Colours in the Steel — K. J. Parker

27 March 202427 March 2024 By 5t4n5

Colours in the Steel -- K. J. Parker Having read K. J. Parker’s “The Seige” trilogy some time ago, i thought i’d go back to the beginning and begin to give his whole back catalogue a good read at.

Colours in the Steel is K. J. Parker’s first book in his first ever triology: “The Fencer”. And guess what, it’s really good.

There’s just so much going on in this book to keep you enthralled and entertained, with lots of great characters that you can really get on board with, and lots of action as well.

If you haven’t read a good castle/walled-city seige story, then i would suggest you give ” The Seige” trilogy a go to start with, because it’s just soooo good. And if you enjoy that, which you’re bound to do, then you’ve got this story waiting in the wings to satisfy your appetite for more. Because one thing is for sure, K. J. Parker does write a really good seige story.

And with all that written i’m going to dive straight into the second book, Belly of the Bow.

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Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder — K. J. Parker

16 January 20248 July 2024 By 5t4n5

Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder -- K. J. Parker

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Saevus Corax Captures the Castle — K. J. Parker

16 January 20248 July 2024 By 5t4n5

Saevus Corax Captures the Castle -- K. J. Parker

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Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead — K. J. Parker

16 January 20248 July 2024 By 5t4n5

Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead -- K. J. Parker

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A Practical Guide to Conquering the World — K. J. Parker

1 February 202215 August 2024 By 5t4n5

A Practical Guide to Conquering the World -- K. J. Parker The third instalment in The Siege. The first two thirds of the trilogy were excellent, this book has a lot to live up to.

As soon as i got a copy of this book i dropped everything else i was reading and jumped straight in: that’s how much i enjoyed the first two books of the trilogy.

Once more, great writing with great characters being forced into corners and having to do whatever it takes just to survive another hour or so, because you only need another hour or so to figure out how you can find a way to survive the next hour or so. Fortunately for us avid readers our protagonists in these stories always find a way to keep surviving all those next hours or sos and thus the story keeps on rolling along with calamities and shenanigans abounding.

To be honest, i was sold on K. J. Parker’s writing after the first book, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City, the second book, How To Rule An Empire and Get Away With It, just confirmed that i wasn’t mistaken in my assessment, and this book now makes me realise that i’ve been missing out on some great writing for over 20 years, but hey, now i can go back and read the complete K. J. Parker back catalogue and really enjoy myself.

So yeah, if you’re looking for a good fun read then do give The Siege trilogy a go, i’m sure most people with even just a tiniest smattering of a sense of humour will enjoy these books.