TheRepublicofThieves

The Republic of Thieves is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2013 by Scott Lynch All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, New York, a Penguin Random House Company. DEL REY and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Random House LLC. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Lynch, Scott The Republic of Thieves / Scott Lynch. pages cm ISBN 978-0-553-80469-0 (hardcover : acid-free paper) ebook ISBN: 978-0-553-90558-8 1. Swindlers and swindling—Fiction. 2. Brigands and robbers—Fiction. 3. Man-woman relationships—Fiction. I. Title. PS3612.Y5427R47 2013 813′.6—dc23 2013024809 www.delreybooks.com Jacket illustration: Benjamin Carré/Bragelonne v3.1_r1 Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Map Prologue: The Minder I: Her Shadow Chapter One: Things Get Worse Interlude: The Undrowned Girl Chapter Two: T......