The Bastards and the Knives (Gentleman Bastard, #0)

About this book

This book (originally due for publication in 2008) is no longer due to be published according to the author (see Twitter post linked in the questions section below). This description and the book are being left here to avoid confusion and prevent anyone re-adding it if it were removed. An omnibus containing two novellas: "The Mad Baron's Mechanical Attic" and "The Choir of Knives" These two novellas tell the story of how Locke, Jean and the other gentleman bastards acquired the Austershalin brandy that played such a key role in the con at the center of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA and how they managed to avoid being killed by the elite assassins known as the Choir of Knives. These two novellas will fill in the backstory of the Bastards and allow fans to revisit the pleasures of the banter and antics of Caldo, Galdo and Bug as well discover how Locke and Jean forged their gang