She Who Waits (Low Town Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QUI9U5W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 493 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Daniel Polansky's debut novel, The Straight Razor Cure, won the Prix Imaginales Award for Best Foreign Novel in 2012, and it sequel, Tomorrow, The Killing has been proclaimed "an absolute must for fans of fantasy" by Starburst Magazine
Good only for depravity and death. But Warden's growing older, and the vultures are circling. And Warden, long ago a respected agent in the formidable Black House, is now the most depraved Low Town denizen of them all. The third novel in the brilliant dark fantasy Low Town seriesLow Town: the worst ghetto in the worst city in the Thirteen Lands. She who waits behind all things.. Low Town is changing, faster than even he can control, and Warden knows that if he doesn't get out soon, he may never get out at all. The one woman he ever loved. The one person who left him, broken and bitter, to become the man he is today. A hospital full of lunatics, a conspiracy against the corrupt new king, and a ghetto full of thieves and murderers stand between him and his slim hope for the future. As a younger man, Warden carried out more than his fair share of terrible deeds, and never as many as when he worked for the Black House. But Warden must finally reckon with his terrible past if he can ever hope to escape it. And behind them all waits the one person whose betra
Not special but satisfying The main character is well rounded and plausible, sympathetic and despicable, like a sopranos character. You know they're scum, they know they're scum, but they still dare to have aspirations and you find yourself pulling for them even as you are repulsed by them.. Great finale Very very good. Especially the main character.. loved it Jason Huber really nice finale to the series
With TOMORROW, THE KILLING, he tears through the envelope and pushes for horizons yet unseen." Myke Cole, author of Control Point 'In TOMORROW, THE KILLING, Polansky shows us he is no one-book wonder If you haven't read Polansky yet, you must remedy this ASAP. Essential reading.' civilian-readerspot Polansky is a deft, sensitive dramatist with the blackest sense of humor--and LOW TOWN is brilliant proof. The AV Club on THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE Imagine that Quentin Tarantino, possessed by the ghost of J.R.R. And he does it all while spinning one hell of a gripping mystery. LOW TOWN is something like that, only better. 52 Book Reviews on THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE . Polansky is definitely among my new favourite authors. Praise for TOMORROW, THE KILLING:"With THE STRAI