“Full of invention and ingenuity.… Great fun.”
—SFX on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
“Readers will appreciate the infusion of humor and fun-loving characters into this vivid and sometimes grim fantasy world.”
—Publishers Weekly on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
“Parker has created a world full of wit, ingenuity, unlikely tactics and reluctant heroes and there is nothing else quite like it.”
—Fantasy Hive on How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It
“With a steady pacing, solid, lean writing and variety of twists, the novel keeps on surprising the reader.”
—Fantasy Book Critic on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
“Parker’s acerbic wit and knowledge of human nature are a delight to read as he explores the way conflict is guided, in equal measure, by the brilliance and unerring foolishness of humanity.… Thoroughly engaging.”
—RT Book Reviews on The Two of Swords: Volume One
“A ripping good adventure yarn, laced with frequent barbed witticisms and ace sword fighting.… Parker’s settings and characterizations never miss a beat, and the intricate political interplay of intrigue is suspenseful almost to the last page.”
—Publishers Weekly on Sharps
“This is another splendid offering from K. J. Parker, the (pseudonymous) British fantasist who seems incapable of writing in anything but top form.”
—Locus on Sharps
“Well-crafted, powerful and downright unmissable”
—SFX on The Company
“Brilliant.”
—Locus on the Engineer Trilogy
“Parker carries the reader on a headlong gallop to the powerful conclusion.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Company