Цикл книг «Осада» — 3 книги

Приближается осада, и у города очень мало времени, чтобы приготовиться. Нет еды, нет оружия, а противник поклялся вырезать всех, кто остался за крепостными стенами. Чтобы спасти город, нужно чудо, но у местных жителей, так получилось, есть только Орхан. Полковник инженерной части, он больше сведущ в постройке мостов, чем в битвах, а еще он — вор и лжец, к тому же по самым разным причинам не слишком любит собственное командование. В общем, идеальный кандидат для такой работы. Ведь история далеко не всегда плод великих и благородных дел. Иногда приходится тяжело поработать и кое-кого обвести вокруг пальца.

Приближается осада, и у города очень мало времени, чтобы приготовиться. Нет еды, нет оружия, а противник поклялся вырезать всех, кто остался за крепостными стенами. Чтобы спасти…

This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because eventually the truth always seeps through.

The City may be under siege, but everyone still has to make a living. Take Notker, the acclaimed playwright, actor and impresario. Nobody works harder, even when he's not working. Thankfully, the good citizens of Classis appreciate an evening at the theatre even when there are large rocks falling out of the sky.

But Notker is a man of many talents, and all the world is, apparently, a stage. It seems that the Empire needs him - or someone who looks a lot like him - for a role that will call for the performance of a lifetime. At least it will guarantee fame, fortune and immortality. If it doesn't kill him first.

This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because eventually the truth always seeps through.

The City may be under siege, but…

A Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to World Fantasy Award-winning author K.J. Parker’s acclaimed sequence of novels that began with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City and continue with How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It .

This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequences of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him.

It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars, and the man responsible.

A Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to World Fantasy…