But when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, during one of her cons, she learns that even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.ДЇorced to flee Cairo, Dara and Nahri journey together 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, to Daevabad, the legendary city of brass. She makes her living swindling Ottoman nobles, hoping to one day earn enough to change her fortunes. On the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, Nahri is a con woman of unsurpassed skill. 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. I canвЂ™t wait to read the sequel.Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. One of the interesting thing of this book is that I still canвЂ™t figure it out who is good or who is bad. I loved each and everything about the book. Author cleverly unfolded all the information(and it was a lot of information) with out throwing it in the face of author in initial chapters.

I loved the way author took time to build the characters and world. Many people found the pace kinda slow but I am not in those many people. вЂњSomeone steals from me, I steal from others, and IвЂ™m sure the people I stole from will eventually take something that doesnвЂ™t belong to them. Prince Ali zayd, son of Daevabad kingвЂ™s, who is so different from his family and people. Nahri, an orphan, thief, healer and conartist, accidently called dara while trying to earn money.В Dara, a daeva exiled from Daevabad, first to know the real identity of Nahri. вЂњIn what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?вЂќ copied The way author created the history of djinn and connected them to Prophet Suleman is really commendable. The World of djinns and their background, their division in tribes and alliances. This book is set in buzzling streets of Egypt and Daevabad, with historical touch. It is not a secret how much I love books set in Arabic/Muslim worlds. Often the mightiest things have the humblest beginnings.вЂќ That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.ДЄfter all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish forвЂ¦ The City of Brass by S.A. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. For the warrior tells her a new 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 hawks are not 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 trade she uses to get by-palm readings, zars, healings-are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles.Д«ut when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, sheвЂ™s forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real.

Certainly, she has power on the streets of 18th century Cairo, sheвЂ™s a con woman of unsurpassed talent.

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