Kingdoms Fall: The Complete Trilogy

by Edward Parr

The award-winning Kingdoms Fall series tells the story of the First World War from the perspective of two British officers recruited into the fledgling Secret Intelligence Service. As David Gresham, a streetwise Lieutenant from Manchester, and Captain James Wilkins, top boy at Eton and son of an influential British Lord, pursue their missions for Great Britain, they see (and some times cause) major events that shook the very foundations of Europe during the Great War. The first novel begins at Gallipoli and continues the story to Greece, Serbia, Austria, and France, while around the young agents Europe begin to fall apart. The novels are historical fiction and focus on the politics and intrigue behind the scenes as well as major military actions. The fictional characters are woven into actual places and events, and an extended afterward discusses the historical matters and persons incorporated into the story. This edition is the revised 2025 edition containing the complete trilogy in one volume at a reduced price.

585 pages, Paperback

Published August 22, 2025

About the author

Edward (Ted) Parr studied playwriting at New York University in the 1980’s and staged several plays Off-Off-Broadway, including Trask, Mythographia, Jason and Medea, Rising and an original translation of Oedipus Rex before pursuing a lengthy career in the law and public service. He has always had a strong interest in narrative and expanding narrative forms. In his novel writing, Edward explores older genres of fiction (like the pulp fiction French Foreign Legion adventure or the earliest spy adventures) as inspiration to examine historical periods and places. His historical fiction trilogy "Kingdoms Fall" was award best first novel and best historical fiction novel 2016 by Literary Classics. His biggest inspirations are Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Bernard Cornwell, Phillipa Gregory, Georges Surdez, and Patrick O’Brien.