A review by venneh
The Seventh Perfection by Daniel Polansky

5.0

Surprised I hadn't heard of this before now, but sometimes you get to discover new hidden gems. This is a murder mystery that takes place in a fantasy empire, but it is all seen through the dialogue of the people the investigator interacts with, which I have to admit is an incredibly well done conceit. This has been my commute book for the last little while, and it's been fascinating to take it in small doses. This is an exercise in character voice, and in dialogue too, since all the chapters are essentially half of a dialogue with unseen answers. Definitely pick this up if you'd like an experimental fantasy novella.