Summary Bibliography: Tom Holt

Author: Tom Holt Author Record # 1607
Legal Name: Holt, Thomas Charles Louis
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Birthdate: 13 September 1961
Language: English
Webpages: csfdb.scifi-wiki.com, kjparker.com, SFE-1, SFE-2, tom-holt.com, Wikipedia-EN-1, Wikipedia-EN-2
Used These Alternate Names: Thomas Holt,
K. J. 帕克^?K. J. Pake
, K. J. Parker,
K. J. Parkerová^?K. J. Parkerova
Author Tags: fantasy (27), humorous (8), endless war (3), Roman-inspired fantasy world (3), science fiction (3), dark fantasy (2), historical fantasy (2), engineering fantasy (2), horror (2), military fantasy (1), siege engines (1), economics fantasy (1), humour (1), magic (1), economics (1), diseases (1), gods (1), djinn (1), disease (1), alchemy (1) and 10 additional tags. View all tags for Tom Holt

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Fiction Series

Beowulf
- 3 Beowulf: miscellaneous excerpts, sequels and alternative versions
  - Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (1988) also appeared as:
    - Translation: Wer hat Angst vor Beowulf? [German] (1993)
    - Translation: Qui a peur de Beowulf? [French] (2006)
  - Expecting Beowulf (2002) [O]
Fencer
- 1 Colours in the Steel (1998) only appeared as:
  - Variant: Colours in the Steel (1998) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: De Kleuren van Staal [Dutch] (1998) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Stadt der Schwerter [German] (1999) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Tutti i colori dell'acciaio [Italian] (1999) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Les couleurs de l'acier [French] (2005) [as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 The Belly of the Bow (1999) only appeared as:
  - Variant: The Belly of the Bow (1999) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Die Bogenmeister [German] (2000) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Gli archi di Scona [Italian] (2000) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Le ventre de l'arc [French] (2006) [as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 The Proof House (2000) only appeared as:
  - Translation: Die Steppenreiter [German] (2000) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Variant: The Proof House (2000) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Il palazzo delle prove [Italian] (2001) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: La forge des épreuves [French] (2007) [as by K. J. Parker]
J. W. Wells & Co.
- 1 The Portable Door (2003)
- 2 In Your Dreams (2004)
- 3 Earth, Air, Fire and Custard (2005)
- 4 You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps (2006)
- 5 The Better Mousetrap (2008)
- 6 May Contain Traces of Magic (2009)
Scavenger
- 1 Shadow (2001) only appeared as:
  - Variant: Shadow (2001) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Schattenjagd [German] (2004) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Ombre [French] (2010) [as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 Pattern (2002) only appeared as:
  - Variant: Pattern (2002) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Traumsplitter [German] (2004) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Motif [French] (2010) [as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 Memory (2003) only appeared as:
  - Variant: Memory (2003) [as by K. J. Parker]
  - Translation: Inkubus: Der Kreis der Krähen [German] (2005) [as by K. J. Parker]
The Engineer Trilogy
- 1 Devices and Desires (2005) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 Evil for Evil (2006) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 The Escapement (2007) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Siege
- 1 Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (2019) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (2020) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 A Practical Guide to Conquering the World (2022) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords
- 1 The Two of Swords: Volume One (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 The Two of Swords: Volume Two (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 The Two of Swords: Volume Three (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
YouSpace
- 1 Doughnut (2013)
- 2 When It's A Jar (2013)
- 3 The Outsorcerer's Apprentice (2014)
- 4 The Good, the Bad and the Smug (2015)

Novels

Expecting Someone Taller (1987) also appeared as:
- Translation: Wir haben Sie irgendwie größer erwartet [German] (1994)
- Translation: J'vous imaginais pas comme ça [French] (2005)
Flying Dutch (1991) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der fliegende Holländer [German] (1993)
- Translation: Le hollandais volant [French] (2007)
Ye Gods! (1992) also appeared as:
- Translation: Liebling der Götter [German] (1995)
Overtime (1993) also appeared as:
- Translation: Wenn die Zeit aber nun ein Loch hat ... [German] (1995)
Here Comes the Sun (1993) also appeared as:
- Translation: Im Himmel ist die Hölle los [German] (1995)
Grailblazers (1994) also appeared as:
- Translation: Snottys Gral [German] (1996)
Faust Among Equals (1994) also appeared as:
- Translation: Faust und Konsorten [German] (1996)
Odds and Gods (1995) also appeared as:
- Translation: Auch Götter sind nur Menschen [German] (1997)
Djinn Rummy (1995)
My Hero (1996) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mein Held [German] (2000)
Paint Your Dragon (1996) also appeared as:
- Translation: Immer Ärger mit Georgie [German] (1998)
Open Sesame (1997)
Wish You Were Here (1998)
Only Human (1999)
Snow White and the Seven Samurai (1999)
Valhalla (2000)
Nothing But Blue Skies (2001)
Falling Sideways (2002)
Little People (2002)
Barking (2007)
The Company (2008) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Folding Knife (2010) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Blonde Bombshell (2010)
The Hammer (2011) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages (2011)
Sharps (2012) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Savages (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords (2016) only appeared as:
- Serializations:
- The Two of Swords: Part One (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Three (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Two (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Four (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Five (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Six (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Seven (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Eight (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Nine (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Ten (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Eleven (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Twelve (2016) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Thirteen (2016) [as by K. J. Parker]
- The Two of Swords: Part Fourteen (2016) [as by K. J. Parker]
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings (2017)
An Orc on the Wild Side (2019)

