03-26-2024, 01:51 PM
City of Last Chance by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Ah, fantasy. The book is a bit of a mess, but I enjoyed all the characters and their details. Tchaikovsky is becoming one of my favorite authors because of his inventiveness.
The City of Ilmer barrels towards a crisis. The occupying Pas have just lost one of their leaders in the strange forest at the center of town. This sparks reprisals that lead to counter reprisals which leads to a battle for control of the city. It's a full on Grimdark fantasy novel with the ruling classes being terrible. The populace struggles all day and all night from the students in the university to the factory workers to the demons who run the machines in the factories. There is the priest who is the last worshipper for one last God. There is man seeking his wife who was lost when they came through the strange forest in the center of town.
It's quirky and interesting and there is some logic to it but the book is all over the place. I can't wait to read the next one.
Ah, fantasy. The book is a bit of a mess, but I enjoyed all the characters and their details. Tchaikovsky is becoming one of my favorite authors because of his inventiveness.
The City of Ilmer barrels towards a crisis. The occupying Pas have just lost one of their leaders in the strange forest at the center of town. This sparks reprisals that lead to counter reprisals which leads to a battle for control of the city. It's a full on Grimdark fantasy novel with the ruling classes being terrible. The populace struggles all day and all night from the students in the university to the factory workers to the demons who run the machines in the factories. There is the priest who is the last worshipper for one last God. There is man seeking his wife who was lost when they came through the strange forest in the center of town.
It's quirky and interesting and there is some logic to it but the book is all over the place. I can't wait to read the next one.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm