Making History

K. J. Parker, Jonathan Strahan

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Miscellaneous
16 December 2025

Fantasy; Fantasy

In K. J. Parker's new whip-smart dark fantasy, a group of scholars must do the impossible for a ruthless king. The cost of refusal, of course, is death.

History isn't truth, it's propaganda.

Seeking war with his neighbor, the tyrannical ruler of Aelia convenes several of his kingdom's professors for a chat. First Citizen Gyges only just invaded Aelia a few years back and, naturally, his public image can't take the hit of another unjustified assault.

His totally sane solution? Simple, really. These scholars must construct a fake ancient city from scratch to verify Gyges's apocryphal claims.

Now these academics must put their heads together to make history. Because if they don't, they'll lose their heads altogether.

By: K. J. Parker
Consultant editor: Jonathan Strahan
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781250835789
ISBN 10: 125083578X
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 16 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Having worked in journalism, numismatics and the law, K. J. Parker now writes for a precarious living. He is the author of Devices and Desires, Evil for Evil, The Devil You Know, and other novels, and has won the World Fantasy Award twice. Parker also writes under the name Tom Holt.

Reviews for Making History

Praise for Prosper's Demon: ""As if Deadpool had slipped into the body of the Witcher Geralt."" --The New York Times ""Rich with spiky ideas and with Parker's inimitable and always entertaining voice."" --Locus ""A fresh take on the well-trod demonic possession trope...[that] will draw in fans of dark speculative fiction, especially admirers of Martha Wells and Grady Hendrix."" --Library Journal