Books by Daniel Polansky
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review 1: A slight letdown. There were a lot of interesting plot points, and I like how he avoided tired cliches in the beginning of the book, but the denouement was a letdown. Even the protagonist was pointing out how one of the villain's actions didn't make too much sense. Essentially, t...
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review 1: This book was way better than I had first anticipated. I follow just about all my favorite authors on here and when the same book pops up in all their lists, I know I have to read it. This book is a mix of Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Noir. If anyone has every played the game Disho...
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review 1: I remember reading the first Low Town book and thinking it was OK. The thing that I liked about it was that it wasn't your traditional dark fantasy book, the Warden isn't on the up he’s already reached his peak and he’s far from it. It didn't deal with global events only local on...
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review 1: 'The Straight Razor Cure' was Polansky’s debut novel, and was a gritty and gripping introduction to the Low Town series. 'Tomorrow the Killing' is even more impressive than its predecessor: it is dark and compelling and delves more deeply into Warden’s past, focusing particularly...
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review 1: The best way to describe Low Town is that fantasy and noir got together and had a love child. This is not an urban fantasy set in the "real world", but rather in a secondary world, where magic exists. The world is dark and gritty at best, and grotesque and ugly at worst. The p...
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review 1: This was a good read that I enjoyed each time I picked it up. The symbolism was rich without being distracting, and I would have given it an additional Half star if there was a little more story on Celia. I didn't feel as vested in her as I think I should have. Another extra ha...