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Books by Daniel Polansky
Tomorrow, the Killing
by Daniel Polansky
· published 2012 · read 2023-02-27
★★★★☆
The distance between the aristocrats and the lowest of the low is drawn fairly neatly, even though we only see the criminal underworld. As always, there are just a tad too many witticisms for my taste, but the story is decent, and, crucially, the author isn't pretending that his protagonist is actually cool-just-edgy for the most part (think Dresden Files). I liked that Rhaine was an ambiguous character, with both agency and stupidity, and was acknowledged as such. Also that there is no glorification of violence, no matter the amount going on. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.
Low Town
by Daniel Polansky
· published 2011 · read 2022-12-22
★★★☆☆
Anti-hero protagonist deals drugs, grumps around, hides his heart, gets fucked around with and fucks around with others, and, as forgotten war hero and ex-special police dude, decides to clear up a series of murders. Very grim, much dark. I kinda liked it! It just has a pretty big drawback, which is that it's really close to Vlad Taltos, without getting anywhere near the depth or quality of Vlad, so I remained faintly disappointed by near-generic grimming and darking. That said, decent enough entertainment, though I'm not sure I have the patience for the full trilogy. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.