A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark, Rebeca Cardeñoso, Sofía Sanz · first published 2021
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Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark goes full-length for the first time in his dazzling debut novel Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world forty years ago when he opened up the veil between the mag
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For fantasy, I recommend "A Master of Djinn" by P. Djèlí Clark [1], a fun steampunk alternate history story where Egypt is a world power due to the magical power of djinn and other supernatural forces. Features a fun female investigator from the…
on “New sci-fi and fantasy books to check out this August” ↗A Master of Djinn (Fantasy Novel) by P Djeli Clark is a fun exploration of this world.
on “The World of Egyptian Demons” ↗I finally read Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged) Fully worth the hype. Also read a lot of Arabian fantasy (?). Fantasy with djinn etc. Favourites were Master of Djinn and the City of Brass series.
on “Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2024?” ↗…Filtering on non-female authors: - Dexter Gabriel (P. Djeli Clark) wrote three unrelated novellas, all of which were shortlisted. The Haunting of Tram Car 015 was a warmup to his Nebula-winning novel A Master of Djinn. Arguably the most notable example, but doesn't quite fit the implicit business strategy I was alluding to...more like take random novella shots and further develop the thing that sticks, as opposed to…
on “Murderbot, she wrote” ↗