The Escapement by K.J. Parker - ISBN: 9781841492803
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Escape, war, regret: choices made when there was no choice.

The Escapement

The Engineer Trilogy: Book Three

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    576 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2008

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Summary

Condemned to death, the engineer Ziani Vaatzes escaped from Mezentia. His implacable determination to return home led him to contrive an intricate plan to bring down the Republic, a plan which require a war. He regrets the deaths. But he had no choice.

Duke Valens dragged his people into the war to save the life of one woman. Then he killed her husband. Now, allied to the nomadic barbarians who have the manpower to defeat Mezentia, the Duke regrets the evil he’s done. But he had no ch…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841492803
ISBN-10:1841492809
Author:K.J. Parker
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:576
Release Date:31 October 2008
Weight:41g
Dimensions:178mm x 108mm
Series:Engineer Trilogy
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Critics Review

I have reviewed books before that I thought might someday be found to have achieved greatness…. But I am trying to be precise in my use of the word when I tell you that K.J. Parker is writing work after work that demands to be placed in that category. – ORSON SCOTT CARD

About The Author

K.J. Parker

Having worked in journalism and the law, K. J. Parker now writes and makes things out of wood and metal.

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