K. J. Parker Reading Order
1 series · 116 books
K. J. Parker is the pseudonym of Tom Holt, an author who maintained anonymity for seventeen years while building a devoted following in fantasy literature. Writing intricate standalone novels rather than extended series, Parker crafts character-driven stories that blend philosophical depth with practical problem-solving, as exemplified in acclaimed works like The Fencer, The Scavenger, and The Engineer trilogies. Holt's dual career as a parodist of science fiction and a serious fantasist under the Parker name showcases his range across multiple genres and tones.
Standalone Novels Series
116 books
Start with A Practical Guide to Conquering the World, the first of 116 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Practical Guide to Conquering the World |
| 2 | Academic Exercises |
| 3 | Academic Exercises |
| 4 | Belly of the Bow |
| 5 | Belly of the Bow Vol. 2 |
| 6 | Blue and gold |
| 7 | Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit |
| 8 | Colours in the Steel |
| 9 | Colours in the Steel |
| 10 | Colours in the Steel |
| 11 | Colours in the Steel C Bookclub |
| 12 | Colours in the Steel Vol. 1 |
| 13 | Company |
| 14 | Control of food quality and food analysis |
| 15 | Developments in Sweeteners |
| 16 | Devices and Desires |
| 17 | Devices and Desires |
| 18 | Devices and Desires Bk. 1 |
| 19 | Devices and desires |
| 20 | Die Farben des Stahls 1. Stadt der Schwerter |
| 21 | Die Farben des Stahls 2. Der Bogenmeister |
| 22 | Die Farben des Stahls 3. Die Steppenreiter |
| 23 | Dietary fibre |
| 24 | Downfall of the gods |
| 25 | Enzymes and food processing |
| 26 | Evil for Evil |
| 27 | Evil for Evil |
| 28 | Evil for Evil Bk. 2 |
| 29 | Fearsome Magics |
| 30 | Food and health |
| 31 | Food from waste |
| 32 | Hammer |
| 33 | Hammer |
| 34 | Hell |
| 35 | How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It |
| 36 | How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It |
| 37 | Infiltrado |
| 38 | Inkubus |
| 39 | Inside Man |
| 40 | Inside Man |
| 41 | Making History |
| 42 | Memory |
| 43 | Memory |
| 44 | Memory |
| 45 | Memory |
| 46 | Memory Aar |
| 47 | Memory Msr |
| 48 | Mightier than the sword |
| 49 | My Beautiful Life |
| 50 | New K. J. Parker Novel #1 |
| 51 | Ombre, Tome 1 : Le Charognard |
| 52 | Pattern |
| 53 | Pattern |
| 54 | Pattern |
| 55 | Pattern |
| 56 | Pattern (Scavenger Trilogy, Book 2) |
| 57 | Practical Guide to Conquering the World |
| 58 | Proof House |
| 59 | Proof House Vol. 3 |
| 60 | Prosper's Demon |
| 61 | Pulling the Wings off Angels |
| 62 | Purple and Black |
| 63 | Saevus Corax Captures the Castle |
| 64 | Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder |
| 65 | Savages |
| 66 | Sensory properties of foods |
| 67 | Set in Stone |
| 68 | Shadow |
| 69 | Shadow |
| 70 | Shadow C Bookclub |
| 71 | Sharps |
| 72 | Sharps |
| 73 | Sharps |
| 74 | Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City |
| 75 | Sombra. La trilogía de Poldarm, I |
| 76 | Subterranean |
| 77 | Sugar |
| 78 | The Belly of the Bow |
| 79 | The Belly of the Bow |
| 80 | The Best of Subterranean |
| 81 | The Big Score |
| 82 | The Company |
| 83 | The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories |
| 84 | The Escapement |
| 85 | The Escapement
Engineer Trilogy |
| 86 | The Escapement (Engineer Trilogy) |
| 87 | The Father of Lies |
| 88 | The Father of Lies |
| 89 | The Folding Knife |
| 90 | The Folding Knife |
| 91 | The Folding Knife |
| 92 | The Hammer |
| 93 | The Last Witness |
| 94 | The Proof House |
| 95 | The Two of Swords |
| 96 | The Two of Swords: Volume One |
| 97 | The Two of Swords: Volume One |
| 98 | The Two of Swords: Volume Three |
| 99 | The company |
| 100 | The devil you know |
| 101 | The escapement |
| 102 | The folding knife |
| 103 | Tor. com Bundle 2 - October 2015 |
| 104 | Tor. com Publishing Fall 2015 Sampler |
| 105 | Tor.com Collection |
| 106 | Two of Swords |
| 107 | Two of Swords? |
| 108 | Under My Skin |
| 109 | Untitled K. J. Parker |
| 110 | Untitled K. J. Parker 1 2022 |
| 111 | Untitled K. J. Parker 2 2023 |
| 112 | Untitled K. J. Parker Fantasy 2 |
| 113 | Untitled Saevus 3 |
| 114 | Vitamin C |
| 115 | Vitamin C: recent aspects of its physiological and technological importance |
| 116 | Volcan |
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