11-04-2021, 09:51 AM
Master of Djinn by P Djéli Clarke
Meh. It has a lot of the same world as the Chakraborty stories. It's an Islamic based fantasy story with Djinn and Ifrits and their Gods. Which probably has a better genre than Islamic. The story has Steampunk elements and is very LGBTQ+. But it was kind of dull.
Agent Fatma is called on to solve a horrific murder in 1920s Cairo. She is in special branch of the government tasked with solving Djinn crime. Al Jahiz the man who brought Djinns back is now back as well and is terrorizing the city. Fatma and her new partner Haidi and Fatma's girlfriend Siwi go about solving the crime and stopping the destruction that Al Jahiz brings.
There are prequel novellas to this story that I did not read but are mentioned in the book. At this point, I have no desire to track them down.
Meh. It has a lot of the same world as the Chakraborty stories. It's an Islamic based fantasy story with Djinn and Ifrits and their Gods. Which probably has a better genre than Islamic. The story has Steampunk elements and is very LGBTQ+. But it was kind of dull.
Agent Fatma is called on to solve a horrific murder in 1920s Cairo. She is in special branch of the government tasked with solving Djinn crime. Al Jahiz the man who brought Djinns back is now back as well and is terrorizing the city. Fatma and her new partner Haidi and Fatma's girlfriend Siwi go about solving the crime and stopping the destruction that Al Jahiz brings.
There are prequel novellas to this story that I did not read but are mentioned in the book. At this point, I have no desire to track them down.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm