Earlier this week I reviewed Daniel Polansky’s debut novel, Low Town, and I mentioned that I loved the setting, characters, and tone of the novel. Mr. Polansky sent me this piece in which he discusses some of the influences behind Low Town. Slums of the Shire by Daniel Polansky Occasionally you’ll be with a group […]
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Low Town (The Straight Razor Cure) by Daniel Polansky FORMAT/INFO: Low Town is 352 pages long divided over 49 numbered chapters. Narration is in the first person, exclusively via a thirty-five year old crime lord/drug dealer/junkie named the Warden. Low Town is self-contained, but is the first volume in a series. August 16, 2011 marks the […]
Read MoreRobert Thompson (RETIRED), Stefan Raets (RETIRED) and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Daniel Polansky | SFF Reviews | | 3 comments |
Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky Tomorrow, the Killing (2012) is the second book in Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN series, a noir-flavored fantasy set in the grimy underbelly of a fictional city. Tomorrow, the Killing takes place three years after the events of Low Town (UK: The Straight Razor Cure). You don’t necessarily need to […]
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The Builders by Daniel Polansky I’m a huge fan of Daniel Polansky‘s LOW TOWN series, so I might have claimed that I wouldn’t have bought The Builders if he hadn’t written it, but that’s not completely honest because there is something appealing about a story that features personified animals. I’m sure I’m not the only […]
Read MoreGreg Hersom and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Daniel Polansky | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 3 comments |
A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky First things first: A City Dreaming (2016) is not really a novel (as its cover claims). It’s more like a collection of connected short stories that all feature the same protagonist (an adept named M) in the same setting (a supernatural New York City). The stories progress chronologically and […]
Read MoreKat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Daniel Polansky | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
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