“I have reviewed books before that I thought might someday be found to have achieved greatness … K. J. Parker is writing work after work that demands to be placed in that category.”
—Orson Scott Card on The Engineer Trilogy
“A richly textured and emotionally complex fantasy … Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal on The Engineer Trilogy (starred review)
“[Sharps] is 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
“This is another splendid offering from K. J. Parker, the 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
“Imagine Lost meets The Italian Job … a masterfully planned and executed book, one that builds on ever-revealing characterization and back-story, leading slowly yet inexorably to its final conclusion.”
—SFFWorld.com on The Company
“Parker’s intricately plotted and meticulously detailed book … moves as deliberately and precisely as an antique watch.”
—Entertainment Weekly on Devices and Desires
“As efficient and well constructed as its protagonist’s well-oiled machines.”
—Starburst on Devices and Desires