Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent by Scott Lynch

A young Locke is sent off with strict instructions from Father Chains, and he tries oh, so hard, to follow them.

Novella taking us back to Camorr for a summer of storms, wherein our hero needs to behave himself. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy the world Lynch has built for the Gentleman Bastards series, so this was a lovely, albeit brief, return. I prefer Lynch’s novels, finding the format better suited to his writing. He just doesn’t have the space to do that thing he does so well in such a small space. I’ll not turn down any new story featuring Locke Lamora though! ★★★☆☆