K. J. Parker
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A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly…
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It
"Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun." - SFX on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled CityThis is the history of how…
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city, and the even more remarkable man who had to…
The Two of Swords: Volume Three
The epic concluding volume in The Two of Swords trilogy by World Fantasy Award-winning author K. J. Parker."Why are we fighting this war? Because evil…
The Two of Swords: Volume Two
The second volume in The Two of Swords trilogy by World Fantasy Award-winning author K. J. Parker."Why are we fighting this war? Because evil must…
The Two of Swords: Volume One
"Why are we fighting this war? Because evil must be resisted, and sooner or later there comes a time when men of principle have to…
Colours in the Steel
An epic novel of blood, betrayal, and intrigue. . . Perimadeia is the famed Triple City and the mercantile capital of the known world. Behind…
The Belly of the Bow
Colours in the Steel, Volume One of the Fencer Trilogy, introduced a remarkable new voice in fantasy fiction. The Belly of the Bow confirms that…
The Proof House
The gripping, hugely entertaining conclusion of K.J. Parker's Fencer Trilogy.After years spent in the saps under the defenses of the apparently impregnable city of Ap'Iscatoy,…
Memory
The exciting conclusion to K. J. Parker's Scavenger trilogy.Returning to his childhood home was supposed to bring peace for Poldarn. But it was not to…
Shadow
A man wakes in the wilderness, amid scattered corpses and inquisitive crows. He has no memory of who he is or how he came to…
Pattern
In a world he does not know, Poldarn's future is uncertain. Pursued by invisible enemies and haunted by the demons of his past, nobody can…
Sharps
K.J. Parker's new stand-alone novel is a perfectly executed tale of intrigue and deception.For the first time in nearly forty years, an uneasy truce has…
The Hammer
A new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of The Company and The Folding Knife.Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc,…
The Folding Knife
A new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of the Engineer Trilogy and The Company.Basso the Magnificent. Basso the Great. Basso the Wise. The First…
Devices and Desires
When an engineer is sentenced to death for a petty transgression of guild law, he flees the city, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Forced…
Evil for Evil
Civitas Vadanis is in trouble. The Mezentines have declared war; and the Mezentines are very focused on their goals when it comes to killing. Duke…
The Escapement
The astonishing conclusion to the Engineer Trilogy, an exquisitely crafted tale of revenge from a unique and remarkable new voice in fantasy fiction.The engineer Ziani…
The Company
Hoping for a better life, five war veterans colonize an abandoned island. They take with them everything they could possibly need -- food, clothes, tools,…
Pattern
K.J. Parker's SHADOW began a ground-breaking new series that takes fantasy into remarkable new territory. Now, with PATTERN, the extraordinary story of Poldarn takes a…
Shadow
A man wakes in the wilderness, amid scattered corpses and inquisitive crows. He has no memory of who he is or how he came to…
Colours in the Steel
Perimadeia: the famed Triple City and the mercantile capital of the known world. Behind its allegedly impregnable walls, everything is available. Including information which will…