🌃 City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky 🌃

Wow! He’s done it again. It really amazes me how Adrian Tchaikovsky can write so well - so effortlessly - in such a short space of time. I read in an interview that most of his first drafts hardly need edited and that he produces an entire novel in 6 months to a year!

His newest novel, City of Last Chances is incredibly intricate and well researched. Honestly, for me - even though I love fantasy, including Tolkien, Raymond Feist etc - it was a bit too heavy and I struggled to keep up.

BUT, a lover of heavy fantasy will absolutely enjoy this. I wish I had more time to truly enjoy this epitome - to wander through the cleverly woven plots and subplots - but alas, time is my enemy.

So make sure you give this one a go - because Adrian Tchaikovsky is truly a master of fantasy!

A great entry back into fantasy from a master of the craft. Mixing the best parts of both his fantasy and sci-fi novels, Tchaikovsky stands out as a voice to not be reckoned with.

An interesting political fantasy about an occupied city on the cusp of rebellion. Like usual, Tchaikovsky employs excellent and unique world-building and a varied cast of characters that gives the reader a lot of different perspectives from which to view the conflicts throughout the story. There's a good mix of action and intrigue, and the fantasy elements add a extra dash of mystery that keep you guessing about what's going to happen next.

That said, I did have some trouble connecting with the characters. There were so many POVs that I didn't get spend very time with each character before the story jumped to a different one to keep the plot moving. And especially at the beginning of the book, each character's chapters include a little too much backstory dumped into the present narrative, which slowed the pace a bit too much.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, but it's not my favorite offering from Tchaikovsky.