The City of Brass

The City of Brass

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  • Create Date:2021-06-12 09:55:05
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  • Author:S.A. Chakraborty
  • ISBN:0008239428
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Summary

EGITTO, XVIII SECOLO。 Nahri non ha mai creduto davvero nella magia, anche se millanta poteri straordinari, legge il destino scritto nelle mani, sostiene di essere un’abile guaritrice e di saper condurre l’antico rito della zar。 Ma è solo una piccola truffatrice di talento: i suoi sono tutti giochetti per spillare soldi ai nobili ottomani, un modo come un altro per sbarcare il lunario in attesa di tempi migliori。

Quando però la sua strada si incrocia accidentalmente con quella di Dara, un misterioso jinn guerriero, la ragazza deve rivedere le sue convinzioni。 Costretta a fuggire dal Cairo, insieme a Dara attraversa sabbie calde e spazzate dal vento che pullulano di creature di fuoco, fiumi in cui dormono i mitici marid, rovine di città un tempo maestose e montagne popolate di uccelli rapaci che non sono ciò che sembrano。 Oltre tutto ciò si trova Daevabad, la leggendaria città di ottone。 Nahri non lo sa ancora, ma il suo destino è indissolubilmente legato a quello di Daevabad, una città in cui, all’interno di mura metalliche intrise di incantesimi, il sangue può essere pericoloso come la più potente magia。 Dietro le Porte delle sei tribù di jinn, vecchi risentimenti ribollono in profondità e attendono solo di poter emergere。 L’arrivo di Nahri in questo mondo rischia di scatenare una guerra che era stata tenuta a freno per molti secoli。

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Ana

11。06。2021★★★。5That was a pretty solid start to this trilogy。 After that ending, I cannot wait to pick up the second book!Things I liked:- The politics。 The plot of this book doesn't really revolve around a big quest or a fight against evil or anything like the typical YA fantasy tropes。 It focuses on the conflict between different tribes in this really complex and interesting magic world the author created。 And I absolutely loved it! There are no good guys vs bad guys here。 You don't know who y 11。06。2021★★★。5That was a pretty solid start to this trilogy。 After that ending, I cannot wait to pick up the second book!Things I liked:- The politics。 The plot of this book doesn't really revolve around a big quest or a fight against evil or anything like the typical YA fantasy tropes。 It focuses on the conflict between different tribes in this really complex and interesting magic world the author created。 And I absolutely loved it! There are no good guys vs bad guys here。 You don't know who you're supposed to be rooting for。 Honestly, everyone is shitty!- The world。 It's obviously heavily inspired by middle eastern culture and its myths and legends and it's beautiful。- The side characters。 They have depth and are flawed and you keep trying to guess their motives and which side they are on but you never really know and it was great。- The ending and the mystery。 You can definitely tell that this first book is only scratching the surface of what's to come and I can't wait to learn more!Things I disliked:- The pacing。 It was a bit all over the place for me, especially during the first half。- Nahri? Maybe? I honestly don't know how to feel about our main character。 I liked that she's flawed and has a lot of room to grow, which makes me think there's gonna be some serious character development throughout the trilogy and I live for that。 I loved her wit and her self-preservation instincts。 But at the same time, I couldn't really connect with her。 Maybe a bit too generic YA fantasy protagonist?- The exposition。 I was a bit overwhelmed at the beginning, the author really throws us into this world unprepared。 I wish she would have introduced the fantasy elements a lot more seamlessly so I was eased into it instead of getting confused。 。。。more

Antaraagni

I thought I was the only one but the pacing of this book was the biggest turn off。 I loved Nahri's initial setup but once she left for Daevabad, it went downhill。 Enjoyed the carpet flying but all the different groups mentioned and their magical prowess was really confusing。 I wish the author had limited the number of folks we are introduced to。 I had to go back and reread them。 I DNFd the book at that point。 This was the middle of the book。 The 3 stars are for the first part。 I thought I was the only one but the pacing of this book was the biggest turn off。 I loved Nahri's initial setup but once she left for Daevabad, it went downhill。 Enjoyed the carpet flying but all the different groups mentioned and their magical prowess was really confusing。 I wish the author had limited the number of folks we are introduced to。 I had to go back and reread them。 I DNFd the book at that point。 This was the middle of the book。 The 3 stars are for the first part。 。。。more

Davi Lowen

This is a good book with a very different setting。 I liked this different smell of it。

amy

well that was traumatising🙂RTC

Madison

4 🌟 The beginning of this book is so slow that I had to lower the stars, but I am absolutely in love with this story。 The political drama, betrayals, and fantasy world are stunning。 The ending had me gasping, I can't imagine not loving this book。 4 🌟 The beginning of this book is so slow that I had to lower the stars, but I am absolutely in love with this story。 The political drama, betrayals, and fantasy world are stunning。 The ending had me gasping, I can't imagine not loving this book。 。。。more

