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Books by Scott Lynch on this site: 1 book.

About: American writer (Source: Wikidata)

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Fantasy

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Born: Born in 1978; Wikidata lists Saint Paul, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Scott Lynch received the Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel in 2008, for Red Seas Under Red Skies. Source: Wikidata, citing imaginales.fr, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Scott Lynch received the Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel in 2008. Source: Wikidata, citing imaginales.fr, checked November 6, 2026.

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The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018 · Young adult

about 370 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about orphans.
- Fantasy
- Orphans
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Cruel Prince: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Young adult fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy" (OL subject)
- orphans
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
  The Cruel Prince: "Orphans--Fiction." (OL subject); "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans, fiction" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for The Cruel Prince.
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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Young adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about orphans.
- Fantasy
- Orphans
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- orphans
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
  Shadow and Bone: "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans, fiction" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow and Bone.
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The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 · Adult

about 740 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for The Name of the Wind.
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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011 · Adult

about 510 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger · 2003 · Adult

about 550 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for The Time Traveler's Wife.
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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson · 1999 · Adult

about 630 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Lies of Locke Lamora: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction - Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy - Epic" (OL subject)
  Gardens of the Moon: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lies of Locke Lamora; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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