{"product_id":"city-of-last-chances-9781801108447","title":"City of Last Chances","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST, BEST FANTASY NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Endlessly creative... so much invention peeking around every corner' Patrick Ness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur C. Clarke winner and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fantasy with a darkly inventive portrait of a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere has always been a darkness to Ilmar, but never more so than now. The city chafes under the heavy hand of the Palleseen occupation, the choke-hold of its criminal underworld, the boot of its factory owners, the weight of its wretched poor and the burden of its ancient curse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat will be the spark that lights the conflagration? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the city's refugees, wanderers, murderers, madmen, fanatics and thieves, the catalyst, as always, will be the Anchorwood - that dark grove of trees, that primeval remnant, that portal, when the moon is full, to strange and distant shores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlmar, some say, is the worst place in the world and the gateway to a thousand worse places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlmar, City of Long Shadows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCity of Bad Decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCity of Last Chances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ilmar is vividly alive with ideas, conflicts, and a sense of its own history - a truly breathtaking fantasy city, down every street a compelling story.' \u003cb\u003eDavid Towsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A master at the height of his powers. This is epic symphonic fantasy, weaving a breakneck plot through a sumptuously dangerous world.' \u003cb\u003eIan Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful twisty stew of a book with a cast of fascinating characters, set against the brilliantly realized city of Ilmar.' \u003cb\u003eDjango Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumph of a book: wildly imaginative, immediately immersive and hypnotically compelling.' \u003cb\u003eSharon Emmerichs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Adastra Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598400622866,"sku":"9781801108447","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a52197b0-233a-4e5f-bbb6-34ab90550986.jpg?v=1732184090","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/city-of-last-chances-9781801108447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}