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“The three of them sat there – a Ministry agent, a half-djinn, and a cat (likely), staring out past the balcony to the sleeping city they somehow had to find a way to save.”

A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn, #3) by P. Djèlí Clark

October 1, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Another book in this world, please! I continue to have a really good time with these audiobooks. I loved Suehyla El-Attar’s narration—even though she mispronounces some words, which would normally make me lose it, but that’s how much I love her voice—it’s so melodious it squashes my inner pedant. We’re back with Fatma el-Sha’arawi—agent of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities—in this first full novel (the first two were novellas) in this alternate-history, fantastical version of 1912 Cairo. Decades previously, a man named […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, A Master of Djinn, alternate history, Fatma el-Sha'arawi, historical fiction, mystery, narfna, P. Djèlí Clark, steampunk, Suehyla El-Attar, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:132 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, A Master of Djinn, alternate history, Fatma el-Sha'arawi, historical fiction, mystery, narfna, P. Djèlí Clark, steampunk, Suehyla El-Attar, Urban Fantasy ·
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Even in an Alternate History, the Great Game is Still Played

A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

April 23, 2021 by Emmalita 2 Comments

A Master of Djinn is phenomenal. At the most basic level it is a very good murder mystery. On top of that it is a fantastic alternate history fantasy. The whipped cream on this sundae of a book is the smart commentary. It is layered, atmospheric, tense, and sharp. The two novellas that came before, A Dead Djinn in Cairo and The Haunting of Tram Car 015 are wonderful in their own right, but utterly necessary as an introduction to Clark’s world. I love it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: A Master of Djinn, advance reader copy, Fatma el-Sha'arawi, NetGalley, P. Djèlí Clark

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: A Master of Djinn, advance reader copy, Fatma el-Sha'arawi, NetGalley, P. Djèlí Clark ·
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