Perimadeia is the famed Triple City and the mercantile capital of the known world. Behind its allegedly impregnable walls, everything is available--including information that will allow its enemies to plan one of the most devastating sieges of all time. The man called upon to defend Perimadeia is Bardas Loredan, a fencer-at-law, weary of his work and the world. For Loredan is one of the surviving members of Maxen's Pitchfork, the legendary band of soldiers who waged war on the Plains tribes, rendering an attack on Perimadeia impossible. Until now, that is. But Loredan has problems of his own. In a city where court cases are settled by lawyers arguing with swords not words, enemies are all too easily made. And by winning one particular case, Loredan has unwittingly become the target of a young woman bent on revenge. The last thing he needs is the responsibility of saving a city.
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K.J.帕克为英国作家汤姆·霍尔特(Tom Holt)发表奇幻小说时用的笔名。
汤姆·霍尔特出生于伦敦,毕业于牛津大学瓦德汗学院。曾为律师,现在定居英格兰南部经营自己的农庄。平日喜欢冶金、锻工、木工等原始手工劳作,并对钱币收集、军事研究、中世纪城市规划等学术研究广有涉猎。
作家自1987年开始发表作品,在以本名发表历史小说的同时,以K.J.帕克为笔名发表奇幻小说。而K.J.帕克的真实身份一直保密到2015年才正式公开。
作家迄今已经用K.J.帕克的笔名出版20余篇奇幻小说,多次获得世界奇幻奖。作品风格独树一帜,对话风趣幽默,深受读者喜爱。
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“会烧起来的那东西。他们认为你不该用。部分原因是魔法,理性主义团体对魔法的态度,就像公牛遇上了红布似的,一点就着。 最主要的是,他们认为这么做不人道。用这么残忍的手段让我们看起来就像野蛮人。他们在追究连带责任,有可能要实施惩罚。恐怕你这次捅了议会的马蜂窝了。” 洛雷登张嘴想说些什么,又觉得说什么都没用。于是,他闭上嘴,安静地站着。
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