Two of Swords Books in Order
Explore the Two of Swords saga by K. J. Parker (Tom Holt), with reading order, world overview, and notes on its sprawling civil war told through shifting points of view.
Last updated: December 16, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
The Two of Swords, Volume Two
by Tom Holt
2017
Continuing the mosaic narrative, Volume Two widens the lens to include courtiers, quartermasters and members of a secretive Lodge whose card‑based rituals nudge history. Alliances twist, fronts shift and the reasons for the war grow ever more obscure to those fighting it.
The Two of Swords, Volume Three
by Tom Holt
2017
The final volume draws together the many strands of the war between East and West. Long‑planned operations collide with luck, betrayal and exhaustion as soldiers and schemers alike discover what the struggle has really been about—and what victory could possibly mean.
The Two of Swords, Volume One
by Tom Holt
2017
This volume opens a sweeping civil‑war saga in a divided empire. From a farm boy drafted as an archer to a lethal agent named Telamon, shifting viewpoints show how a feud between two brilliant generals has trapped ordinary people in an endless, senseless conflict.
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