K.J. Parker's new stand-alone 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 represent their nations at this pivotal moment.

When the future of the world lies balanced on the point of a rapier, one misstep could mean ruin for all. Human nature being what it is, does peace really have a chance?

Author: K. J. Parker
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published: 04/15/2016
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.50w x 1.24d
ISBN: 9780316177757


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2012 pg. 75
Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 66
Romantic Times 08/01/2012 pg. 72 - Excellent

About the Author
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; interests which led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialized in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter.