City of Last Chances

De: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrado por: David Thorpe

Arthur C. Clarke winner Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fantasy with a darkly inventive portrait of a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution. There 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. What will be the spark that lights the conflagration? Despite 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. Ilmar, some say, is the worst place in the world and the gateway to a thousand worse places. Ilmar, City of Long Shadows. City of Bad Decisions. City of Last Chances.

©2022 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2022 Head of Zeus

From 4 stars to 5 stars

I would like to adjust my rating from the original 4 star to now 5 stars. The more I have reread and revisited the story, as well as the second book in the series (that is very, very good btw) the more I feel inclined to grade this first installment with a 5/5 grade. And I look forward to the third book coming out and hopefully even more to follow that.

Loved the different factions and all their little details

Awesome! And also so sad but also good!! If you keep making these, I will buy them!

Amazing world building

Tchaikovsky’s imagination is supported by the depth of his fully-fleshed (and highly fallible) characters, and action and high stakes leavened with dry humor.

Vibrant Fantasy World

Excellent world building. The author turns standard fantasy tropes on their collective ears and builds a city that is both familiar and new.

Awesome story

This book was a little slow to start, but had a number of excellent threads the lasted throughout it. Once it got going, both the character development, and the action were well written, and enjoyable. And I loved how the protagonists did not have an easy time of things.