Collections

"Poems by Tom Holt" (1973)
Holt! Who Goes There (1998)
Academic Exercises (2014) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Father of Lies (2018) [only as by K. J. Parker]
紫与黑 [Chinese] (2020) [only as by
K. J. 帕克^?K. J. Pake
]

Omnibus

Richards Blockbuster [German] (1997) [O]
The First Tom Holt Omnibus (2000) [O] also appeared as:
- Variant: Dead Funny (2000) [O]
Divine Comedies (2002) [O]
The Second Tom Holt Omnibus (2002) [O] also appeared as:
- Variant: Mightier Than the Sword (2002) [O]
For Two Nights Only (2004) [O]
Tall Stories (2004) [O]
Saints and Sinners (2004) [O/2N]
Fishy Wishes (2004) [O/2N]

Chapbooks

Someone Like Me (2006)
Purple and Black (2009) only appeared as:
- Variant: Purple and Black (2009) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Purpur und Schwarz [German] (2011) [as by K. J. Parker]
Blue and Gold (2010) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part One (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Three (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Two (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Four (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Five (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Six (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Seven (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Eight (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Last Witness (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Nine (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Ten (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Eleven (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Twelve (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Thirteen (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Devil You Know (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Two of Swords: Part Fourteen (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Downfall of the Gods (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Mightier Than the Sword (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
My Beautiful Life (2019) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Prosper's Demon (2020) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Big Score (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Inside Man (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Long Game (2022) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Pulling the Wings Off Angels [forthcoming: Nov 15 2022] [only as by K. J. Parker]

Short Fiction Series

Prosper's Demon
- 1 Prosper's Demon (2020) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 Inside Man (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Saloninus
- 1 Blue and Gold (2010) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 2 The Devil You Know (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
- 3 The Big Score (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]

Short Fiction

The God Who Came to Dinner (1995)
Cute (1996)
No Place Like Home (1998)
Pizza to Go (1998)
Escape from the Planet of the Bears (1999)
Subpoenaed in Syracuse (2000) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Eșuat în Siracuza^?Esuat în Siracuza
  [Romanian] (2012)
Touched by a Salesman (2001)
The Jerk Who Fell to Earth (2002)
The Infestation (2004)
Wrong Planet (2005)
Someone Like Me (2006)
Excerpt: The Escapement (2007) [only as by K. J. Parker]
May Contain Traces of Magic (excerpt) (2008)
The Better Mousetrap (excerpt) (2008)
The Company (excerpt) (2009) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Purple and Black (2009) only appeared as:
- Variant: Purple and Black (2009) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Purpur und Schwarz [German] (2011) [as by K. J. Parker]
Amor Vincit Omnia (2010) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Brownian Emotion (2010)
They'd Like to Come and Meet Us, But They're Only CGI (2010)
A Rich Full Week (2010) only appeared as:
- Variant: A Rich Full Week (2010) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Variant: A Rich, Full Week (2010) [as by K. J. Parker]
A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong (2011) [only as by K. J. Parker]
A Room with a View (2011) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Let Maps to Others (2012) [only as by K. J. Parker]
One Little Room an Everywhere (2012) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Attack of the Killer Space Lizards, Part 1 (2012)
Attack of the Killer Space Lizards, Part 2 (2012)
Attack of the Killer Space Lizards, Part 3 (2012)
Attack of the Killer Space Lizards, Part 4 (2012)
Illuminated (2012) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Dragonslayer of Merebarton (2013) only appeared as:
- Variant: The Dragonslayer of Merebarton (2013) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: El matadragones de Merebarton [Spanish] (2014) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Pogromca Smoka z Merebarton [Polish] (2014) [as by K. J. Parker]
The Sun And I (2013) [only as by K. J. Parker]
I Met a Man Who Wasn't There (2013) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Things We Do for Love (2014) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Heaven Thunders the Truth (2014) only appeared as:
- Variant: Heaven Thunders the Truth (2014) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Grom prawdy z niebios [Polish] (2015) [as by K. J. Parker]
Safe House (2014) [only as by K. J. Parker]
No Peace for the Wicked (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Last Witness (2015) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Told by an Idiot (2016) only appeared as:
- Variant: Told by an Idiot (2016) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Variant: Told By An Idiot (2020) [as by K. J. Parker]
Downfall of the Gods (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Priest's Hole (2016) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Message in a Bottle (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Mightier Than the Sword (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Best Man Wins (2017) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Rules (2018) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Thought That Counts (2018) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Return of the Pig (2018) only appeared as:
- Variant: The Return of the Pig (2018) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Le retour du porc [French] (2020) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: A visszatérő disznó [Hungarian] (2021) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Translation: Návrat prasete [Czech] (2022) [as by
  K. J. Parkerová^?K. J. Parkerova
  ]
The Two of Swords: Volume One (excerpt) (2019) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Portrait of the Artist (2019) [only as by K. J. Parker]
My Beautiful Life (2019) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Habitat (2020) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Many Mansions (2020) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (excerpt) (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Stronger (2021) [only as by K. J. Parker]
The Long Game (2022) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Pulling the Wings Off Angels [forthcoming: Nov 15 2022] [only as by K. J. Parker]

