Packed with sharp edges and provocative points, Sharps is the book that
fantasy readers have been waiting for - fun, dangerous and very, very
clever.
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?
"Courtly intrigue, intelligent prose, and complicated plotting." --- graspingforthewind.com on The Folding Knife
"I
have reviewed books before that I thought might someday be found to
have achieved greatness.... But I am trying to be precise in my use of
the word when I tell you that K.J. Parker is writing work after work
that demands to be placed in that category. " --- Orson Scott Card on
The Engineer Trilogy
"It's a dark, bleak and fiercely intelligent portrait of the human condition." --- SFX on The Company
"Imagine Lost meets The Italian Job...a
masterfully planned and executed book, one that builds on
ever-revealing characterization and back-story, leading slowly yet
inexorably to its final conclusion." --- SFF World on The Company
"[Sharps] is a ripping good adventure yarn, laced with frequent
barbed witticisms and ace sword fighting... Parker's settings and
characterizations never miss a beat, and the intricate political
interplay of intrigue is suspenseful almost to the last page." (Publishers Weekly )
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"I have reviewed books before that I thought might someday be found to have achieved greatness.... But I am trying to be precise in my use of the word when I tell you that K.J. Parker is writing work after work that demands to be placed in that category. " --- Orson Scott Card on The Engineer Trilogy
"It's a dark, bleak and fiercely intelligent portrait of the human condition." --- SFX on The Company
"Imagine Lost meets The Italian Job...a masterfully planned and executed book, one that builds on ever-revealing characterization and back-story, leading slowly yet inexorably to its final conclusion." --- SFF World on The Company