7 Best humor books like How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2) by K.J. Parker

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How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

By: K.J. Parker

4.11

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because …

"She drank her wine, looking at me over the rim of her glass. It's a mannerism that has made her very popular with men over the years, and I guess it's like the violin: you have to keep practicing even when you're not performing to an audience."

-K.J. Parker, How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

"She drank her wine, looking at me over the rim of her glass. It's a mannerism that has made her very popular with men over the years, and I guess it's like the violin: you have to keep practicing even when you're not performing to an audience."

-K.J. Parker, How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

If you liked the humor plot in How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2) by K.J. Parker , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2) by Luke Scull

1. Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2)

By: Luke Scull

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Some legends never die... In The Grim Company, Luke Scull introduced a formidable and forbidding ba… read more

Similar categories in Luke Scull's Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

2. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

3. Orconomics: A Satire (The Dark Profit Saga, #1)

By: J. Zachary Pike

3.88

Format: 588 pages, Paperback

Brimming with swords, sorcery, and wit, Orconomics: A Satire introduces Arth, a world much like our… read more

Similar categories in J. Zachary Pike's Orconomics: A Satire (The Dark Profit Saga, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

4. When It's A Jar (YouSpace, #2)

By: Tom Holt

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Maurice has just killed a dragon with a bread knife. And had his destiny foretold... and had his tr… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holt's When It's A Jar (YouSpace, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

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5. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

6. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Cover of The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) by R.J.  Barker

7. The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.04

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

A saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the launch of a new fantasy from R.J. Barker… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So you will take me to die with you?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

"Are there any other well-guarded places I should not be that you would like me to get into, Shipwife?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

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8. The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)

By: Katherine Addison

4.32

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard  Swan

9. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) by Anthony Ryan

10. The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.45

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

Alwyn must make a difficult decide between his heart and his morals as he prepares for his final ba… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2) by Anthony Ryan

12. The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.40

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Deadly feuds and ancient secrets spell war in the second novel of The Covenant of Steel, a new epic… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Old buildings are like aged carcasses . . . The flesh slips from the bones leaving gaps."

-Anthony Ryan, The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)

Cover of The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) by Christopher Buehlman

13. The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which include… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This heavy, grass-loving dog,"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"He who leaps at the moon Into cowshyte falls. Glory unto cowshyte!"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"Funny how an attack by a sea monster makes everyone less interested in a duel."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

Cover of Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2) by J. Zachary Pike

14. Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

By: J. Zachary Pike

4.45

Format: 618 pages, ebook

A doubly disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of accident-prone adventurers. Giving redemption a second s… read more

Similar categories in J. Zachary Pike's Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"How many times has the world ended before? Perhaps we are just toiling among its ashes."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"There is not always a light at the end of the tunnel. That is why you must carry a torch."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"The exact ratio of irony to matter in the universe is known as Nove’s Constant, and by definition it’s more than you’d expect."

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

"A weak mind is a malleable one. Once it is convinced it has been lied to, it begins to lie to itself. Once persuaded that it is hated, it becomes hateful. Once made to fear violence, it becomes viole…"

-J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche (The Dark Profit Saga, #2)

Cover of How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2) by K.J. Parker

15. How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

By: K.J. Parker

4.11

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • historical
  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"She drank her wine, looking at me over the rim of her glass. It's a mannerism that has made her very popular with men over the years, and I guess it's like the violin: you have to keep practicing eve…"

-K.J. Parker, How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

Cover of Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3) by J. Zachary Pike

16. Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3)

By: J. Zachary Pike

4.48

Format: None pages, None

Gorm Ingerson and the king of Andarun both have a problem: each other. While the Freedlands are pla… read more

Similar categories in J. Zachary Pike's Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"In any economy where knowledge has value, ignorance does as well. Brokers make money by knowing key information; they make fortunes by ensuring that other brokers remain unaware or unsure of the same…"

-J. Zachary Pike, Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3)

Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J.  Barker

17. Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.10

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Call of the Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #2) by R.J.  Barker

18. Call of the Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #2)

By: R.J. Barker

4.38

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

A brilliantly imagined saga of honour, glory and warfare, Call of the Bone Ships is the captivating… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's Call of the Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #2) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) by Christopher Buehlman

19. The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, g… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To be loved by a man is to be issued a decree as written in advance and as presented to others. To receive a woman's love is to have a very personal letter written on one's body."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

20. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) book and K.J. Parker's How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (The Siege, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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