It has a unique metaverse inspired by medieval tones of conspiracy and politics, though it also incorporates mechanical science fiction aspects. Like his mother collected medicines, rather in the way a boy collects coins or seals or arrowheads. Im away from the collection at the moment and cant check until later. Hunters, anglers, hikers and campers benefit from the simple utility of these knives. While parker s stories take place in secondary worlds with fictional geographies and world history, some of the typical features of fantasy fiction such as explicit use of magic are not present in his. A new standalone novel from the acclaimed author of the engineer trilogy and. Mar 30, 2012 kj parker is two people, male and female, and possibly even husband and wife. Jim parker was a lot of things, and he did a lot for the knife community. Parker kj parker the folding knife the last witness two of swords where to. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jun 26, 2012 the folding knife is similar a man sets out to forge an empire, but all he really desires is the love of his family. Perfect for your pocket or toolkit, folding knives are essential for any outdoor adventure.
Parkers identity as holt was kept secret for 17 years, until april 2015. Parker bassianus severus known to the people as basso is the first citizen of the vesani republic. The woman must have dropped the folding knife when she fell over, and knocked it under the bed. William wright, a nationallyknown bowie knife authority, a prominent member of the antique bowie knife collectors society and a good. Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of metoc, a oncenoble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. Parker telling the story of bassianus severus also known as basso, first citizen. Crafted with a razorsharp stainless steel blade, your folding knife opens effortlessly. A description of tropes appearing in folding knife. Parkers narrative structure picks apart the traditional, impersonal way that we record events. Parker is the author of multiple novels in the low fantasy genre. The 007 knife, frequently misreported in the press as the murder weapon, was only one of several knives in sid vicious collection. Historical, political, military, economical, demographical or religious each of these. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Bibliography according to the biographic note in parker s books, she has worked in law, journalism and numismatics, and now writes and makes things out of wood and metal. Sep 23, 2010 for readers familiar with kj parker s work, the hammer can be summarized as the family drama of the fencer series, the driven hero of the folding knife and the setup of the company. Last week i received a copy of the folding knife by kj parker, my top awaited fantasy of. Parker treating every detail with great attention, regardless of the importance of its role. Its a damascus lockback with wood handles the damascus is quite hideous and the knife has significant blade wobble. The folding knife february 22, 2010 the hammer january 5, 2011 sharps july 17, 2012. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The plot is a little light, like the story doesnt quite know where its going. He brings wealth, power and prestige to his people. This is the second kj parker novel i have read and i was quite pleased to find. As a big fan of the authors work, i had the highest expectations for the hammer it should top my 2011.
After a slightly inauspicious beginning when i read the company on publication several years ago, it was my first kj parker novel and i was so shaken by it that i quipped first and last kj parker novel as my first impression, though i read it breathlessly in one. Parker, but had never gotten around to reading the authors debut novel, colours in the steel. Theres a lot going on and its rather nontraditional for a fantasy novel in a lot of ways and. The setting is a generic medievalfantasy world, populated with vague analogues of roman and byzantine cultures. The authors real name and gender werent revealed until 2015, when tom holt introduced himself to the world as parkers real identity. The folding knife by kj parker the speculative scotsman. I was halfway through this book before i felt i was understanding the main character, basso, the first citizen of and richest man in the vesani republic, and the structure of the book. According to his biography, he was raised in rural vermont, which was a great influence on most of his works. But when the folding knife was released, in 2010, being a banker in great britain was about as popular as being a professional kittenskinner.
Welcome back to the final entry in our reread of k. For years, one nagging question has troubled the minds of a small subset of genre readers. Though this is my first book by the author, this is a name i had been aware of in the fantasy world for quite some time. Basso quickly rises to become, like his father, the first citizen of. K j parker he is ruthless, cunning, and above all, lucky. Parker s critically acclaimed engineer trilogy featured. As his power and prestige grows, so does the rift between him and his sister. First published in 2010, the folding knife is the story of basso the magnificenta legend in.
At this point, i should mention that, although it seems to be categorized as fantasy, i would call it alternate history. Basso quickly rises to become, like his father, the first citizen of the vesani republic, a mercantile citystate. Devices and desires the first novel in kj parkers series of novels is an entertaining science fiction and fantasy novel that may be read by fans of both genres. But with power comes unwanted attention, and basso must defend his nation and himself from threats. Parker 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Parker s masterful life story of a thinlyveiled doge in a thinlyveiled medieval venice. The company was really an ensemble story, so we wanted to show the characters on the cover, but for the folding knife and the hammer, i really wanted to continue the artifact look of the engineer trilogy. The company by k j parker, the court of the air by stephen hunt. According to the biographical notes in some of parker s books, parker has previously worked in law, journalism, and numismatics, and now writes and makes things out of wood and metal. But the person behind it has remained a mysteryeven gender was unknownuntil today. Since only a little info has been available so far and the novel is out soon uk and in two weeks us, i decided to centralize my posts here. Sharps differs because the characters are subject to the great scheme, and not the other way around. A man is sitting on the roof of a coach, crawling through a dusty plain. These gorgeous parker jkek series knives, are exact replicas of civil war and earlier, folding bowies and fixed blade bowies, and were produced, using the original knives from the collection of mr. Parker s identity as holt was kept secret for 17 years, until april 2015. Basso has always been lucky, and its better to be lucky than good. Prior to his press release admitting to writing as kj parker, his biographical notes asserted that kj was an author that previously worked in numismatics, journalism, and law, and retired to dabble in metal and woodwork. The hammer by kj parker science fiction and fantasy world.
