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The City Of Brass Paperback – 24 Sep 2018

by S A Chakraborty (Author)

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Discover this spellbinding debut from 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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Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Voyager - GB (24 September 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0008239428
ISBN-13: 978-0008239428
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.3 x 19.8 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 159 g
Average Customer Review: 5 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1724 in Occult Stories
- #1905 in Historical Fantasy (Books)
- #1335 in Men's Adventure Fiction

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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’
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About the Author

S. A. Chakraborty is a speculative fiction writer from Queens whose work has appeared in Crossed Genres, Expanded Horizons, The Future Fire, Fey Visions of the Mediterranean, and Kaleidocast. An organizer with the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers' group, she can be found on Twitter at @SChakrabs. The City of Brass is her first novel.

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Immanuel

Infuriating

3 September 2018

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I'm at a bit of a loss. It's been a while since I read a book that made me as frustrated as this one has. Many of the characters are immature and act in a belligerent manner unbecoming of adults. But it actually does fit the setting and, urgh, that is exactly how people from today would act if they were put in the same situation. So yes, the book is good, the situations are plausible and the characters believable, though many of them are actually unlikable. I don't blame the author, though. Clearly it makes for a more interesting story, but I just can't get rid of the feeling of frustration I got at the end of reading it.

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A rare and wonderful feast of fantasy

19 February 2019

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This is a wonderful book. Beautifully written and cleverly constructed, the detail and complexity of plot and characters will surprise you.

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Good read, interesting new world

31 July 2018

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Solid book, really interesting new world for fantasy. Enjoyed most of the characters, offers a lot more in book 2.

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A story full of magic, intrigue and mystery, I give this under-hyped debut novel a 10/10

12 April 2018

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This is my 2018 book love!!! From start to finish, I absolutely loved this book, I really enjoyed the incredible, magical, fast paced world building as well as the dialogue between the characters we come to meet throughout the story. I also loved the historical aspects of the book and the accurate referencing to King Sulaiman, Djinn (or Daeva), The Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Turkey. With it, the developing story line kept me on the edge of my seat and a few times I thought I managed to predict what will happen next – I was wrong. I also found with this book that it was one of those books I wanted to immerse myself in so much that I took my time to read it – and by the time I got to the end of the story, I just had to pay it a moment of silence before I could go on. Every chapter I was reading, there was something happening, I also loved how well defined the characters were and how each character made you question your loyalty in the book (whose side are you on in this new, political world).

An historical/urban fantasy suitable to older YA and adult readers – a story full of magic, intrigue and mystery, I give this under-hyped debut novel a 10/10 and I really can’t wait for the next instalment!!!

Publisher: Harper Voyager

- Annie

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Keith Frampton

Very good but...

7 January 2018

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City of Brass is a very good opening to a new fantasy series. I enjoyed the book and will probably read the next one. However, it wasn't perfect for me.
Pros include excellent world building, a less common setting (middle eastern & Arabic legends based although other people use it as well such ass Sami Shah and Saad Hossein to name two), an outstanding main feisty female character, easy to read the writing, and most character motivations that I could accept.
Cons? The pacing is quite uneven, for example, there is a very l-o-o-o-n-g chase sequence but later the same amount of action/time is in too few words. The ending is very unsatisfying with no significant plot threads finalised and more added even on the last page! I appreciate it is book one but as a reader, I need some whole threads. There are some significant later scenes, events, and character actions that appear out of context and nothing before or after provides any background or framework for accepting or understanding.
So, overall, for me a good to very good book but not excellent.

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