Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Solid Conclusion to the Daevabad Trilogy.

The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty

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(possible spoilers for the previous 2 books) I loved this one. It was a great conclusion to the Daevabad trilogy. We’re sticking with the same three POVs but exploring other parts of the world, namely Cairo and Ta Ntry as Nahri and Ali try to figure out a way to get back to and help Daevabad. Meanwhile Dara and Manizheh are trying to consolidate power in Daevabad. One of the things I really loved about this was the expansion of marid lore. We learn a lot […]

Two Political Fantasy Books

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb

The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

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cbr17bingo – Citizen (for The Kingdom of Copper, in which the shafit are second class citizens) The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince How does Robin Hobb do it? This novella is told in a straightforward, fairy tale-type manner, with relatively little dialogue, and it was still so engaging. I will admit, though, that I had some idea of what was coming. I vaguely recalled a brief mention of what happened to the Piebald Prince in The Farseer Trilogy, so part of the reason I was engrossed […]

Being Home Sick = Lots of Time to Read

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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cbr17bingo – TBR (for The City of Brass) and my 3rd BINGO The City of Brass This has been on my TBR for ages, and I’m glad I finally got to it. It’s a Middle Eastern-inspired historical fantasy that follows the POVs of Nahri, a con woman living in Cairo when we first meet her, and Ali, the younger son of the ruling family of Daevabad (the titular city of brass). While he doesn’t get his own POV chapters, Dara is another important character rounding […]

And My Girl Nailed the Landing!

The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty

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So we are coming around the corner to the final stretch of this Daevabad trilogy.  Are we going to get a solid ending?  Or a weak sauce wander off into philosophical musings (looking at you His Dark Materials).  One never knows.  But my girl does not fail me.  Final battle for Daevabad is just part of this finale.  We are also off to Egypt, where Ali’s mother, the Queen, is currently living (and also the site of Nahri’s earliest memories) and then there are ginormous […]

Palace Intrigue of the Highest Levels

The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

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Here we are in the second of the Daevabad Trilogy, and unlike many another trilogy, the second volume does not disappoint (nor the third, spoiler alert).  Nahri, former street rat healer, and her companion, Dara, otherwise known as the scourge of Qui-zi for the murderous campaign he was forced to commit, have made it to the hidden djinn stronghold of Daevabad, supposedly the site where the various djinn people live in harmony.  Except they don’t. Daevabad was once ruled by the Nahid, a tribe of […]

Soooooo Good

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

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So back in December, I reviewed The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, the tale of a female pirate in a medieval Near East Indian Ocean, and spoiler alert, I was totally smitten.  So I took myself off to Powell’s Books, to see if there was a sequel, and I spotted this.  A trilogy, clocking in at a massive 1887 pages, and bought it immediately.  This is the first volume, and friends, it does not disappoint. There are many echoes of Aladdin and other Arabian Nights stories, […]



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