Description
Egypt, 1912: when a baffling death draws Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi into the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she discovers that the boundary between the mortal world and the divine is fraying. In an alternate early twentieth century Cairo alive with clockwork marvels and dangerous magic, Fatma must navigate rampaging ghouls, sharp-tongued assassins, and unsettling supernatural phenomena that hint at something far larger than a single case. As clues accumulate, her investigation reveals a conspiracy with the power to warp time itself—turning every ally, every spell, and every choice into a risk. Blending historical fantasy with detective intrigue, P. Djèlí Clark’s vivid, cinematic storytelling brings themes of justice, belief, and the cost of meddling with forces beyond human understanding to a thrilling, otherworldly adventure.
Available Editions
paperback
Tor Books
Published May 18, 2016
46 pages
ISBN: 9780765389442
Reviews
No ratings yet. Be the first!
No written reviews yet.
Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark.