#daniel polansky

[askyea-poesy]

It's a dangerous thing, pretense. A man ought to know who he is, even if he isn't proud to be it.

Daniel Polansky

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

Writing Prompt

The dangerous men were still asleep, their blades sheathed next to their beds. The really dangerous men had been up for hours, and their quills and ledgers were getting hard use.

[illustration-alcove]

Feifei Ruan’s illustrated book cover for Daniel Polansky’s The Seventh Perfection.

[f0mo]

its a dangerous thing, pretense. a man ought to know who he is, even if he isnt proud to be it.

Daniel Polansky, Tomorrow, The Killing

[askyea-poesy]

There is no such thing as truth, there is only belief, and belief is power.

Daniel Polansky

[writing-challenges-and-prompts]

Writing Prompt

It’s a dangerous thing, pretense. A man ought to know who he is, even if he isn’t proud to be it.

[dzelonis]

Daniel Polansky - A City Dreaming

Links uz grāmatas Goodreads lapu Izdevniecība: Prometejs Manas pārdomas Pilsēta Sapņo galvenais tēvs, galvenais protagonists, no kura perspektīvas lasītājam ļauts skatīt ne romāna, bet drīzāk savā starpā vāji saistītus īsos stāstus (nereti ar neizdevušies to noslēguma sadaļu) ir burvis vārdā ne vairāk un ne mazāk kā vienkārši M. M gan nav klasiskais fantāzijas žanra burvis, bet drīzāk, kurš ar…

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[fullibooked]

The Seventh Perfection is a novella made up of one-sided dialogue and lets you fill in the blanks.

A holographic locket and a mystery is all we, as readers, really get to follow a woman with a perfect memory through the history of the world she lives in. Daniel Polansky's style is unlike anything else I've read. and as usual, the Tor novellas are a joy.

I would have equally enjoyed a whole novel set in this world but I don't think that was the point. This quick dip into a complex political and familial drama was complete on its own. I enjoyed it very much.