Low Town: A Novel Audiobook

" Noir fantasy done better than I've seen it done before. Quite good. "

" excellent. strange mixture of fantasy and pulp noir. loved it! "

" Pretty good mix of noir and fantasy. It covered most of the bases here with swords and magic instead of revolvers and fedoras -- a mysterious yet upright protagonist, with a deeply cynical worldview, who in spite of himself tries to do the right thing; the corrupt police force (in this case involving real torture); a journey through social classes, from the very poorest to the wealthy and useless aristocracy; the society of another racial type, foreign to the protagonist.... Part of the fun of the book is seeing how well these tropes of 30s and 40s noir fiction map onto a fantasy world with magic. I thought it was reasonably successful and a good page turner. I did guess the ending a while before it ended, and I thought the book's treatment of women could've used some work, but that's common enough in noir. I'll be interested to see what Polanksy comes up with next. "

" Former soldier and spy turned drug dealer becomes a reluctant detective after literally stumbling over a child's body. His quest takes him from the scum-filled slums to corrupt castles and pits him against the monsters, both human and non, who inhabit those landscapes. "

" Really a 4.5 a thoroughly enjoyable book. "

" I really liked it, but I thought it left a few too many loose ends towards the end. I guess that was intentional, but I would have liked a bit more closure.. "

" Solid first novel that takes gritty crime drama and sets it in a low-fantasy world. Highly enjoyable. I hope Polansky enjoys a long and distinguished careers. "

" Jops, el final del libro no me ha gustado demasiado :( "

" An excellent start to what I hope is a long-running series. Equal parts grit, heart and black humor. Fantastical, but grounded. A very worthwhile read. "

" Pretty good read though I sort of lost interest in the the end, but maybe I got caught up in other things. I liked the setting and writing, though sometimes it seemed conflicted and uneven. "

" Liked it, but everyone sneered a lot, weird "

" Fantastic voice. My favorite kind of characters: flawed, struggling, complicated. This is one up there with Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie. "

" This book is dirty, gritty and fab "

" Good not great. Sometimes the diction is great and sometimes it seems thesaurus driven. The action and noir parts are well done. I'll probably read the sequel when it's published in the US. "

" a very interesting book combining the elements of noir with fantasy. I wish the world was fleshed out a little more but i guess the ambiguous nature of the world is part of its charm "

" Very, very cool. Looking forward to more from Mr. Polansky. "

" First book of the challenge... I liked it more or less, though it has a lot of innecesary swearing and a VERY predictable end. "

" Noir fantasy done better than I've seen it done before. Quite good. "

" Noir mystery mixed with fantasy. Strange, but it totally worked. The ending surprised me in a good way. Daniel Polansky, you da man. Nice first book! "

" a very interesting book combining the elements of noir with fantasy. I wish the world was fleshed out a little more but i guess the ambiguous nature of the world is part of its charm "

" Liked it, but everyone sneered a lot, weird "

" This was a cross between the King's Landing parts of A Song of Ice and Fire, The Wire, and a cheap airport paperback. I wanted to like it, but I felt like the author focused on the least interesting parts of the story. "

" Pretty good read though I sort of lost interest in the the end, but maybe I got caught up in other things. I liked the setting and writing, though sometimes it seemed conflicted and uneven. "

" Fantasy noir will always make me think of Jonathan let hem, but this is closer to Perdido Street Station, or how i remember perdido street station plus it's pre-industrial but urban magic feel. Hmmm... Martha wells there too?At any rate,suitably engrossing, hence theater rating. "