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Updated 2026-07-11 / 51 books / 13 series
British author K.J. Parker is best known for the Fencer, Scavenger, and Engineer trilogies. A multiple World Fantasy Award winner, their work is acclaimed for intricate plotting and dark wit. This page provides the K.J. Parker books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All K.J. Parker Books in Chronological Order
1998
Colours in the Steel
POoFTB / 1
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1999
The Belly of the Bow
POoFTB / 2
Buy
2000
The Proof House
POoFTB / 3
Buy
2001
Shadow
POoSB / 1
Buy
2002
Pattern
POoSB / 2
Buy
2003
Memory
POoSB / 3
Buy
2005
Devices and Desires
POoETB / 1
Buy
2006
Evil for Evil
POoETB / 2
Buy
2007
The Escapement
POoETB / 3
Buy
2008
The Company
POoSN / 1
Buy
2009
Purple and Black
POoSS / 1
Buy
2010
Blue and Gold
POoSB / 1
Buy
2010
The Folding Knife
POoSN / 2
Buy
2011
The Hammer
POoSN / 3
Buy
2012
Sharps
POoSN / 4
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2013
The Sun and I
POoSS / 2
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2014
Academic Exercises
POoSS / 3
Buy
2014
A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong
POoSS / 4
Buy
2014
Let Maps to Others
POoSS / 5
Buy
2015
Savages
POoSN / 5
Buy
2015
The Last Witness
POoSS / 6
Buy
2016
Gnaw(By: Tade Thompson)
POoFSHBB / 1
Buy
2016
The Devil You Know
POoSB / 2
Buy
2016
Maggots(By: Nina Allan)
POoFSHBB / 2
Buy
2016
The Best Story I Can Manage Under the Circumstances(By: Robert Shearman)
POoFSHBB / 3
Buy
2016
Priest's Hole
POoFSHBB / 4
Buy
2016
Skin Deep(By: Sarah Lotz)
POoFSHBB / 5
Buy
2016
Downfall of the Gods
POoSS / 7
Buy
2017
The Two of Swords, Volume One
POoTToSB / 1
Buy
2017
The Two of Swords, Volume Two
POoTToSB / 2
Buy
2017
The Two of Swords, Volume Three
POoTToSB / 3
Buy
2017
Mightier than the Sword
POoSS / 8
Buy
2018
The Father of Lies
POoSSC / 1
Buy
2019
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
POoTSB / 1
Buy
2019
My Beautiful Life
POoSS / 9
Buy
2020
Prosper's Demon
POoPDB / 1
Buy
2020
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It
POoTSB / 2
Buy
2021
Inside Man
POoPDB / 2
Buy
2021
The Big Score
POoSN / 6
Buy
2022
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
POoTSB / 3
Buy
2022
The Long Game
POoSN / 7
Buy
2022
Pulling the Wings Off Angels
POoSN / 8
Buy
2022
Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit
POoSS / 10
Buy
2023
Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead
POoCTB / 1
Buy
2023
Under My Skin
POoSSC / 2
Buy
2023
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle
POoCTB / 2
Buy
2023
Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder
POoCTB / 3
Buy
2024
Set in Stone
POoSS / 11
Buy
2025
Making History
POoSS / 12
Buy
2026
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead
POoTLOTB / 1
Buy
2026
Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know
POoTLOTB / 2
Buy
K.J. Parker Book Series Reading Orders /
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01
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead
2026
Buy
02
Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know
2026
Buy
01
Devices and Desires
2005
Buy
02
Evil for Evil
2006
Buy
03
The Escapement
2007
Buy
01
Blue and Gold
2010
Buy
02
The Devil You Know
2016
Buy
01
Gnaw(By: Tade Thompson)
2016
Buy
02
Maggots(By: Nina Allan)
2016
Buy
03
The Best Story I Can Manage Under the Circumstances(By: Robert Shearman)
2016
Buy
04
Priest's Hole
2016
Buy
05
Skin Deep(By: Sarah Lotz)
2016
Buy
01
The Two of Swords, Volume One
2017
Buy
02
The Two of Swords, Volume Two
2017
Buy
03
The Two of Swords, Volume Three
2017
Buy
02
The Folding Knife
2010
Buy
06
The Big Score
2021
Buy
07
The Long Game
2022
Buy
08
Pulling the Wings Off Angels
2022
Buy
01
Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead
2023
Buy
02
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle
2023
Buy
03
Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder
2023
Buy
01
The Father of Lies
2018
Buy
02
Under My Skin
2023
Buy
01
Colours in the Steel
1998
Buy
02
The Belly of the Bow
1999
Buy
03
The Proof House
2000
Buy
01
Prosper's Demon
2020
Buy
01
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
2019
Buy
02
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It
2020
Buy
03
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
2022
Buy
01
Purple and Black
2009
Buy
02
The Sun and I
2013
Buy
03
Academic Exercises
2014
Buy
04
A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong
2014
Buy
05
Let Maps to Others
2014
Buy
06
The Last Witness
2015
Buy
07
Downfall of the Gods
2016
Buy
08
Mightier than the Sword
2017
Buy
09
My Beautiful Life
2019
Buy
10
Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit
2022
Buy
12
Making History
2025
Buy
Where to start with K.J. Parker
What is the best order to read K.J. Parker books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.