![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a story about the power of the occupier, the bitterness of resistance and the difficulty of just trying to live a life between those two interacting blades. A dash of Les Misérables, a bit of ’Casablanca’, a little Maltese Falcon, all set in a city where magic is woven through every aspect of life, and somehow only contrives to make things worse. The tangled lives of the people of Ilmar – crooks and liars, revolutionaries and tyrants, gutter sorcerers, students and labourers – became a real personal project, taking me to places I hadn’t gone before in my writing. Tchaikovsky added: "I might just have had more fun writing this book than any other in years. Adrian’s mastery of both fantasy and science fiction is unmatched, marking him as one of the most interesting writers in Britain today and marking City of Last Chances as a book no fan of either genre can afford to ignore this Christmas." City of Last Chances is his best book yet – a riot of dark creativity, intricate world-building and urgent relevance. These traits are never more on display than in his long-awaited return to fantasy. Cheetham commented: "Adrian’s science fiction has taken the planet by storm with world-class invention and out-of-this-world adventure. ![]()
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