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Fantasy · Young adult · Literary

The City of Brass

by S. A. Chakraborty

4.0 out of 5, from 648 ratings from Hardcover readers

Nahri survives as a con artist in eighteenth-century Cairo, until a ritual she thinks is a trick summons a djinn warrior. He takes her to Daevabad, a hidden city where old feuds and royal politics are waiting. First in the Daevabad trilogy.

First published
2017
Pace
Medium
Length
Long
Pages
532
Format
Book 1 of 3 in The Daevabad Trilogy
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Read this if you like fantasy built on dense politics, rival peoples and a richly drawn Middle Eastern setting.

Skip this if you want a fast-moving plot, since the first half spends a lot of time on court intrigue and world detail.

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Content warnings

  • Violence
  • Death
  • Slavery
  • Prejudice
  • War

Also reported by Hardcover readers:

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault

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