There is no confirmed official release date. While some retailers like Amazon have occasionally listed placeholder dates (such as October 2024), these are not verified by the author or publisher.

In a significant update, Scott Lynch announced a trilogy of novellas titled , which will bridge the narrative gap between book three and the upcoming novel.

Titled More Than Fools Fill Graves , The Mad Baron’s Mechanical Attic , and The Choir of Knives , these stories follow Locke and Jean's year-long journey across the continent toward Emberlain.

In the West, fan discourse happens on Twitter, Discord, or Reddit. In Russia and former Soviet states, VK (Vkontakte) is the dominant social media platform—a hybrid of Facebook, Spotify, and Reddit all in one. When searching for you are not looking for a pirated PDF (though those exist). You are looking for community .

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As of this writing (late 2024 through 2025), the answer remains . Scott Lynch’s last major update (via his BlueSky and occasional public statements) confirmed that The Thorn of Emberlain exists in a complete draft form, but that extensive revisions, continuity checks, and mental health prioritization have kept it from publication. There is no verified Russian translation because there is no verified English manuscript.

The search for is the digital equivalent of a candle in a dark library. It proves that desire for closure—for the next chapter in Locke and Jean’s story—transcends language, borders, and even the tyranny of time.

If you’d like a sample of the writing style or a recap of the first three books to prepare for Thorn , let me know.

: Scott Lynch has been open about his struggles with severe anxiety, which prevented him from completing the manuscript for his original deadlines. Draft Progress

, the highly anticipated fourth book in Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard Sequence , remains a central topic of discussion across online communities like VK and Reddit. Fans have been waiting over a decade since the release of The Republic of Thieves (2013), and while the book has faced numerous delays, recent developments in 2024 and 2025 suggest the world of Locke Lamora is finally returning to life. The Latest Progress: "The Road to Emberlain"

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