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The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders.A missing eye.A broken wing.A stolen country.The last job didn''t end well.Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain''s company, survival has meant keeping a low profile, building a new life, and trying to forget the war they lost. But now the Captain''s whiskers are twitching at the idea of evening the score.PRAISE FOR THE BUILDERS"A living, breathing world of vivid, winsome characters hellbent on their blaze of glory and as unforgiving as a runaway train carrying all your friends over a cliff. I haven''t cared about animals this much since Watership Down." — Delilah S. Dawson, author of Hit and Wicked as They Come"Nobody does dark like Polansky. The Builders is Redwall meets Unforgiven, combining the endearing wit of Disney''s Robin Hood with all the grit and violence of a spaghetti western." — Myke Cole, author of the Shadow Ops seriesAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Baltimore isn''t safe. Not even for the predatory meat that stalks its nights. Searching for victims who won''t be missed, meat doesn''t feel regret or pain—only thirst. But the meat remembers something more... doesn''t it? is there more to eternal life than finding another drink?At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"Barrie Kreinik narrates a complex fantasy about the multifaceted nature of truth...The structure of this story is intricate, despite being short, and Kreinik masterfully weaves a path through its various narratives." -- AudioFile Magazine Hugo Award finalist Daniel Polansky crafts an innovative, mind-bending fantasy mystery in The Seventh PerfectionWhen 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. A Macmillan Audio production from Tordotcom

In Daniel Polansky''s next Tor.com Original short story "Baby Teeth," a forlorn teenager''s monotonous life is interrupted when a stranger draws him into the hunt for a vampiric serial killer. He will learn that while monsters are much more real than he thought, there is no such thing as heroes.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders.A missing eye.A broken wing.A stolen country.The last job didn''t end well.Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain''s company, survival has meant keeping a low profile, building a new life, and trying to forget the war they lost. But now the Captain''s whiskers are twitching at the idea of evening the score.PRAISE FOR THE BUILDERS"A living, breathing world of vivid, winsome characters hellbent on their blaze of glory and as unforgiving as a runaway train carrying all your friends over a cliff. I haven''t cared about animals this much since Watership Down." — Delilah S. Dawson, author of Hit and Wicked as They Come"Nobody does dark like Polansky. The Builders is Redwall meets Unforgiven, combining the endearing wit of Disney''s Robin Hood with all the grit and violence of a spaghetti western." — Myke Cole, author of the Shadow Ops series

Dark, violent, and shot through with corruption, TOMORROW, THE KILLING is a fantastic successor to THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE, one of the most heralded fantasy debuts of recent times.Once he was a hero of the Great War, and then a member of the dreaded Black House. Now he is the criminal linchpin of Low Town. His name is Warden. He thought he had left the war behind him, but a summons from up above brings the past sharply, uncomfortably, back into focus. General Montgomery''s daughter is missing somewhere in Low Town, searching for clues about her brother''s murder. The general wants her found, before the stinking streets can lay claim to her, too.TOMORROW, THE KILLING was chosen as one of the best novels of 2012 by Forbidden Planet, Fantasy Faction, The Founding Fields and A Fantastical Librarian.