A Practical Guide to Conquering the W..., K. J. Parker
A Practical Guide to Conquering the W..., K. J. Parker
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A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
The Siege, Book 3

Author: K. J. Parker

Narrator: Ray Sawyer

Unabridged: 13 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/13/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequence of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him.

It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars and the man responsible.

A Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings, it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to K. J. Parker's acclaimed sequence of novels that began with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City and continued with How To Rule An Empire And Get Away With It

Praise for K. J Parker:

'Readers are ensured a good time and a barrel of laughs to boot' Publishers Weekly on How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It

'Parker's latest epic fantasy proves that all the world is, indeed, a stage, and Parker himself is a master impresario. Readers will enjoy his comedic take on how politics are comprised of equal parts lies, incompetence, and the foolishness of humanity-with just enough flashes of brilliance to save the day. Recommended for fans of Terry Pratchett' Library Journal on How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It

'Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun' SFX on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

'Launches a witty adventure series . . . Readers will appreciate the infusion of humor and fun-loving characters into this vivid and sometimes grim fantasy world' Publishers Weekly on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

About K. J. Parker

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews

Just fun from start to finish. It has a very unique writing style and humor that may not work for everyone, but boy oh boy did it work for me! Full review coming soon.........more

Goodreads review by Bradley

Getting through all three of these Siege books has been a real pleasure. In each of these, we get to see a different aspect of life and profession but even though the times aren't the same, the wider world is. Above all, the main first-person characters are nicely droll and ironic. Their meteoric ris......more

Goodreads review by Liviu

This is the third in the author's "Siege" trilogy about the Robur, the "barbarians" and the rest of the world; another first-person tale, this time from Felix a Robur translator at the court of the Echmen who inadvertently saves a young princess of the Hus from execution when he points out to the Ec......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz

When it comes to K.J. Parker's writing, I'm not a fan. I'm a believer. Sure, not everything he writes is excellent, and sometimes he reuses the same plot points to write a story. Still, I always have a great time reading Parker's books. A Practical Guide to Conquering the World is no exception. I lo......more

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