{"product_id":"pretenders-to-the-throne-of-god-9781035914975","title":"Pretenders to the Throne of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke winner and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller returns to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea world steeped in magic - and the Tyrant Philosophers' campaign to bring reason, logic and 'perfection' to it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Palleseen's campaign to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world rages on, Eres Ffenegh - \"the City on the Back of a Crab\" - is the next state slated for conquest. But its citizens won't give up sovereignty easily. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe siege has dragged into winter and the defenders - both locals and Pal renegades - hold an uneasy alliance against the enemy at the gates, while the Pal army is looking over its shoulder for the next self-destructive dictate of their government back home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin the city, Devil Jack, a good man apprenticed to the notorious conjurer known as the Widow, is driven to bargaining with hell to get back what he's lost. Meanwhile Kiffel ea Leachan is the city's champion, a child of privilege who's just lost everything to the invaders. Both must try to survive the siege and make their own destinies in a world that's cut them loose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutside the city, Pal reinforcements have arrived to take the city, but it's the sort of help that might just damn them all... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eCity of Last Chances\u003c\/i\u003e: portrait of Ilmar, a city under Palleseen occupation\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eHouse of Open Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e: portrait of the Palleseen war machine at work.\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eDays of Shattered Faith\u003c\/i\u003e: portrait of a kingdom consumed, piece-by-piece, by Palleseen diplomatic subterfuge.\u003cbr\u003e3.1 \u003ci\u003eLives of Bitter Rain\u003c\/i\u003e: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, portrait of a life in the Palleseen diplomatic corps.\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003ci\u003ePretenders to the Throne of God\u003c\/i\u003e: portrait of a city under siege.\u003cbr\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eThe Grave of Perfection\u003c\/i\u003e: will take us back to Ilmar, the 'City of Last Chances' where our story began.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of Zeus -- An Adastra Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.92w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035914975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as \u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoors of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpiderlight \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Adrian Tchaikovsky \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733882880157,"sku":"9781035914975","price":48.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_37271897-b18b-4daa-803d-9f588cf625cd.jpg?v=1773737685","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/pretenders-to-the-throne-of-god-9781035914975","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}