A Dead Djinn in Cairo

Posted on 24 October 2017 by P. Djèlí Clark

Egypt, 1912 In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the possibly divine What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el Sha arawi leads her through the city s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and plot that could unravel time itself. Free Download [ A Dead Djinn in Cairo ] By [ P. Djèlí Clark ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A confident, urbane investigator has a dead djinn on her hands The setting is vaguely a steampunk colonial Cario, with an interesting twist when magic was discovered, the locals were able to throw out the British colonizers The byproduct of magic is a plethora of djinns, angels, and ghouls Really interesting and well done, with an intriguing female lead and hints of alternate gender sexuality I d read a book length tale Might appeal to fans of Detective Chen of Liz Williams although with A confident, urbane investigator has a dead djinn on her hands The setting is vaguely a steampunk colonial Cario, with an in...Fatma el Sha arawi is a Special Investigator for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities in an alternate history Cairo where supernatural entities live alongside human beings The magically exsanguinated body of a djinn tu...Paranormal steampunk fantasy set in 19th century Cairo, starring a feisty female investigator.Fun, but rather by the numbers and not as remarkable as I felt P Djeli Clark s other story that I ve read was Things My Mother Left Me That one set my expectations rather high, I have to admit3.5 5The plot is simplistic, but the worldbuilding is pretty great, especially for a short story.As a teen I read way too much Lawrence Durrell I know, I know, what was I even doing reading it But, I loved his descriptions of Alexandria and Egypt This story feels like that to me Evocative.It s also a magic steampunk version of The Mummy, if the librarian was a policewoman who dresses like an Englishman tailored suit, bowler hat, cane and fob watch , and the rogue who helps rescue her is a claw and rifle wielding Nubian magic wielder who is also female and flirts with menace.Fatma s wat As a teen I read way too much Lawrence Durrell I know, I know, what was I even doing reading it But, I loved his descriptions of Alexandria and Egypt This story feels like that to me Evocative.It s also a magic steampunk version of The Mummy, if the librarian was a policewoman who dresses like an Englishman tailored suit, bowler hat, cane and fob watch , and the rogue who helps rescue her is a claw and rifle wielding Nubian magic wielder who is also female and flirts with menace.Fatma s watchmaker father is so proud of her for being chosen for the Ministry He gifts her with her fob watch because Cairo was so fast, she would need it to keep the ...Rating 3.5 of fiveA delicious taste More, please.This was fun Would love a full length novel set in this worldPlum Gingerbread That s what this nifty Tor.com short read isPlum Gingerbread.Continuing my affair with Egyptian tales The Names of Things, Voyage to the Pharos, What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile Egypt, 3050 30 BC, The Alchemist, Chronicle of the Pharaohs The Reign By Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt, The Keys of Egypt The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code, The Golem and the Jinni , I eagerly awaited my chance to read of the land of magic well, it is Plum Gingerbread That s what this nifty Tor.com short read isPlum Gingerbread.Continuing my affair with Egyptian tales The Names of Things, Voyage to the Pharos, What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile Egypt, 3050 30 BC, The Alchemist, Chronicle of the Pharaohs The Reign By Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt, The Keys of Egypt The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code, The Golem and the Jinni , I eagerly awaited my chance to read of the land of magic well, it is to me where ancient gods roamed.The Quran states that there are three creations of God Humans, Angels, and Jinn As this story relates, humans are not the only ones who can be evil, and all three feature in th...Wow 6 stars.In a scant 40 pages Clark creates an exquisite and fully realized world, characters and mythology, and tells a great tale that feels fully complete, not one additional word required So good ...Came for the Djinn, stayed for the suave, badass MC I quickly fell in love with Fatma and her cunning This woman totally deserves her own novel A Dead Djinn in Cairo is fast, fun, and lush I highly recommend this story as well as other works by Phenderson

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24 October 2017

P. Djèlí Clark