The Father of Lies (collection)

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The Father of Lies
The Father of Lies.jpg
Cover of first edition
Author K. J. Parker
Cover artistVincent Chong
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Subterranean Press
Publication date
2018
Media typeprint (hardcover), ebook
Pages541
ISBN 978-1-59606-852-0
OCLC 1006440969
Preceded by Academic Exercises  

The Father of Lies is a collection of fantasy short stories by British writer Tom Holt, writing as K. J. Parker. It was the second of two Parker collections from Subterranean Press, and was first published in hardcover and ebook in January 2018. [1]

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Summary

The book collects twelve short works of fiction by the author.

Contents

Reception

The collection was reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe in Locus #684, January 2018, Paul Di Filippo in Locus Online , Jan. 21, 2018, and Gardner Dozois in Locus #687, April 2018. [1]

Awards

The collection placed fifteenth in the 2019 Locus Poll Award for Best Collection.

"The Things We Do for Love" placed eighth in the 2015 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

"The Last Witness" placed fifteenth in the 2016 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

"The Devil You Know" placed twelfth in the 2017 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

"I Met a Man Who Wasn't There" placed eighth in the 2015 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.

"Heaven Thunders the Truth" placed twenty-eighth in the 2015 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

"The Dragonslayer of Merebarton" placed thirtieth in the 2014 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

"Told by an Idiot" placed twenty-second in the 2017 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. [1]

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