The therin throne entered into decline when the vadrans appeared from the north. a raiding sea-people, they took the throne protectorates on the northern half of the continent; they named the seven great rivers that flowed to the northern sea their seven holy marrows, and they discouraged the throne's efforts to reclaim its territory by smashing every army it sent north. weakened, the therin throne could not sustain the effort, and so it was diminished. diminished, but not broken.

The Lies of Locke Lamora Read Along Week Three: Chapters (and Interludes) 9-12 Marc August 27, 2013 Fantasy, Read Along, Scott Lynchlocke lamora banner
Happy Tuesday Gollancz Blog readers we hope you all had a fantastic Bank Holiday Weekend! Welcome back for our third post in our Locke Lamora Read Along series. The brilliant Marc from Fantasy Faction, returns to the Gollancz Blog with a insightful and in-depth look at chapters 9-12  (and interludes) of The Lies of Locke Lamora. If you missed last week’s read along you can catch up by clicking here.
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Without further ado, we turn you over to Marc . . .
Welcome to Week 3 of our Lies of Locke Lamora Read Along. I hope you had a great bank holiday (if you are in the UK) and that you are enjoying your time in Camorr .
So, this week was all about the Grey King’s plan coming together and Locke and Jean losing pretty much everything they own. Going into our final week on Lies, Locke needs to plan his revenge with no resources and without his team. Not only that, but unbeknownst to him the real Spider is on his tail and has a plan in place to ensure his downfall.