One of my current reads is the belly of the bow, the second book in the fencer trilogy and it is as good as the other k. Parker stated of the project that she wanted to challenge her own comfort zone and produce a work the thought of writing which scared me half to death. He wears an expensive coat, dirty and stained, and ruined good shoes. If you buy it now, youll only be purchasing this item.
In an interview prior to the publication of the folding knife, k. Parker the folding knife explores this dilemma in an understated tale of vengeance, along with the social paradox of keeping the peace when justice demands stirring up old crimes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the folding knife. Since the publication of the authors celebrated 1998 debut, colours in the steel, weve known the name to be a pseudonym for a previously published writer. My favorite is the folding knife which reads very much like sixteen ways. For readers familiar with kj parker s work, the hammer can be summarized as the family drama of the fencer series, the driven hero of the folding knife and the setup of the company. I have read that he started the limited edition knives that case makes when he owned it. At oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental japanese motorcycle engines.
Next to him, avoiding conversation, sat a liveried porter, an armed man and a gloomy individual in a faintly comic footmans outfit. Im going to use this final week to give all the final and definite. Parker japan made 418 bone 5 blade big sowbelly stockman stock knife mint. Kj parker is a hobby while one workworked as a lawyer. I also really enjoyed sharps another of his standalone novels. The folding knife belongs to the list of books which i want to read until end of 2010 and of course i ordered a copy of the hammer in advance. Parker has also written the engineer trilogy, the fencer trilogy, the scavenger trilogy, the company, and the hammer which just came out earlier this month. In the backwater colony of an empire whose culture is borrowed from the italian renaissance, we encounter gignomai metoc, youngest son of an exiled noble family. If youd like to get the additional items youve selected to qualify for this offer, close this window and add these items to your cart. After a slightly inauspicious beginning when i read the company on publication several years ago, it was my first kj parker novel and i was so shaken by it that i quipped first and last kj parker novel as my first impression, though i read it. Time and time again, were given the official recitation of events with allusions to the historical recordhouse documents and the like. Parker s masterworks, the folding knife, a book that doesnt so much progress as loop and swirl. Parker, a standalone book which is not part of any series. While parkers stories take place in secondary worlds with fictional geographies and world history, some of the typical features of fantasy fiction such as explicit use of magic.
The setting of the folding knife is a world resembling the ancient roman civilization in its republic phase. Parker, although it is supposed to be set in the same world as some of the authors other works. The folding knife and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Nov 02, 2016 forensics prize at the chelsea, the suspected murder weapon, was a jaguar ki i folding knife with a 5. Parker pocketknife collectible folding knives for sale ebay. Welcome to the folding knife, the latest fantasy epic from k.
The one thing the folding knife most definitely isnt is a traditional objectivist chosen one narrative. Bassos mother came across it some time later and decided to keep it. Parker is writing work after work that demands to be placed in that category. Twenty ago i picked up parker s debut novel, colours in the steel, and later its two sequels. The folding knife is the story of basso the magnificent, the first citizen of the mighty vesani republic. The first citizen of the vesani republic is an extraordinary man. I think i have read and enjoyed all of his novels under the pen name k. Parkers masterworks, the folding knife, a book that doesnt so much progress as loop and swirl. The folding knife by kj parker science fiction and. Severus was born to an aristocratic family in the republic of vesani.
J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Get the job done with ultrarugged folding knives from dick s sporting goods. One if probably european the other american, which would explain why kj parker understand both american and european idioms. Parker, 9781841495125, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The first citizen of the vesani republic is an extra. It is also claimed that parker is married to a solicitor and now lives in southern england. However clever addo, giraut and company are, theyre merely pawns in the great game. Parker s identity was a wellkept secret for nearly two decades. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the folding knife. I kept waiting for other characters to be revealed and create interest. He is politically savvy, financially creative, ruthlessly ambitious and very lucky. While parker s stories take place in secondary worlds with fictional geographies and world history, some of the typical features of fantasy fiction such as explicit use of magic are not present in his novels. Sep 06, 20 i have a parker edwards that im unsure of the age.
The folding knife kj parker the folding knife kj parker disulphide bridge prediction using fuzzy support vector. Nos knife set the gambles, the lockback has the beautiful knife with christmas tree. Its a pretty decent fantasy, though it does have some of the weaknesses of other debut novels. Now these limited edition special knives are common place and fairly ho hum unless the subject matter is important to you. Heshe is also known for hisher mysterious identity, as there is very little. But i am trying to be precise in my use of the word when i tell you that k. Id nearly taken the plunge on a few the engineer trilogy in particular had. We tried to do something like this during the folding knife reread for and quickly learned that there are a lot of.