Tom Holt

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Tom Holt (Thomas Charles Louis Holt) was born in London on 13 September 1961, the son of the novelist Hazel Holt. He was educated at Westminster School, Wadham College, Oxford, and the College of Law in London, and worked as a solicitor in Somerset for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. His first novels appeared in the 1980s, and he is known for comic fantasies that borrow from myth, legend and folklore, among them Expecting Someone Taller (1987), Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (1988), Grailblazers (1994), Djinn Rummy (1995), and the J. W. Wells & Co. series that begins with The Portable Door (2003). He has also written historical novels, including The Walled Orchard, and trilogies such as the Fencer, Scavenger and Engineer books. Under the pseudonym K. J. Parker he writes darker fantasy; the identity was kept secret for 17 years until April 2015. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter.

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• Djinn Rummy (1995) · Djinn Rummy Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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