Daevabad Trilogy, 1: The City of Brass Lib/E (Audiobook)

from deslivres5

Nahri is a twenty-ish con artist living in Cairo. She has special healing powers which she uses in her cons. But one of her cons turns her world upside down when she accidentally summons a djinn. She suddenly finds herself travelling with him to Daevabad, a magical city, the City of Brass from th...

from lexilewords

All right kids sit your butts in a chair and get ready for this entirely vague but very enthusiastic preliminary review. (look the book doesn't come out til the Fall, we all must deal with that fact ok?) Oh but this is behind a spoiler cut almost entirely JUST IN CASE. Our Cast - Nahri: a clev...

from barlow304

An amazing debut novel that mixes in Islamic mythology, war, magic, and more to create a tasty, moving, and exciting tale. For that is what this book is: a tale. Like any good tale, it has a plucky antagonist, conflicted main characters, and exotic locations. Swift moving, the story introduces us...

from Paperandkindness

I loved the world building in this one! Can't wait to read the next in the series!

from heylu

I have held onto The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty for almost a year after receiving an advanced copy from Book Expo of America. I knew I wanted to read it the moment I laid eyes on the gorgeous cover and then learning the book doesn't follow the typical Eurocentric fantasy standard? I excitedl...