Historical Fiction
The City of Brass
2017·532 pages
A young con artist in 18th-century Cairo discovers her djinn heritage, navigating magic and politics in the legendary City of Brass.
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A young con artist in 18th-century Cairo discovers her djinn heritage, navigating magic and politics in the legendary City of Brass.
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"Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty--an imaginative alchemy 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. Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, she's a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the tra...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor sexual content; implied interactions and one brief kiss or make-out scene. Past threat of rape, not descriptive or on-page.
Violence & gore
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Frequent graphic violence, including torture, murder, and war scenes.
Profanity
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Minor profanity with occasional strong language like F-bombs.
Substance use
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Minor depiction of alcohol use, not glamorized or central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor hinted-at gay romance, not central to the plot.
Religious content
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Moderate religious themes with Islamic representation and fanaticism.
Magic & witchcraft
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Frequent fantasy magic with djinn, ifrits, and spellcasting central to story.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central political intrigue and racial tensions between djinn and shafit.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Frequent themes of slavery, human trafficking, and systemic cruelty. Past threat of rape, not descriptive or on-page.
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