Low Town
Daniel Polansky
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Low Town
Published
2012
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9780307743343
Description
Rigus is the greatest city in the Thirteen Lands, a glittering metropolis of crystalline citadels and sumptuous manors, where gentlewomen hide delicate smiles behind silken sleeves and bored nobles settle affairs of honor with cold steel. But light casts shadow, and in the darkness of the spires the baseborn struggle, eeking out an existence amidst the cast-offs of their betters. This is Low Town, a sprawling warren of side streets and back alleys, of boarded up windows and false storefronts. Here the corner boys do a steady trade to the dead eyed and despairing, and a life can be bought with a clipped copper penny. Low Town is an ugly place, and its champion is an ugly man. A former war hero and intelligence agent, now a crime lord addicted to cheap violence and expensive narcotics, the Warden spends his days hustling for customers and protecting his turf, until the chance discovery of a murdered child sets him on a collision course with the life he'd left behind. As bodies bloat in the canal and winter buries the city, he plays a desperate game of deception, pitting the underworld powers against his former colleagues in the secret police, hoping to find the source of the evil before it consumes him, and perhaps the city itself. But virtue is rarely repaid in kind, and Low Town is no place for the righteous. In the tradition of Dashiell Hammett, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Quentin Tarantino comes LOW TOWN, a novel about the taint of blood, and the impossibility of redemption. LOW TOWN will be published in the US and Canada by Doubleday on August 16, 2011. The same book will be published simultaneously in the UK and Commonwealth by Hodder & Stoughton under a different title, THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE. Translations are also forthcoming in the following languages, with the respective publishers in parenthesis: German (Piper) French (Bragelonne) Spanish (Planeta/Ediciones Minotauro) Croatian (Znanje) Polish (Papierowy Ksiezyc) Italian (Fanucci Editore) Czech (Euromedia) Russian (Eksmo) More information available on the author's website: www.danielpolansky.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Low Town?
This edition of Low Town has approximately 352 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Low Town?
For most readers, Low Town typically takes between 7h 20m and 4h 53m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 88,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 52m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 12 days • Estimated word count: 88,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Low Town?
The estimated word count for Low Town is approximately 88,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Low Town?
Low Town was written by Daniel Polansky.
When was Low Town published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2012. The original work may have been published on a different date.