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Daniel Polansky’s ‘Low Town’ and Other Bad Neighborhoods in Fantasy Fiction


Daniel Polansky’s ‘Low Town’ and Other Bad Neighborhoods in Fantasy Fiction

Daniel Polansky’s Low Town explores a very different kind of story than most fantasy novels, focusing on the gritty underside of life in fantasy metropolis. The main character is a former soldier and current drug dealer with a brutal reputation known only as the Warden. When the body of a gruesomely murdered child is discovered [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2010, Round 1: 11) Dumbledore vs 22) Vlad Taltos


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Albus DumbledoreOrder of Merlin, First Class

Age:
128

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Wand

Special Attack:
Can use frickin’ magic

Vlad TaltosAssassin, First Rate

Age:
Mid-30s

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Godslayer

Special Attack:
Knife thrower

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Disarmingly charming–lulls you into a false sense of security
Fawkes–the phoenix can carry heavy loads, has healing tears, and is incredibly loyal
Probably one of the two greatest living wizards

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Skilled [...]

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