{"product_id":"city-of-last-chances-paperback","title":"City of Last Chances: Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Series 2025 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 7.75 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153196617863,"sku":"9781801108447","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5bcfa998d1b48f8021b65525aba259fd.webp?v=1733219726","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/city-of-last-chances-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}