Thomas Charles Louis Holt is a British author who, in addition to his own name, also uses the pseudonym K. J. Parker. His works include mythopoeic novels which parody mythology, history or literature. He has also written a number of historical novels writing as Thomas Holt, and collaborated with Steve Nallon to write I, Margaret, a satirical autobiography of former British PM Margaret Thatcher.
When It’s A Jar is the second book in the comic urban science-fantasy YouSpace series.
Maurice is not having a very good day. He’s just had three strange ladies talk about his life as if he wasn’t sitting right next to them in the train car, he accidentally killed a dragon with an extremely dangerous pen knife, and had his true love spirited away. At least he has a new job to look forward to. Meanwhile, a man wakes up in a jar with no memory of anything. He can’t remember his name, what gravity is, or what the things on the end of his legs are. The real problem comes when he tries to figure things out, and someone comes along to wipe his memory clean again.
Blonde Bombshell is a comic science-fiction novel.
Humanity is not alone in the universe. This is a fact. This fact is rapidly heading towards us in the form of a self-guiding rocket. Its subroutines ensuring courage, determination, and nobility of spirit override everything else, adrenalising its command functions and bypassing its cyberphrenetic nodes. It ordered itself to prepare, guiding itself towards the planet, surging forward like an avenging angel. When it hits, maybe our neighbours will stop complaining about the noise levels.
The Folding Knife is a comic fantasy novel set in an alternate history, written under the pseudonym K. J. Parker.
The First Citizen of the Vesani Republic is an extraordinary man. Basso is magnificent, wise, ruthless, and cunning, but above all else, Basso is lucky. He brings wealth, prestige, and power to his people, but with power comes attention. With this unwanted attention, Basso must protect himself and his nation from all threats, both foreign and domestic. That shouldn’t be a problem for Basso. After all, in a lifetime of making crucial decisions, he’s only ever made a single mistake. However, one mistake can be fatal.
Space and Dragons 