К. Дж. Паркер

K.J. Parker's new novel is a perfectly executed tale of intrigue and deception. For the first time in nearly forty years, an uneasy truce has been called between two neighbouring kingdoms. The war has been long and brutal, fought over the usual things: resources, land, money... Now, there is a chance for peace. Diplomatic talks have begun and with them, the games. Two teams of fencers r...

A new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of The Company and The Folding Knife. Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. On this island, a colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally for the colonists to mine silver, but there turned out not to...

When you need a memory to be wiped, call me. Transferring unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever mastered. But now, I'm holding so many memories I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine, any more. Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury.....

An unnamed man wakes to find himself facing the loss of everything that matters most to him. Against all odds, he escapes with his life and heads out into the turbulence of the wider world, recreating himself, step by step, as he goes along. That wider world is dominated by an empire that has existed for decades in a state of near perpetual war. A host of colorful characters will help to shape ...

Basso the Magnificent. Basso the Great. Basso the Wise. Basso the Murderer. The First Citizen of the Vesani Republic is an extraordinary man. He is ruthless, cunning and, above all, lucky. He brings wealth, power and prestige to his people. But with power comes unwanted attention, and Basso must defend his nation and himself from threats foreign and domestic. In a lifetime of crucial decisions,...

При сдаче выпускного экзамена молодой волшебник не набрал достаточно баллов, чтобы остаться при школе и заниматься наукой. Ему пришлось заняться полевой работой - оказывать магические услуги крестьянам. Однажды волшебника попросили помочь упокоить мертвеца, который по ночам убивает животных и людей.

Добро пожаловать в один из оригинальнейших миров «меча и магии» за всю историю фэнтези! В мир, где в славной столице Перимадее исход судебных разбирательств решают АДВОКАТЫ — наемные фехтовальщики, силою клинка доказывающие правоту своих нанимателей… В мир, где магия — это прежде всего природный дар изменять реальность. В мир, которому угрожает множество опасностей — от равнинных варваров-кочевник...

Academic Exercises is the first collection of shorter work by master novelist K.J Parker, and it is a stunner. Weighing in at over 500 pages, this generous volume gathers together thirteen highly distinctive stories, essays, and novellas, including the recent World Fantasy Award-Winner, “Let Maps to Others”. The result is a significant publishing event, a book that belongs on the shelf of every se...

What if you got everything you ever wanted - or at least, what someone else who said they loved you thought you ever wanted?