K. J. Parker
K. J. Parker is the pseudonym under which the British author Tom Holt has published fantasy fiction. Parker's identity as Holt was kept secret for 17 years, until April 2015.[1][2]
While Parker's stories take place in alternate universes with invented geographies and histories, some of the typical features of fantasy fiction such as explicit use of magic are not present. The stories tend to have tragic themes with characters whose actions are unintentionally, ultimately self-destructive. Other major themes in the books are politics, technology (especially disruptive innovation), and either or both of the former as a means to power.
Contents
Bibliography
Novels
The Fencer trilogy
The Fencer trilogy follows Bardas Loredan, a fencer-at-law.
- Colours in the Steel (1998)
- The Belly of the Bow (1999)
- The Proof House (2000)
The Scavenger trilogy
The Scavenger trilogy is about a man, or possibly god, who wakes up on a battlefield with amnesia and discovers that he is being hunted by enemies he no longer remembers.
- Shadow (2001)
- Pattern (2002)
- Memory (2003)
The Engineer trilogy
The Engineer trilogy features an engineer, Ziani Vaatzes, who is forced into exile from his home city and plots an elaborate revenge.
- Devices and Desires (2005)
- Evil for Evil (2006)
- The Escapement (2007)
Other novels
- The Company (2008)
- The Folding Knife (2010)
- The Hammer (2011)
- Sharps (2012)
- The Two of Swords (April 2015), serialized novel
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Short fiction
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- The Last Witness (2015)
Collections
- Academic Exercises (2014)[4]
Nonfiction
Short essays
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External links
- kjparker.com – official website run by Parker's publisher
- K. J. Parker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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References
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