If A Bargain So Bloody fed your hunger for supernatural politics stripped of romantic delusion, City of Last Chances delivers the same unflinching descent into factional bloodsport—where every alliance is calculated, every betrayal expected, and morality is just another commodity to exploit. Tchaikovsky architects a decaying urban warren where revolutionaries, demons, and opportunists clash not for noble ideals but survival and dominance, mirroring the raw cynicism that made Drake's world so addictively authentic.
Here, flawed anti-heroes game a rigged system with the same unrepentant cunning you craved, their schemes laced with sardonic wit that never softens the visceral violence. No redemption arcs, no tidy resolutions—just the guilty pleasure of watching power-hungry entities thrive.
This is fantasy for readers who know the system stays rigged, beautifully and brutally.
"Every character...are given these robust, genuine, very real and weighty-feeling lives. It feels like a beautifully controlled chaos that was always fun to get lost in..." — Gyalten Lekden, Goodreads
"I’m in awe of how Tchaikovsky had me sympathizing with one character/group then immediately making me dislike them in the next chapter. This book changed POVs every single chapter... I can’t wait to see more from Ilmar." — aria ✧, Goodreads
"I loved the world-building of this city...the concept of the Reproach is fantastic! I also loved the multiple characters and their perspective on the events..." — Gabrielle (Reading Rampage), Goodreads
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