The City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy)

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DAEVA: The ancient term for all fire elementals before the djinn rebellion, as well as the name of the tribe residing in Daevastana, of which Dara and Nahri are both part. Once shapeshifters who lived for millennia, daevas had their magical abilities sharply curbed by the Prophet Suleiman as a punishment for harming humanity.

It isn't long before the uneasy peace between Daevabad's factions erupts into violence. Nahri, Dara, and Ali have to find a way not only to survive the various political upheavals, but do so in a way that allows them to retain their self-respect and morality—which is no easy task. Now, please tell me if that doesn't sound like the kind of book you'd want to devour in a single day. Chakraborty delivers again with a captivating story of motherhood, faith, friendship, dangerous magic, and hijinks on the high seas. Amina al-Sirafi is now my favorite pirate captain and I’m on board to follow all her adventures."

Invisible to Normals: Ali isn't totally invisible to humans, but they don't notice him unless he makes an effort to get their attention, and it only lasts a moment before they forget he's there.

Master Archer: Dara, full stop. No one else is in his league, though Jamshid also deserves mention as a skilled archer.Before the six tribes of djinn woke to their new reality marked by Suleiman’s curse, daevas lived in a vastly different world. Loose tribes that followed one of the seven kings roamed the desert sands, carried on scorching winds, and vanished into the unseen realms. Worshiped as vengeful or merciful gods among humankind, there was little for which to want. Anything that was wanted could be taken. On May 19, 2020 it was announced [4] that a new production company called Complete Fiction would be developing three new series for Netflix, including The City of Brass. According to S.A. Chakraborty, this had been in the works for over a year [5]. As of now it is being optioned, with no names attached in terms of crew or cast.

Villain Respect: Nahri marching into Ghassan's office and demanding a fair rate of pay (among other things) for her healing work earns his approval. Fisher King: The palace of Daevabad was founded by Nahids and still responds to their emotions, shifting stones and restoring the wall art when Nahri comes to the city. It's also booby-trapped; historically, djinn who tried to remove the Nahid carvings melted into puddles of brass.NASNAS: a venomous creature resembling a bisected human who prowls the deserts of Am Gezira and whose bite causes flesh to wither away.

I know what you are thinking: Yet another mediocre fantasy-fiction trilogy? Do we really need more magical worlds? Earn Your Happy Ending: Spelled out by Dara to Nahri. He dedicates himself to finding all the slave vessels scattered through the world to atone for his crimes during the trilogy and to earn himself the right to reunite with his family in the afterlife. God Guise: One of the things the ifrit did to earn Suleiman's ire was convincing humans to worship them.In the end, history is written by the victors. Language: English Words: 89,094 Chapters: 38/? Comments: 2 Kudos: 4 Hits: 200 The book has two perspectives, one of which is Nahri, who, at the beginning was primarily the kind of MC I love to read about. She was sharp-tongued, independent and a likeable con artist, who makes her living on the streets of Cairo by swindling nobles and also has the ability to sense illness in others and to heal some ailments. I mean, right!? ownvoices Muslim rep!!! in fantasy!!!! which is so so important!!!! (I can’t comment on the rep so I recommend you read May’s ownvoices review!)