Author | K. J. Parker |
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Cover artist | Vincent Chong |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Subterranean Press |
Publication date | 2023 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | print (hardcover), ebook |
Pages | 680 |
ISBN | 978-1-64524-079-2 |
Preceded by | The Father of Lies |
Under My Skin is a collection of fantasy short stories by British writer Tom Holt, writing as K. J. Parker. It is the third of three Parker collections from Subterranean Press, and was first published in hardcover and ebook in March 2023. [1]
The book collects thirteen short works of fiction by the author.
The collection was reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe in Locus #748, May 2023, [2] by Andrew Mather in The Quill To Live, September 2023, [3] by Jeroen Admiraal in A Sky of Books and Movies, January 2024, [4] [ unreliable source? ] and by Teresa Edgerton in Chronicles, May 2024. [5]
The collection was nominated for the British Fantasy Award 2024.
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