![]() ![]() The story begins when an eighteenth century Egyptian con artist, Nahri, accidentally summons an ancient djinn warrior and learns she is a shafit, the unlawful offspring from a human and djinn relation, as well as the last member of a family who’s sworn enemies are the ifrits (the monstrous and violent djinns who did not submit to Suleiman the prophet). Though there is no harem scheming like you’ll find in Turkish historical drama, MAGNIFICENT CENTURY, you’ll find plenty of scheming and plotting and fighting and threatening in here. We get two narrators, yet these two are enough to show us the vast expanse of the djinn politics and how intricate and full of schemes it is. ![]() You cannot root for one character without rooting for the one opposing them. ![]() I’ve never been torn asunder by a fantasy book as this one. If you’re a fan of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES for its djinn magic and out-of-this-world stakes and GAME OF THRONES for its political feuds and intrigues, accustomed to rooting for grey moral characters, this book is the one for you!! It is just pure glorious and wonderful and splendid and spellbinding and captivating and just…so so magical! If you’re looking for a book to escape into, this is the one for you!! I’ve been putting this book off for so long and I sorely regret not reading it earlier. ![]()
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