Poems

α and Ω Meet^?Alpha and Omega Meet
(1973)
Again (1973)
Beyond (1973)
Black (1973)
Conquerors (1973)
Dawn Breaks Over the Worn Fields (1973)
Death Is a State (1973)
Death-Cycle (1973)
Desirable Property (1973)
Dulce Domum (1973)
Edifice (1973)
Furies (1973)
Ghosts (1973)
Headache (1973)
Light (1973)
Masketry (1973)
Out of the Mist (1973)
Pity a Worm (1973)
Pretence Is What You Call (1973)
Realisation (1973)
Relaxation (1973)
Shadow (1973)
Statistic (1973)
Suicide (1973)
The Apple Tree (1973)
The Facts of Life (1973)
The Judgement of a Soul (1973)
The Poem and the Bird (1973)
Then Absolution (1973)
Thought (I) (1973)
Thought (II) (1973)
Time and Space (1973)
Wild Canadian Boy, The (1996)
...And Finally (1998)

Essays

Writing (1995)
Fantasy (1995)
Conventions (1995)
Marmalade (1995)
Rain (1996)
Twelve Angry Men (1996)
The Eye of the Beholder (1996)
Melons (1996)
Bloodsuckers (1996)
Paradise (1997)
Your Wish. My Command (1997)
Perd Werfect (1997)
We Are Lemming (1997)
Holt! Who Goes There? (1998)
Armour (1998)
Letter (Ansible 126) (1998)
Introduction (A Cosmic Cornucopia) (1999)
Foreword (A Cosmic Cornucopia) (1999)
Letter (Ansible 148) (1999)
Nota dell'autore (Gli archi di Scona) [Italian] (2000) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Introduction (AustrAlien Absurdities: Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Australian Writers) (2001)
Nota dell'autore (Il palazzo delle prove) [Italian] (2001) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Holt on Holt (2002)
Introduction (Dalton Quayle Rides Out) (2007)
On Sieges (2009) [only as by K. J. Parker]
Cutting Edge Technology: The Life and Sad Times of the Western Sword (2011) only appeared as:
- Variant: Cutting Edge Technology (2011) [as by K. J. Parker]
- Variant: Cutting Edge Technology: The Life and Sad Times of the Western Sword (2011) [as by K. J. Parker]
Rich Men's Skins; A Social History of Armour (2013) [only as by K. J. Parker]

Interviews by This Author

Interview with K. J. Parker (2010) with Tom Holt

Interviews with This Author

Ye Gods! (1992) by Brendan Wignall
Interview with K. J. Parker (2010) by Tom Holt
Tom Holt: 1999 (2015) by David Langford

Non-Genre Titles

Fiction Series

The Walled Orchard
- 1 Goatsong (1989) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Der Ziegenchor [German] (1994)
- 2 The Walled Orchard (1990) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Der Garten hinter der Mauer [German] (1994)
- The Walled Orchard (1997) [O/1,2]

Novels

Alexander at the World's End (1999)
Olympiad: An Historical Novel (2000)
A Song for Nero (2003) [only as by Thomas Holt]
Meadowland (2005) [only as by Thomas Holt]

Short Fiction

Cinna the Poet (1997)

Summary Bibliography: Tom Holt

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