ISBN: 1250267676 9781250267672

Category: Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

Page count: 464

<p><b>Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark goes full-length for the first time in his dazzling debut novel, <i>A Master of Djinn.</i><br></b><br>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.<br><br>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 forty 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.<br><br>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...<br><br><b>A Nebula Award Winner</b><br><b>A Ignyte Award Winner</b><br><b>A Compton Crook Award for Best New Novel Winner</b><br><b>A Locus First Novel Award Winner</b><br><b>A RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner</b><br><b>A Hugo Award Finalist</b><br><b>A World Fantasy Award Finalist</b><br><b>A NEIBA Book Award Finalist</b><br><b>A Mythopoeic Award Finalist</b><br><b>A Dragon Award Finalist<br></b><br><b>Novellas by P. Djèlí Clark</b><br><i>The Black God's Drums</i><br><i>The Haunting of Tram Car 015</i><br><i>Ring Shout</i><br><br><i>The Dead Djinn Universe contains stories set primarily in Clark's fantasy alternate Cairo, and can be enjoyed in any order.</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>