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Colours in the Steel (Fencer Trilogy) (Paperback)

by K.J. Parker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 503 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (25 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857236106
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857236101
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 68,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'incredibly vivid, refreshing, fun, thoughtful, absorbing' - SFX 'Action-packed adventure . an intriguing tale of magic, manipulation and revenge.' STARBURST

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Perimadeia: the famed Triple City and the mercantile capital of the known world. Behind its allegedly impregnable walls, everything is available. Including information which will allow its enemies to plan one of the most remarkable sieges of all time. The man called upon to defend Perimadeia is Bardas Loredan, a fencer- at-law, weary of his work and of the world. For Loredan is one of the surviving members of Maxen's Pitchfork, the legendary band of soldiers who waged war on the people of the plains for many years, rendering an attack on the city impossible. Until now...But Loredan has problems of its own. In a city where court cases are settled by lawyers disputing with swords not words, enemies are all too easily made. And by winning one particular case, Loredan has unwittingly become the focus of a misplaced curse from a young woman bent on revenge. The last thing he needs is to be made responsible for saving a city.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hugely enjoyable - wonderful prose and subtle humour., 11 Jun 1999
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Never having heard of the author, I bought this on impulse (maybe the magic working its quirky effect on me? - no headaches though!) and Joy! - something refreshingly different! Here is an author who is obviously intimately familiar with law, fencing, medieval ballistics and human interaction. I don't know the gender of the author, but the style 'feels' distinctly feminine - no I don't mean Barbara Cartland, more like Barbara Wood or Sheri Tepper - but with all the extra fine detail that sets it apart. Add to this a wry, self-depracating humour and a magical theme that runs through as a mostly unobserved undercurrent and you have a book that almost sets its own genre. I'm still trying to work out who really is the magician in all this.... maybe the next book will reveal more? Oh, I sincerely hope it fulfils the promise of this one - rarely have I read such a wonderful book, especially a debut novel..... more please! I can't recommend this highly enough.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but the series is a disappointment, 12 Oct 2000
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This review is from: Colours in the Steel (Fencer Trilogy) (Paperback)
Why do I give colours in the steel only three stars if I thought it was a "great book." The problem is, you read this book. You like Parker's style, his attention to detail and some of the concepts he's developing. After that you go out and buy the sequels and you are utterly crushed - the story just doesn't go anywhere, the ending of the third book is a cop out and the whole thing leaves a bad taste in your mouth. So if you have the will power to read the first part of a trilogy and leave the rest, go for it, otherwise you're better off elsewhere.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book, 19 Dec 2000
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I agree with the review by the other reader. This book is brilliant. It grips from the word go and is a real through to early morning read. But the sequels are a poor relation and not worthy of mention. Buy this and read it is as if it were a single tome - and enjoy it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hang on... This is familiar...
This is not the first Parker book I've read - I started the Engineer trilogy back in 2005 and enjoyed the mix of real life engineering and political intrigue. Read more
Published 15 months ago by ellenvannin

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but avoid the sequels - seriously
As a number of other reviewers have mentioned, this is an enjoyable book with some quite likeable characters. Read more
Published 15 months ago by hokers

2.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this thoroughly - BUT...
I enjoyed this book: it was well-written and entertaining. The information Parker provides (throughout the trilogy) on weapons / weapons-making is fascinating, and his characters... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!
This was the only book I have bought without being sure that I could get the next in the series. Am I ever glad that I did! By the end of the first chapter I was hooked. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Hugely Disappointing
Having read the reviews by Orbit and other Amazon readers I ordered this book. It has a new and intriguing idea at it's centre,agreed, but it is totally spoilt by the 20th. Read more
Published on 17 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Rivetting. different. I loved it, im buying the sequel.
I'm doing this author the highest honour possible and shelling out hard earned cash on the next one because this was so good. Read more
Published on 13 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendously Well-Written
I also bought this book on a whim, expecting the formulaic fantasy nonsense so common now. The first few paragraphs convinced me I was reading excellent prose, full of wit and... Read more
Published on 7 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing addition to the genre, complex yet engaging.
Having been reading the fantasy genre for many years, I have become jaded with the stock formulaic swords and sorcery epics that seem to the norm these days. Read more
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