I mean we are talking about the land of The Arabian Nights!Ĭhakroborty has done her research and borrowed heavily from Islamic and Eastern mythology. It’s really refreshing to read a fantasy fiction that takes on a significant and surprisingly unrepresented population. So if you didn’t catch earlier, Daevabad Trilogy is based in the Middle-East and Central Asia. Cursed lakes, magical weapons, flying boats, enchanted palaces abound. The landscape moves from the crowded, dusty streets of French Cairo to the swampy, hazy quarters of Daevabad. The magic of this world isn’t charming or cute, it pulses with energy and danger. It’s teeming with smokin’ djinns, cold ghouls, peris (winged creatures) and water spirits. Politics, palace intrigue, and magic are amped to a whole another level and if I share more, I will give the plot away.Ĭhakraborty takes the charms of Arabia and superimposes on it a magical world that is beautiful yet scary. We find our three main characters, Nahiri, Ali and Dara, leading different paths. The Kingdom of Copper takes over after the dramatic events of the first novel. The purpose of the first novel is to set the stage for the characters and the politics of Daevabad. Nahiri’s arrival to Daevabad further complicates matters. At the start of our story, Ali finds himself embroiled in city politics much against the will of his father, King Ghassan. Thrown in the mix are the human half-bloods, Shafits, who live a poor and desperate life in this city. Established by the Daeva tribe (who happen to be Nahiri’s ancestors) it was overthrown by the Qahtani’s of the Geziri tribe many centuries ago, the two tribes living together begrudgingly ever since.

He tells Nahiri of her magical origins and takes her on a reluctant journey to Daevabad, the magical city the djinns call home. Meanwhile, in Daevabad, Prince Ali from the ruling house of Al Gezira, finds himself torn between his socialist ideals and his father’s politics.ĭaevabad is the melting pot of several djinn tribes and has a bloodied history of its own.

In The City Of Brass, Nahiri, an orphaned hustler/healer living in the streets of Cairo accidentally summons a handsome brooding djinn, Dara. Here are the 8 reasons why should read it! And I can’t wait for the third book – Empire of Gold that comes out in 2020. The 2019 sequel The Kingdom of Copper cemented my love for The Daevabad Trilogy. The City of Brass was one of my top reads in 2018. And yes, we always need more magical worlds!

No, we don’t need more mediocre trilogies (this is anything but that). I know what you are thinking, “Yet another mediocre fantasy-fiction trilogy? Do we really need more magical worlds?”!

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