Reading order · 3 books · 1998 to 2000 · Set in invented worlds
Fencer Books in Order
The Fencer trilogy follows Bardas Loredan, a fencer-at-law, someone who settles lawsuits by duelling, in a city besieged by nomads.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1998 to 2000
- First book
- Colours in the Steel
- Latest
- The Proof House (2000)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Fencer book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1Colours in the Steel1998With Bardas LoredanBardas Loredan earns his living as a fencer-at-law, settling lawsuits with a sword in the great city of Perimadeia.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Belly of the Bow1999With Bardas LoredanAfter the fall of Perimadeia, Bardas Loredan retreats to a mountain hideaway on the Island to learn bow-making, but his past as a soldier will not leave him alone for long.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Proof House2000With Bardas LoredanRewarded with a dull post testing armour at a remote Proof House, Bardas Loredan finds himself the man Temrai, king of the Plains tribes, fears most.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Colours in the Steel, The Belly of the Bow and The Proof House in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Bardas Loredan |
|---|---|
| 1 Colours in the Steel | LLead |
| 2 The Belly of the Bow | LLead |
| 3 The Proof House | LLead |
Characters in the Fencer books
1 character from K. J. Parker’s chart, with the number of Fencer books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Bardas LoredanFencer-at-law turned bowyer | 3 | Colours in the Steel 1998 |