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K.J. Parker

Born January 1, 1961

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. (https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/contributor/k-j-parker/)

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Sister Svangerd and the Chosen One

Sister Svangerd and the Chosen One

2026
Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know

Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know

2026
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead

Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead

2026
Making History

Making History

2025
Set in Stone

Set in Stone

2024
Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder

Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder

2023
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle

Saevus Corax Captures the Castle

2023
No Choice

No Choice

2023
Under My Skin

Under My Skin

2023
Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead

Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead

2023
The Long Game

The Long Game

2022
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World

A Practical Guide to Conquering the World

2022
Inside Man

Inside Man

2021
The Big Score

The Big Score

2021
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It

How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It

2020
Prosper's Demon

Prosper's Demon

2020
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

2019
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #250, Special Double-Issue

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #250, Special Double-Issue

2018

with Richard Parks, Margaret Ronald and Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

The Father of Lies

The Father of Lies

2018
The Book of Magic

The Book of Magic

2018

with Liz Williams, Kate Elliott, John Crowley, Garth Nix, Andy Duncan, Tim Powers and Scott Lynch

The Two of Swords: Part Nineteen

The Two of Swords: Part Nineteen

2017
The Best of Subterranean

The Best of Subterranean

2017

with Ian R. MacLeod, Lewis Shiner, Karen Joy Fowler, Ted Chiang, Kat Howard, Hal Duncan, Joe Hill, Cherie Priest and Kelly Link

Mightier than the Sword

Mightier than the Sword

2017
Savages

Savages

2015
The Two of Swords: Part One

The Two of Swords: Part One

2015
The Two of Swords: Part Two

The Two of Swords: Part Two

2015
Academic Exercises

Academic Exercises

2014
Sharps

Sharps

2012
Mlot

Mlot

2011
The Hammer

The Hammer

2011
The Folding Knife

The Folding Knife

2010
Blue and Gold

Blue and Gold

2010
Purple and Black

Purple and Black

2009
The Company

The Company

2008
The Escapement

The Escapement

2007
Evil for Evil

Evil for Evil

2005
Devices and Desires

Devices and Desires

2005
Memory

Memory

2003
Pattern

Pattern

2003
Shadow

Shadow

2001
The Proof House

The Proof House

2000
The Belly of the Bow

The Belly of the Bow

1999
Colours in the Steel

Colours in the Steel

1998

Novellas5

Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit

Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit

2023
Pulling the Wings off Angels

Pulling the Wings off Angels

2022
My Beautiful Life

My Beautiful Life

2019
The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

2016
The Last Witness

The Last Witness

2015

Graphic novels1

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 9

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 9

2014

with Greg Egan, Lauren Beukes, Michael Swanwick, Kai Ashante Wilson, James Patrick Kelly, Karl Schroeder and Kelly Link

Collections2

Beneath Ceaseless Skies #340, Thirteenth Anniversary Double-Issue

Beneath Ceaseless Skies #340, Thirteenth Anniversary Double-Issue

2021

with Carrie Vaughn, R.K. Duncan and March McCarron

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories

2017

with Maria Dahvana Headley and J.Y. Yang

Box sets & omnibuses1

Five Stories High

Five Stories High

2016