Under My Skin

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Anyone who reads the right book has an ally, and this collection serves as that ally. K. J. Parker's Under My Skin features nearly 700 pages of novelettes and novellas, including a new novel-length tale, Relics. The stories are filled with con men, kings, magicians who don't perform magic, and messiahs who fail to offer redemption. However, readers should be cautious, as nothing is quite what it seems. Parker's unreliable narrators often deceive themselves as much as they deceive others, navigating muddy paths and grand palaces while encountering unexpected trapdoors. In "The Thought That Counts," a man claiming to possess world wisdom struggles to recognize a figure from his past, revealing that wisdom isn't always sufficient. In My Beautiful Life, a man born to a village prostitute ascends to great heights, only to face a devastating fall. The epistolary novel Relics presents two unreliable narrators—an archduke and a relic hunter—who exchange letters filled with self-doubt and uncertainty. K. J. Parker, known for The Engineer Trilogy, has authored numerous works, earning accolades like World Fantasy Awards and a dedicated fanbase. This collection from Subterranean Press showcases a modern master guiding readers through a captivatingly uncertain world.