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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
The Siege, Book 1
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
World Fantasy Award-winner K. J. Parker returns with a sweeping new epic fantasy
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'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.
Other books by K.J. Parker:
Fencer Trilogy- The Colours in the Steel
- The Belly of the Bow
- The Proof House
- Shadow
- Pattern
- Memory
- Devices and Desires
- Evil for Evil
- The Escapement
- The Two of Swords: Part 1
- The Two of Swords: Part 2
- The Two of Swords: Part 3
- The Company
- The Folding Knife
- The Hammer
- Sharps
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City is praised for its skilful plotting and rich scene-setting, establishing K. J. Parker as one of fantasy's premier voices. The book delivers an intriguing tale filled with magic, manipulation, and revenge, alongside action-packed adventure, with the settings and characterisations consistently lauded for their depth and precision.
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ISBN: 9780356506739
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 April 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orbit
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 265g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
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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