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- Paperback Apr 9, 2019 | 9780356506739 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 5, 2019 | 9781405546287 | RRP $40.99 Buy Now
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World Fantasy Award-winner K. J. Parker returns with a sweeping new epic fantasy
'Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun' - SFX
'Parker's settings and characterisations never miss a beat' - Library Journal
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 defend it.
A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all.
To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge-building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job.
SIXTEEN WAYS TO DEFEND A WALLED CITY is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Great Siege, written down so that the deeds and sufferings of great men may never be forgotten.
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Other books by K.J. Parker:
Fencer Trilogy
The Colours in the Steel
The Belly of the Bow
The Proof House
Scavenger Trilogy
Shadow
Pattern
Memory
Engineer Trilogy
Devices and Desires
Evil for Evil
The Escapement
Two of Swords
The Two of Swords: Part 1
The Two of Swords: Part 2
The Two of Swords: Part 3
Novels
The Company
The Folding Knife
The Hammer
Sharps
Praise for Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City: The Siege, Book 1
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One of fantasy's premier voices
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Skilful plotting and rich scene-setting
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Parker's settings and characterisations never miss a beat
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An intriguing tale of magic, manipulation and revenge . . . An action-packed adventure
K. J. Parker
K. J. Parker is a pseudonym for Tom Holt. He was born in London in 1961. At Oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient Greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental Japanese motorcycle engines. These interests led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialised in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter.
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