Sophie💗

Such a good book!!! it was a tiny bit slow at parts and slightly confusing with all the similar names but it really wasn't too distracting and i'm so excited to read the next book! Such a good book!!! it was a tiny bit slow at parts and slightly confusing with all the similar names but it really wasn't too distracting and i'm so excited to read the next book! 。。。more

Maha

ok i’m not going to lie…this book was so confusing at some points, specifically the politics。 not because of the chakraborty’s writing or anything it’s literally just because i would get so wrapped up in the characters that i would be too excited for what was gonna happen next & then read too fast, & then have to go back to make sure i even knew what was going on😭but damn, this is such a beautifully thought out world with such extensive djinn history & fleshed out politics, not too mention how e ok i’m not going to lie…this book was so confusing at some points, specifically the politics。 not because of the chakraborty’s writing or anything it’s literally just because i would get so wrapped up in the characters that i would be too excited for what was gonna happen next & then read too fast, & then have to go back to make sure i even knew what was going on😭but damn, this is such a beautifully thought out world with such extensive djinn history & fleshed out politics, not too mention how exciting it is to see middle eastern culture represented in a book!!! i didn’t expect to get wrapped up in this world as much as i currently am but i can’t wait to read the next books now😩 。。。more

Kinga

Extraordinary。 I have so many conflicting feelings about the story, the characters, shady motives。 So much history and war and some translucent strings barely keeping my thoughts together while I'm trying to piece everything together so I can understand everything at once。Don't let me writing that discourage you。 It's a marvelous story。 So much happens, so much to digest。 I love love LOVE that the characters act like people and not some poorly wirtten heroes in disguise。 Eveyone is morally gray, Extraordinary。 I have so many conflicting feelings about the story, the characters, shady motives。 So much history and war and some translucent strings barely keeping my thoughts together while I'm trying to piece everything together so I can understand everything at once。Don't let me writing that discourage you。 It's a marvelous story。 So much happens, so much to digest。 I love love LOVE that the characters act like people and not some poorly wirtten heroes in disguise。 Eveyone is morally gray, they make mistakes, they love, they kill, they pretend。 I loved eveything in this。 It's a thick book this one and I have a feeling that it barely scrached the surface of all of it can contain, this story。 。。。more

Kirsten

Listened up to 8:43

Ann Rees

4。5 Sad it took me so long to have the time to sit down and properly finish this but I yeah loved it。 Really cool world, really great characters, and Nahri x Dara is my new NOTP because my girl deserves better than him! Can’t wait to pick up the sequel now。

Jan

Couldn't get into it。 Couldn't get into it。 。。。more

Ellie

The sexual tension between Nahri & Dara was beautifully written。 It made me want to have sex with my husband。 I haven’t been in The Mood in a long time。 This book was perfect。 I can’t wait to read the second book!

KawaiiMoogle

I was hesitant to read this after hearing so many conflicted reviews but my book club had it as this month's read and so I was finally pushed into it。 Can't say I regret it。 I like the overall idea in this story and some of the charector's have some real potential。 I will say that there was an overload of information at times that was hard to grasp (Expessiouly names) and I would've liked more work to have gone into some of the charector's relationships, at times it felt rushed then dragged out。 I was hesitant to read this after hearing so many conflicted reviews but my book club had it as this month's read and so I was finally pushed into it。 Can't say I regret it。 I like the overall idea in this story and some of the charector's have some real potential。 I will say that there was an overload of information at times that was hard to grasp (Expessiouly names) and I would've liked more work to have gone into some of the charector's relationships, at times it felt rushed then dragged out。 Anyways I would recommend it but can understand why it's not some people's cup of tea。 。。。more

H。K。J。

I believe my rating for this book may change multiple times because I don’t think I have ever been so。。。conflicted about a book like this。。。First half would be two stars because of the information dump and slow pace, the second-to-last quarter of the book would be a two to three stars, then the final quarter would be maybe a three to four stars。 I don’t know, I think I’ll give the next book a chance。

Sabrina

This book and I have been on a wild ride together that all started when a friend told me to bump the series up on my TBR because it was worth it。 I think I waffled on if it was at least half a dozen times while working my way through this, and I’m still not sure。 I can sum this book up as an ambitious debut that falls into many of the pitfalls of the first book of a trilogy。 The pacing here is atrocious。 The characters are almost too shallow。 The worldbuilding is all over the place - not enough This book and I have been on a wild ride together that all started when a friend told me to bump the series up on my TBR because it was worth it。 I think I waffled on if it was at least half a dozen times while working my way through this, and I’m still not sure。 I can sum this book up as an ambitious debut that falls into many of the pitfalls of the first book of a trilogy。 The pacing here is atrocious。 The characters are almost too shallow。 The worldbuilding is all over the place - not enough and then too much。 There’s hints of a love-triangle that made me want to scream。 A GREAT finale act that couldn’t make up for all the nonsense before。 If I hadn’t been assured that the rest of the series vastly improved, I wouldn’t be continuing。 。。。more

