Tchaikovsky's Tyrant Philosophers series is not only his best work, but a major work of modern fantasy

Abigail Nussbaum, Locus

Quite simply, 'The Tyrant Philosophers' is one of the best fantasy series of recent years, if not in this century, and Pretenders to the Throne of God is another worthy addition to the series combining great characters with great world-building, and is full of heart, emotion and dark humour

Concatenation

'A great instalment in the series'

Voice Mag

'Pretenders to the Throne of God is Adrian Tchaikovsky at his most confident. It's a siege novel that feels vast and intimate at once, built from a mosaic of perspectives that somehow lock together with unnerving precision... Brutal, clever, bleakly funny, and endlessly humane. A masterpiece of character-driven epic fantasy, and the strongest entry in the Tyrant Philosophers saga so far.'

No Rerolls

Praise for The Tyrant Philosophers Series:

City of Last Chances is the love child of Night Watch by Terry Pratchett and Hav by Jan Morris while being entirely its own thing with a polyphonic narrative... Don't even read the review. Just go get it.' - The Middle Shelf

'Quite simply superb, diplomatic and political shenanigans edge towards brutal all-out war in this darkly intricate and original novel.' LoveReading, Star Book

'Exceptional.... Not to be missed' - Publishers Weekly, Starred review

'Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart'

Locus