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The City of Brass

By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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Summary

Discover this spellbinding debut from Sunday Times bestseller S.A. Chakraborty.

‘An extravagant feast of a book – spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable’ Laini Taylor, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author

Among the bustling markets of eighteenth century Cairo, the city’s outcasts eke out a living swindling rich Ottoman nobles and foreign invaders alike.

But alongside this new world the old stories linger. Tales of djinn and spirits. Of cities hidden among the swirling sands of the desert, full of enchantment, desire and riches. Where magic pours down every street, hanging in the air like dust.

Many wish their lives could be filled with such wonder, but not Nahri. She knows the trades she uses to get by are just tricks and sleights of hand: there’s nothing magical about them. She only wishes to one day leave Cairo, but as the saying goes…

Be careful what you wish for.

©2017 Shannon Chakraborty Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Horror Islamic Heritage Scary Magic Ottoman Empire Middle East Imperialism
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Critic reviews

‘THE CITY OF BRASS is the best adult fantasy I’ve read since THE NAME OF THE WIND. It’s stunning and complex and consuming and fantastic. You must read it’
Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

‘An extravagant feast of a book – spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable’
Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of STRANGE THE DREAMER

‘Even a few pages will enmesh you in its magic’
Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author

‘I raced to the end of City of Brass and can’t wait to see what happens next. I’m eager for more adventures in Daevabad’
Peter V. Brett, bestselling author of The Demon Cycle

‘Blends legend and history to create a fascinating world…thoroughly enjoyable’
SFX

‘An exquisite blend of history, myth and fantasy, this evocative and richly atmospheric novel grabs you from the opening page’
Woman & Home

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A bit difficult to follow at the beginning (this might just be my fault as I struggled to keep track of names) , but we'll worth persevering with as the story and characters are great.

Really good, can't wait for the sequel

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I'm still in two minds about this book. It took so long to get anywhere and by the time it did the book finished, I wanted to give up around a third to half way through but persisted. By the end it set up to be a good story but by that time I'm not sure I want to Devote any more time to it, so not sure if I'll read the next book especially if it follows the same arch and takes forever to get any where. Had the potential to be a really good epic but for me fell short

So much potential but failed to deliver

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Nahri behaves in the most bizarre way a lot of the time.
It is an intriguing setting though.

Interesting setting but at times behaviour nonsensical

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Really interesting tale and, for me at least, a breath of fresh air having fantasy based off a different culture than the usual elves and dwarves.

wonderful story

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Enjoyed the concept the setting the different characters were interesting each with their own motives for the politics in the book. Good narators and voice actors chosen.

Interesting concept of a magical world

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