Daniel Polansky
Daniel Polansky was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He currently resides abroad. Low Town (aka The Straight Razor Cure) is his first novel.
The Seventh Perfection
A novella.
A mind-bending fantasy puzzle box from Daniel Polansky, author of the Hugo-finalist novella The Builders
Daniel Polansky returns with The Seventh Perfection, an innovative fantasy mystery. When a woman with perfect memory sets out to solve a riddle, the threads she tugs on could bring a whole city crashing down. The God-King who made her is at risk, and his other servants will do anything to stop her.
To become the God-King's Amanuensis, Manet had to master all seven perfections, developing her body and mind to the peak of human performance. She remembers everything that has happened to her, in absolute clarity, a gift that will surely drive her mad. But before she goes, Manet must unravel a secret which threatens not only the carefully prepared myths of the God-King's ascent, but her own identity and the nature of truth itself.
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