The Siege books in order

Q: "How many books are in the The Siege series?"

"There are four books in the The Siege series, published between 2019 and 2022."

Q: "What is the first book in the The Siege series?"

"The first book in the The Siege series is Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City, published in 2019."

Q: "Do you need to read the Siege books in order?"

"Each book works on its own, but reading in sequence lets you see how Parker builds out the world and the consequences of earlier events carry forward."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City	2019	Tom Holt	Buy
2	Шестнадцать способов защиты при осаде	2019	Tom Holt	N/A
3	How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It	2020	Tom Holt	Buy
4	A Practical Guide to Conquering the World	2022	Tom Holt	Buy

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (2019) opens the series with a military engineer who finds himself in charge of defending a besieged capital despite having no army and no authority. The book earned widespread praise for its wit, its detailed approach to siege warfare, and its deeply flawed protagonist.

How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It (2020) and A Practical Guide to Conquering the World (2022) continue the story in the same setting, each following a different unlikely leader forced to hold things together through cleverness rather than brute force.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Siege series?

There are four books in the The Siege series, published between 2019 and 2022.

What is the first book in the The Siege series?

The first book in the The Siege series is Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City, published in 2019.

Do you need to read the Siege books in order?

Each book works on its own, but reading in sequence lets you see how Parker builds out the world and the consequences of earlier events carry forward.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order