Set in 18th century Cairo and the magical lands beyond, this novel is based in folklore, myth, and history of the Middle East. The right side is often a matter of perspective Nahri doesn't have a strong enough reason to try and help him, especially since he didn't introduce her to the human underclass. Their friendship at the end is nice, but as I said, Ali is the one moving the plot forward and doing all the important things. They are the two main characters, but they hardly interact. Also structurally, it makes a lot more sense to have a romance between Nahri and Ali. ![]() That's why the ending felt disappointing. Realistically, she did very little at the end of this book. I have no clue how she is going to effect the plot at all in the next book. She is even more trapped and helpless than she was before. At the end of the book, I can see lots of things for him to do and accomplish. The result is that Ali becomes a much stronger story line. She just kind of hangs around the palace and complains. Ali never takes her to the orphanage to heal that little boy. She never tries to sneak out and see the city. I kept waiting for it to happen, and it just didn't. She really needed to interact with the human faction in Daevabad. The only problem is that towards the end, Nahri becomes very passive and stops being relevant to the plot except as something for others to fight over. I love how every character has a different relationship with their tribal identity. I loved both main characters, and the wold building is great. This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with S. ![]() That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.Īfter all, there is a reason they say to be careful what you wish for. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. ![]() All too soon, Nahri learns that true power is fierce and brutal. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, her arrival threatens to ignite a war that has been simmering for centuries. Spurning Dara’s warning of the treachery surrounding her, she embarks on a hesitant friendship with Alizayd, an idealistic prince who dreams of revolutionizing his father’s corrupt regime. In Daevabad, within gilded brass walls laced with enchantments and behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments run deep. For Dara tells Nahri an extraordinary tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire and rivers where the mythical marid sleep, past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises and mountains where the circling birds of prey are more than what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass - a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound. But she knows better than anyone that the trades she uses to get by - palm readings, zars, and a mysterious gift for healing - are all tricks, both the means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles and a reliable way to survive.īut when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to reconsider her beliefs. Certainly, she has power on the streets of 18th-century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. Chakraborty perfect for fans of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts. Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. Named one of The Best Books of the Year by Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWire
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