Welcome to Teaser Tuesdays – a weekly feature hosted by The Purple Booker. Expect a new teaser every week!
| Teaser Tuesdays: July 07 |
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It
Book Two of Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
by K.J. Parker
Fantasy | 384 Pages | To be published by Orbit on 18th August 2020
“Artavasdus was enjoying the blood. Fair enough; as Saloninus says, the man who’s tired of killing is tired of life, and at least he made no bones, no pun intended, about it.“
~ Act 1, Chapter 15 | 35% | How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It by K.J. Parker
| Synopsis |
This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because eventually the truth always seeps through.
The City may be under siege, but everyone still has to make a living. Take Notker, the acclaimed playwright, actor and impresario. Nobody works harder, even when he’s not working. Thankfully, it turns out that people appreciate an evening at the theatre even when there are large rocks falling out of the sky.
But Notker is a man of many talents, and all the world is, apparently, a stage. It seems that the Empire needs him – or someone who looks a lot like him – for a role that will call for the performance of a lifetime. At least it will guarantee fame, fortune and immortality. If it doesn’t kill him first.
This is the story of Notker, an occasionally good man and a terrible liar. With razor-sharp prose and ferocious wit, K.J. Parker has created one of fantasy’s greatest heroes, and he might even get away with it.
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This is a series I really want to read!
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I’m really enjoying it so far! There are quite a few surprises, twists and turns along the way too!
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amazing work
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I love this already just from the title! Hope you are enjoying it and thanks for stopping by my blog today!
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Thank you! 😀
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I enjoyed the previous book, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City, and this one looks just as promising! 🙂
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I’ve just finished it and really enjoyed it! 😀
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Ooh I was meaning to get to Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City last year and completely forgot. And I didn’t realize it was a series until the latest Orbit newsletter. 😛 It sounds like a lot of fun!
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I finished it last week and it was great fun! 😀 A little abrupt at the end but otherwise an enjoyable read! The sequel is just as enjoyable but has a much stronger conclusion.
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I have the first book but still haven’t found time to pick it up. Is it really good?
Lynn 😀
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I really enjoyed it though the ending was big of a ‘wait, what?’ moment… but having read the second one it feels more right in a way!
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