'I can't remember when I last enjoyed a fantasy book this much' Low Town is an attention-grabbing debut that will leave readers riveted. 'Daniel Polansky has crafted a thrilling novel steeped in noir sensibilities and relentless action, and set in an original world of stunning imagination, leading to a gut-wrenching, unforeseeable conclusion. Despite the plague, murderers and dark magic, I can't wait to pay another visit to Low Town'Īn impossible to put down read, showing how dark fantasy can truly be Polansky has created a wickedly delicious fantasy that leaves a profound impression on the reader. Read more very real presence that permeates both the world and the characters within it. 'The Straight Razor Cure is dark, eloquent work filled with a. And unpleasant as it may be at times, Low Town is somewhere you'll want to return to soon.
Polansky brings this world to life with many well-chosen phrases, so that you get the smell and the feel of the place living with you as you read. WINNER OF THE PRIX IMAGINALES AWARD FOR BEST FOREIGN NOVEL IN 2012. With a mind as sharp as a blade and an old but powerful friend in the city, he's the only man with a hope of finding the killer.
But then a missing child, murdered and horribly mutilated, is. You'd struggle to find someone with a soul as dark and troubled as his. Warden is an ex-soldier who has seen the worst men have to offer now a narcotics dealer with a rich, bloody past and a way of inviting danger.
Here, people can disappear, and the lacklustre efforts of the guard ensure they are never found. The streets are filled with the screeching of fish hags, the cries of swindled merchants, the inviting murmurs of working girls. Description for Low Town: The Straight Razor Cure Paperback.
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