at Del Rey Spectra love this book! See what the book's editor has to say about THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES below ---- I have said before that a good editor, like a good mom, tries not to play favorites. But sometimes you just can’t help it. Twice in my career, the same thing has happened to me—albeit with two different authors. Because twice I have received the first 100 or so pages of as-yet-uncompleted epic fantasy novels on submission, and twice I have felt that special shiver of gut-deep excitement and sheer acquisitiveness that said: This is something TRULY special. I must own this, and edit this. Like…NOW! The first time I felt that was when I was given the first few chapters of a what would one day grow into A Game of Thrones. And the second time? Well, that was when I first encountered Scott Lynch. As with George Martin, I fell instantly in love with Scott’s words and Scott’s world, and then suffered (in not-quite silence) for the next year before I could finally discover What Happened Next! The Lies of Locke Lamora is, to my mind, one of the world’s almost perfect books. It is epic, dramatic—almost operatic in its sense of glory and tragedy—and yet laugh aloud funny when it is not making you weep. The characters and the world are as memorable as any you will ever see on paper, and the concept alone—that of con men operating in a fantasy world that has never really encountered the art of the con—is sheer brilliance. If you have not discovered Scott before, then I envy you the first taste! I hope it is as magical for you as it was for me. And if you are already a devotee of the world, then here is a chance to remind yourself again of what you love so much about it. And fear not! The third book in the series, The Republic of Thieves, is on sale in less than two weeks, and is every bit as amazing as its predecessors! As always, feel free to give us feedback in the comments. Or let us know on Twitter via a direct message to our Twitter maven, Sarah Peed: www.twitter.com/delreyspectra. Or write on the wall of our Facebook page: Like us at www.facebook.com/delreyspectra Please enjoy this excerpt of THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES by Scott Lynch, on sale October 8th! The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch by Random House Publishing Group