K.J. Parker
K. J. Parker is the pseudonym of British author Tom Holt (Thomas Charles Louis Holt), known for darkly witty, engineering- and history-inflected fantasy, including the Engineer Trilogy and numerous novellas; his identity as Parker was publicly revealed in 2015.
Books
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1. How To Rule An Empire And Get Away With It
A quick-witted actor and master of impersonation is forced to step into the role of a slain national hero and soon finds himself effectively running a besieged city. Armed with stagecraft, scams, and a ruthless survival instinct, he navigates backstabbing politics, public opinion, and a relentless enemy. Darkly funny and sharply cynical, it explores how power depends on performance, and how stories can save—or doom—a civilization.
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