Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead | 2026 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
| 2 | Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know | 2026 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
The Loyal Opposition Trilogy is K.J. Parker’s newest series, featuring Sister Svangerd as the central character. The first two books landed in 2026, continuing Parker’s tradition of mixing dark humor with medieval-flavored settings. The “loyal opposition” of the title hints at the political and religious maneuvering that drives the plot, with Svangerd navigating institutional power structures that want to use her as much as she wants to survive them.
Parker fans will recognize familiar territory here: clever protagonists, moral ambiguity, and prose that treats serious subjects with a wry detachment. The series is still in progress, but the first two books establish a story that feels both self-contained in its individual volumes and part of a larger arc. Readers new to Parker might want to start with a completed series, but longtime fans will want to follow this one as it develops.