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A Practical Guide to Conquering the World

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A Practical Guide to Conquering the World

By: K. J. Parker
Narrated by: Ray Sawyer
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About this listen

 This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequence 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 K. J. Parker's acclaimed sequence of novels that began with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City and continued with How To Rule An Empire And Get Away With It


Praise for K. J Parker:

'Readers are ensured a good time and a barrel of laughs to boot' Publishers Weekly on How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It

'Parker's latest epic fantasy proves that all the world is, indeed, a stage, and Parker himself is a master impresario. Readers will enjoy his comedic take on how politics are comprised of equal parts lies, incompetence, and the foolishness of humanity-with just enough flashes of brilliance to save the day. Recommended for fans of Terry Pratchett' Library Journal on How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It

'Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun' SFX on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

'Launches a witty adventure series . . . Readers will appreciate the infusion of humor and fun-loving characters into this vivid and sometimes grim fantasy world' Publishers Weekly on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City©2021 One Reluctant Lemming Co Ltd. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Funny

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Fantastic end to a fantastic trilogy. Clever, witty and perhaps sneaking in a deeper meaning...

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another fantastic book by a great author and narrator! they need to collaborate more on some of parkers other books!

another fantastic book

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The book is in the same series as 16 Ways To Defend a Walled City, which was somewhat better. The ending of this one address what happened to the citizens after that one ended. But 16 Ways was maybe funnier, maybe it was more varied as the main character interacted with more types of people. It still had very nice military scenarios with setup and solution. Possibly the character, this time a translator, was a bit duller. Still I managed to finish the book, which is more than can be said about lots of books lately.

Very cool with slightly too many tangents

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Enjoyed this emensely you have sympathy for Felix throughout. He quite literally has the world in his hands

Much the same which is on no way a bad thing

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Perfectly constructed and consistent end to the trilogy. Well done Tom! Narrator excellent, conveyed the dry humour dryly.

Clever Stuff

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