Academic Exercises (collection)


Academic Exercises is a collection of fantasy short stories and essays by British writer Tom Holt, writing as K. J. Parker. It was the first of two Parker collections from Subterranean Press, and was first published in hardcover and ebook in July 2014.

Summary

The book collects nine short works of fiction and three essays by the author.

Contents

  • "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong"
  • "A Rich, Full Week"
  • "Amor Vincit Omnia"
  • "On Sieges"
  • "Let Maps to Others"
  • "A Room with a View"
  • "Cutting Edge Technology"
  • "Illuminated"
  • "Purple and Black"
  • "Rich Men's Skins; A Social History of Armour"
  • "The Sun And I"
  • "One Little Room an Everywhere"
  • "Blue and Gold"

Reception

The collection was reviewed by Paul Di Filippo in Locus Online, Jul. 13, 2014, Gary K. Wolfe in Locus #643, August 2014, Gardner Dozois in Locus #644, September 2014, and Katherine Farmar in Strange Horizons, Oct. 27, 2014.

Awards

The collection placed second in the 2015 Locus Poll Award for Best Collection.