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The Father of Lies
A Fantasy Short Story Collection by K. J. Parker
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dark Humor,
- Mythic Fantasy,
- Divine Politics,
- Short Story Collection
This book is for you if you're into...
- Fantasy where demonic pacts and divine family feuds collide
- Wry, twisty tales that expose the seedy underbelly of ultimate power
- Collections featuring iconic trickster characters like Saloninus
Bringing together K. J. Parker's recent novellas and novelettes, totaling over 500 pages of wry, twisty fiction, Father of Lies delves into the arcane as never before. Set amid the world of Parker's critically acclaimed novels and award winning stories, as well as our own, this volume reveals a side rarely glimpsed in his other works.
Contained herein are the tales of creatures that pluck the strings of existence, exposing the seedy underbelly of ultimate power as only Parker can.
It begins with love, as it often does. In The Things We Do for Love, Parker demonstrates the age old proverb "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it." It continues with a fall from grace, in Downfall of the Gods, where a daughter of heaven unwittingly pits herself against her divine family. Demonic pacts are everywhere, in The Devil You Know, where Parker returns to Saloninus, his most iconic character who will finish what he started so many years ago. It ends with a beginning, in No Peace for the Wicked, as a New Pope is chosen to push back the darkness.
Filled with Parker's hallmark wit and biting humor, The Father of Lies is an essential collection, not just for the dedicated fantasist, but for anyone committed to a great story well told. Like all of K. J. Parker's brilliant fiction, these stories whisper the truth.
Just ask yourself, can you trust the Father of Lies?
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