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A Master of Djinn: THE NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARD-WINNER de P. Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn: THE NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARD-WINNER

Autor P. Djèlí Clark
Notă:  3.00 · o notă - 1 recenzie 
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 aug 2021

'Clever, wickedly fun . . . with an excellent balance of humour and heart. I loved it' S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass

Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she's certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer.

So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, Al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world fifty years ago when he opened up the veil between the magical and mundane realms, before vanishing into the unknown. This murderer claims to be Al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. His dangerous magical abilities instigate unrest in the streets of Cairo that threaten to spill over onto the global stage.

Alongside her Ministry colleagues and a familiar person from her past, Agent Fatma must unravel the mystery behind this imposter to restore peace to the city - or face the possibility he could be exactly who he seems . . .

P. Djèlí Clark is the winner of the Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards and has been shortlisted for the Hugo Award.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780356516882
ISBN-10: 0356516881
Pagini: 392
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Orbit
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Victor Tanasa a dat nota:

Fun, but a bit too cartoonish for my tastes. The worldbuilding is quite interesting, but the plot, characters and dialogue (most of all) let it down a bit. There's a line that went something like "It's a djinn thing, you wouldn't get it", which I found rather childish, especially after reading le Carré for a month.

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Clever, wickedly fun . . . with an excellent balance of humour and heart. I loved it
A magical voice with a brilliantly unique setting, it will keep you completely enthralled

A Master of Djinn has all the tricky twists I want in a police procedural and all the djinns, magic and wonder I want from fantasy
A Master of Djinn is everything you might expect from Clark: cinematic action, a radical reimagining of real history, and magic on every page. I loved it
With this fantastic feat of postcolonial imagination, Clark reconfigures history with a keen, critical eye toward gender, class and imperialism. Meanwhile, the colourful prose and thorough worldbuilding allow readers to truly enter this imagined world. An epic tale of magic and mystery, this is sure to wow
An engaging mystery with a wonderful mix of the fantastic and the mundane, chain-smoking crocodile gods, stuffy marid librarians, and a brilliant heroine with a dashing bowler
Clark deftly explores colonialism and the history of Cairo with an immersive setting that acts as another character in this delightful combination of mystery, fantasy and romance
A tremendously fun book. Between the engaging writing and the intriguing plot, it was basically impossible to put down
Refreshingly different; a well-plotted mystery filled with engaging characters, presented with a lightly humorous touch
A tonic of fast moving urban fantasy