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The Folding Knife de K. J. Parker

The Folding Knife

Autor K. J. Parker
Notă:  4.00 · o notă - 1 recenzie 
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 feb 2010
A new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of the Engineer Trilogy andThe Company.

Basso the Magnificent. Basso the Great. Basso the Wise. The First Citizen of the Vesani Republic is an extraordinary man.

He is ruthless, cunning, and above all, lucky. He brings wealth, power and prestige to his people. But with power comes unwanted attention, and Basso must defend his nation and himself from threats foreign and domestic. In a lifetime of crucial decisions, he's only ever made one mistake.

One mistake, though, can be enough.
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ISBN-13: 9780316038447
ISBN-10: 031603844X
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit

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Victor Tanasa a dat nota:

A novel that focuses on the life of Basso, First Citizen of the Vesani Republic. There's no grand world building - you get to know that X or Y country exists and maybe if it's to the North, South, East or West in relation to the main setting but that's about it. Descriptions are kept to a minimum. At first I was bothered by this, as I was coming straight from The Gentlemen Bastards universe, which I enjoyed immensely and is very rich in history and detail. BUT! Once I got accustomed to the fast-paced style and you begin to understand Basso, it's a hell of a ride - politics, economics, empire-building, mixed with betrayal, guilt, luck, assassination attempts and very personal grudges. Quite emotional, too. It's a bit impersonal and dry in the beginning, but totally worth it.

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Notă biografică

K.J. Parker is a pseudonym for Tom Holt. He was born in London in 1961. At Oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient Greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental Japanese motorcycle engines; interests which led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialized in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter.

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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..." ---SFXonThe Company

"ImagineLostmeetsThe 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 WorldonThe Company