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The City of Brass
The Daevabad Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Shannon Chakraborty
- Narrator
- Soneela Nankani
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 8 March 2018
- Run Time
- 19 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Historical adventure fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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‘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
User Reviews
Book 4.5
Narration 4.5
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Right as I thought the story was lulling the action picks up and it ends with a bangahbuggrit 2024-11-14
Details
- Author
- Shannon Chakraborty
- Narrator
- Soneela Nankani
- Duration
- 19 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 March 2018
- ISBN
- 9780008239435
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical adventure fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
- Rating
- 4.5(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
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.
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