Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
The Siege, Book 1

Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books. An absolute blast from beginning to end! This book is just a blast from start to finish, and while I understand after reading some negative reviews of this what people may not like about it, this o......more

This was so much fun. I could tell that K.J Parker had a real laugh when writing it. Orhan is a great character, and although he is hilariously out if his depth his keen mind allows him to pull through a rather tricky situation, though not without several awkward blunders. Orhan is an engineer, not......more

First person narration, funny, irreverent, lots of twists - being a huge fan of the author and reading pretty much all his books, I saw some ahead of time as those occur frequently throughout his work, but it still managed to surprise me quite often. While the ending has a conclusion so to speak, I......more

Check out my Booktube channel at: The Obsessive Bookseller I’m going to need more K.J. Parker books to devour. What a total delight! Written in a chronicled, sardonic tone, this was like a mashup between Abercrombie and Pratchett. There were a few brutal elements, but the levity of the tone always kep......more

I admit I was hook-line-and-sinkered with the title. Anything that logical and/or methodical tied to an epic fantasy title just screams niche-cool. And I wasn't disappointed. Engineer-turned-hero tales, turning a hopeless situation (a dead army, useless leaders, and a bunch of screwed-over normal peo......more