Nahri makes her way as a conwoman in the city of Cairo. She does palm reading, reads tea leaves, performs zars to rid people of djinn spirits (in which she does not believe), and has an affinity for healing. She mostly targets Ottoman nobles. Her goal is to save enough money to go to school for healing.
During a zar to remove the djinn from a young girl, Nahri decides to sing in a language she knows from childhood - a language she has never heard anyone else speak - and calls an ancient djinn warrior seemingly out of the air.
Soon, her warrior is leading her across the desert to the city of Daevabad, a city of djinn. He says she is part djinn herself.
I love this series! If you are a fan of fantasy and/or are tired of all fantasy being set in an ancient Europe this is the series you have been waiting for!
Chakraborty, S. A. (2017). The City of Brass. New York: Harper Voyager.
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