***A Practical Guide to Conquering the World* can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to World Fantasy Award-winning author K.J. Parker’s acclaimed sequence of novels that began with *Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City* and continue with *How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It.** *Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun. —* SFX* This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequences of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him.It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars, and the man responsible.For more from K. J. Parker, check out: *Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City* *How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With ItA Practical Guide to Conquering the World* **The Two of Swords** *The Two of Swords: Volume One* *The Two of Swords Volume Two* *The Two of Swords: Volume Three* **The Fencer Trilogy** *Colours in the Steel* *The Belly of the Bow* *The Proof House* **The Scavenger Trilogy** *Shadow* *Pattern* *Memory* **Engineer Trilogy** *Devices and Desires* *Evil for Evil* *The Escapement* *The Company* *The Folding Knife* *The Hammer* *Sharps*