{"product_id":"9781250835789","title":"Making History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: K.J. Parker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 February 2026 by Tor Publishing Group (Tordotcom) in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e203 x 126 | 102g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn K. J. Parker's new whip-smart dark fantasy, a group of scholars must do the impossible for a ruthless king. The cost of refusal, of course, is death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory isn't truth, it's propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking war with his neighbor, the tyrannical ruler of Aelia convenes several of his kingdom's professors for a chat. First citizen Gyges only just invaded Aelia a few years back and, naturally, his public image can’t take the hit of another unjustified assault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis totally sane solution? Simple, really. These scholars must construct a fake ancient city from scratch to verify Gyges’s apocryphal claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow these academics must put their heads together to make history. Because if they don't, they'll lose their heads altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56684440224119,"sku":"9781250835789","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781250835789.jpg?v=1770386426","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781250835789","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}