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A Master of Djinn

By: P. Djèlí Clark
Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
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Summary

WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL, 2022

WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL

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 50 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.

©2021 P. Djèlí Clark (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

Clever, wickedly fun . . . with an excellent balance of humour and heart. I loved it (S. A. Chakraborty, author of CITY OF BRASS)
A magical voice with a brilliantly unique setting, it will keep you completely enthralled (Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDON)
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 (Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of THE CALCULATING STARS)

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Fabulous!

This is rather wonderful, Fatima is a a great protagonist and her friends and new partner are lovable in their own way. The only slight downside is Fatima acting stupidly to stretch out the plot and not seeing things are should be obvious.

Narration was excellent.

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An enjoyable read

I have just finished A Master of Djinn and I really enjoyed it, especially the references to Cairo. I wasn’t particularly interested in the many descriptions of the different outfits that Fatima was wearing but I guess this would appeal to others. The narrator was very good, I really enjoyed listening to her. I was a bit confused at times because the author referred to a previous encounter with Angels and The Clock of Worlds. This left me thinking that there was a previous story, but this was book 1. When I looked in Audible I could see that there was book 0.5 and 0.7 but they were short stories and I only tend to spend credits on long ones. That aside, this was an enjoyable read.

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A decolonial fantasy, with magic

I really enjoyed this story. The world is immersive and rich, and the characters entertaining. The performance was just right for the story and brought this thriving magical metropolis to life beautifully - though the emphasis on some words sometimes felt a little different from how I'm used to! One of the characters has an English accent and as a British person myself it felt like the performance was a bit "off" for them, but this was minor issue for an otherwise very good audiobook.

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About time!

This is the first time I've listened to this author and I was thrilled at the world and characters she has built.

Action packed, thoughtful and clever plot with really interesting characters.

The Narrator was excellent! She brought the book to vivid colourful life.

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urban fantasy murder mystery adventure in Cairo

So fun, cool and great. Superb performance and narration. Great story and plot, great characters and tons of representation. And a good few laughs as well as more serious parts. What more do you want from an urban fantasy murder mystery adventure in Cairo?

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A good but not great fantasy adventure

A well written fantasy adventure with lack-lustre pacing and mystery. Overall I struggled to finish it but thought the world was really well formed (a little heavy handed sometimes) and the writing quality was good and the narrator easy on the ear.

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Disapointing

The idea is interesting, Kair an Dzins. I also love that the progonist is non cisnormative woman. But the płot is uninteresting, very simple and boring.
Vaste of time and money.

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tip top

I love the way Suehyla gives life to the caracters and the story is really exciting

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Not a steampunk fan, but enjoyed

It was a fun romp. For me, it did some of the regular steampunk things that turn me off — perhaps an over-reliance on environment and gadgets, genre convention, and one-liners where I’d have preferred more character depth and poetry. But that said, I found the core characters deep enough, and they got me emotionally engaged. I genuinely respect this work for subverting the glorification of empire and the romanticism of everything Victorian. I’d love to see steampunk evolve more in this direction, in which I’d be able to stomach more if it. With this story, I bought it, and could willingly join in the fun.

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slow start ...good end

I almost gave up, but kept going and was rewarded by a stronger 2nd half. The character development and world building would swim me into the next volume. The narrator took some getting used to, but as with the story she finds her pace by midway and seems to be enjoying it as much as us by the end.

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