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The Devil You Know

By K. J. Parker
The Devil You Know by K. J. Parker digital book - Fable

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The greatest philosopher of all time is offering to sell his soul to the Devil. All he wants is twenty more years to complete his life’s work. After that, he really doesn’t care.

But the assistant demon assigned to the case has his suspicions, because the philosopher is Saloninus—the greatest philosopher, yes, but also the greatest liar, trickster and cheat the world has yet known; the sort of man even the Father of Lies can’t trust.

He’s almost certainly up to something; but what?

"Parker generates a fair degree of suspense ... an accomplished performance." —Gary K. Wolfe (for Locus Magazine)

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3.5
“Not as good as the first one, as the twist was very predictable. I also was not a fan of the back an forth viewpoints without any knowledge of when the POV changed and who it was. Sometimes I would be so confused until I completely reread the section realizing it was the other character. If it was organized into chapters I think this confusion could have been avoided. Overall the plot was interesting, but I feel like there could have been more done with this. Salonius is weirdly more likable of a character this time, which I was not a fan of. I liked his smarmy-ness. This book really leaned into the 'wish for more wishes trope' just with a different flavor - he begs for 20 more years so he can finally find immortality, and use his body to test, as he cannot die in the next 20 years. Favorite Quotes: I digress. My point is, I didn't inherit any-thing-nothing, not so much as a buckle. I'm a self-made, self-ruined man; my own achievement, my own fault. I didn't get my brains from my parents, and I most certainly didn't get any money. Query: if I'd had less brains and more money, would I have been happier? An-swer: if a circle had four straight sides, wouldn't it be a square? I'm my own property, to dispose of as I wish.”
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“The Devil You Know was such a surprise of a book for me. There was so much questioning of philosophy and morals. The exploration of what would you do if you made a deal with a devil? What would you do if you had 20 years of immortal life? This is going to be a book that I think about for a long time.”

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