Djinn City

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Indelbed is a lonely kid living in a crumbling mansion in the super dense, super chaotic third world capital of Bangladesh When he learns that his dead mother was a djinn commonly known as a genie and that his drunken loutish father is a sitting emissary to the djinns e.g a magician , his whole world is turned inside out Suddenly, and for reasons that totally escape him, his father is found in a supernatural coma, and Indelbed is kidnapped by the djinn and delivered to a subterranean prison Back in the city, his cousin Rais and his family struggle to make sense of it all, as an impending catastrophe threatens to destroy everything they know Needless to say, everything is resting on Indelbed s next move and he s got a new partner to help him the world s most evil djinn. New Read Djinn City [ author ] Saad Hossain [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr An absolute barnstormer of a read, set in Bangladesh This looks on the surface like an urban fantasy novel boy with weird father in crumbling mansion discovers strange supernatural world of djinn, moving into adventure quest Except a the plot diverges wildly from anything you expect, and b it s not only a fantasy, it s simultaneously the darkest possible satire, of Bangladesh, humanity, and the effects of wealth and power Author s previous book, the excellent Escape from Baghdad , is also An absolute barnstormer of a read, set in Bangladesh This looks on the surface like an urban fantasy novel boy with weird father in crumbling mansion discovers strange supernatural world of djinn, moving into adventure quest Except a the plot diverges wildly from anything you expect, and b it s not only a fantasy, it s simultaneousl...I m confused about this Because it started off great, and it s incredibly imaginative, well written, and laugh out loud funny It takes the largely untapped lore of djinn and weaves something incredible out of it Politics, djinn currency, airships, giant sea monsters, dragons, enchanted vases and glasses, and a decent amount of fascinating genetic science the world building gives Harry Po...Love the worldbuilding and plot twists Solid page turner of a novel Though I enjoyed it, be warned that it ends on a major cliffhanger with no sequel in sight.Special note I was sent this book by Unnamed Press I m giving an honest review.I have read a little bit of another djinn series The Bartimaeus trilogy before, which I enjoyed, so I was very excited about this book It was interesting to see the difference between these books and their presentation of djinn mythology, such as who holds the power djinn or humans Djinn City was very lyrically written which I enjoyed and am very familiar with because of my mother s writing It read like poe Special note I was sent this book by Unnamed Press I m giving an honest review.I have read a little bit of another djinn series The Bartimaeus trilogy before, which I enjoyed, so I was very excited about this book It was interesting to see the difference between these books and their presentation of djinn mythology, such as who holds the power djinn or humans Djinn City was very lyrically written which I enjoyed and am very familiar with because of my mother s writing It read like poetry, making the storydramatic and meattached to the world One thing I liked about the world was that there were groups and or factions based upon on the djinn s beliefs I like this because it makes them seem like their own people, since people have differing perspectives on things I was impressed ...Did not finish at 30% through.I hate giving up on books and I ve only done it a few other times, but it took me almost TWO WEEKS to get not even half way through, and I just decided I didn t care any My problem was mainly the excess of word vomit that was the world building Very little happened in the story to the point that I read because the characters spent all their time describing the world and the very complicated politics in the world of the djinns It was all pretty hard to digest, Did not finish at 30% through.I hate giving up on books and I ve only done it a few other times, but it took me almost TWO WEEKS to get not even half ...Wonky last 1 4 definitely just chopped off for a sequelFirst 3 4 are amazing thoughSaad Hossain knocks it out of the park with this, his second novel, a worthy follow up to the excellent Escape from Baghdad This is an epic win a fun, unique fantasy adventure that will appeal to fans of Tim Powers and China Mi ville The enjoyably bonkers plot centres around Indelbed, a forlorn Bangladeshi kid growing up in the questionable care of his decrepit, drunk father They live in a crumbling old house in the chaotic city of Dhaka and Dhaka grows to be a character in its own right Saad Hossain knocks it out of the park with this, his second novel, a worthy follow up to the excellent Escape from Baghdad This is an epic win a fun, unique fantasy adventure that will appeal to fans of Tim Powers and China Mi ville The enjoyably bonkers plot centres around Indelbed, a forlorn Bangladeshi kid growing up in the questionable ...This is an interesting and enjoyable book that builds a fascinating lore while telling a pretty good story There s some humor, but I didn t find it as funny as a lot of reviewers apparently did The biggest knock ...Great fantasy book that doesn t have a single elf dwarf goblin orc or troll in it So refreshing The ending however leads me to believe the author passed out and his editor sent it off for publishing without consulting the author or reading the manuscript.I LOVED this book Until I got about 3 4 through By the time I got almost to the end, it was a disaster, and I am quite unsatisfied with, not only the turn of events, but also how everything just seemed thrown together Plot changes and chara...

Djinn City
  • English
  • 13 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 413 pages
  • 1944700064
  • Saad Hossain
  • Djinn City