The New York Times bestseller. One of the best books of the year according to Amazon.com, Library Journal, Vulture, The Verge, SYFYWire. Best book of the month by The Amazon Book Review. One of the top ten fantasy books of the year according to Vulture. Finalist for the British Fantasy Award, Locus, World Fantasy Award, Compton Crook Award, Imaginaire. Nari lives in 18th century Cairo, making a living through petty theft. She doesn't believe in magic, but she understands any language, and her wounds heal by themselves. Disbelief makes her careless, and a ritual song, carelessly sung in a language Nari does not know, summons a powerful djinn. Legends do not lie. Magic exists. As do demonic ifrits and ghouls. There exists Devaabad, hidden from human eyes— the city of six tribes of djinn, where the djinn Dara carries her on a flying carpet to save her from death. There, amidst a web of court intrigues and conspiracies, Nari will uncover the secret of her origin. A secret that could unleash war and destroy the Brass City. Visit "The Brass City" by Shannon A. Chakraborty, whose alchemical imagination creates a world where the future of the magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a heroine without a past, possessing mysterious abilities. "The best fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind." — Sabaa Tahir "Even a few pages will enchant you with their magic." — Robin Hobb "The book is an extravagant feast, spicy, bloody, breathtakingly magical yet completely believable." — Laini Taylor "Lyrical... Knowledge of Middle Eastern history, its culture and folklore reflects in the fast-paced plot, vivid characters, and beautifully constructed world." — Library Journal "The book is an invitation for the reader to visit an impossibly distant world, brought closer to us through fantastic imagery." — New York Times Book Review