Michelle Rahal

When I say I like close friendships in books, I mean Nahri and Ali。 This would have been 5 stars but the beginning was slow。。。what an ending tho! The world building was fascinating and the characters were complex。 I cannot wait to read the sequel。

Paul Vance

It’s a slow burn but leaves me interested in reading the second🔥

Biddy

COOL。 Very very good。 Starting to love these characters and loving where the story is going。

Liwayway

I was not expecting this… a richly woven tale of magic and djinn and a lore I don’t know enough about but will read the heck out of。 Heroes have dark pasts, villains aren’t really, and everyone is fighting from a place of pain and loss。 Yet we see so much hope for a better future depending on the angle in which you see ancient tribes vying for freedom and wealth。 There are so many miscommunications and mysteries to unpack, and I can’t completely describe what I just read other than the character I was not expecting this… a richly woven tale of magic and djinn and a lore I don’t know enough about but will read the heck out of。 Heroes have dark pasts, villains aren’t really, and everyone is fighting from a place of pain and loss。 Yet we see so much hope for a better future depending on the angle in which you see ancient tribes vying for freedom and wealth。 There are so many miscommunications and mysteries to unpack, and I can’t completely describe what I just read other than the characters are super layered, and the story is both breathtaking and heartbreaking。 Even the guy you don’t root for has utterly logical reasons for his actions。I love Nahri, Dara, Ali, Muntadhir, Jamshid… I don’t even mind the king。 Every character had an emotional function, and I’m here for all of them。 。。。more

Baek Heung Tae

A really unique book in a really unique settings。 I loved the dash of culture and everything。 It's certainly new and never seen before。 A really unique book in a really unique settings。 I loved the dash of culture and everything。 It's certainly new and never seen before。 。。。more

Rafaela Carrilho

Fascinating book。 You can easily get so attached to the story at the point of not stop reading。 I was always surprised by how many chapters I was able to read in one day。

Pam

DNF at 34%

Camille Dupouy

Je n'écris jamais d'avis sur les livres。 Mais la je suis obligée。 Lisez le il en vaut vraiment la peine je l'ai dévoré。 L'intrigue est folle ! Les personnages sont attachants au possible。 Lisez le que la suite soit publiée en français ! Je n'écris jamais d'avis sur les livres。 Mais la je suis obligée。 Lisez le il en vaut vraiment la peine je l'ai dévoré。 L'intrigue est folle ! Les personnages sont attachants au possible。 Lisez le que la suite soit publiée en français ! 。。。more

Esmay Rosalyne

4。5 starsThis is one of the first books I added to my TBR when I discovered BookTube in 2019 and I am so happy that I finally picked it up, because I loved it! The two POV's in this book are Nahri, a young woman living on the streets of 18th-century Cairo, and Ali, a young prince living in the djinn city of Daevabad。 The story kicks off with Nahri accidentally summoning a mysterious djinn warrior, Dara, who (for reasons) decides to take her to the magical city of Daevabad。 She very quickly becom 4。5 starsThis is one of the first books I added to my TBR when I discovered BookTube in 2019 and I am so happy that I finally picked it up, because I loved it! The two POV's in this book are Nahri, a young woman living on the streets of 18th-century Cairo, and Ali, a young prince living in the djinn city of Daevabad。 The story kicks off with Nahri accidentally summoning a mysterious djinn warrior, Dara, who (for reasons) decides to take her to the magical city of Daevabad。 She very quickly becomes entangled in the politics of the city and from there we follow our two main characters as they struggle to stay alive and keep the ones they love protected。 This book is full of magic, political intrigue and interesting and compelling characters。 The setting of this book also sets it apart from so many other fantasy series, because this Middle-Eastern (inspired) world just feels super authentic。 The descriptions are super lush and it is thus very easy to become fully immersed in this book while reading it。 I think Chakraborty made a really good choice in making this a dual POV story, because Ali has lived in Daevabad his whole life and Nahri is only just discovering this new place。 This made it really interesting to see certain situations/characters through these different perspectives。 For example, these two characters both provide very different views on Nahri's 'djinn companion' Dara and therefore you are never quite sure who is seeing the true nature of this character。As for the characters themselves, I think they were all very well written and I could very easily connect to them。 Ali and Nahri are both flawed characters and yet you cannot help but root for both them, even if they are sometimes on opposing sides。 The only thing that kept this from being a five stars for me is the fact that it took me quite a while to fully grasp the history and worldbuilding of Daevabad (and I doubt that I even completely have all the details straight atm)。 There are a few djinn tribes, different magical creatures/beings and this magical world also has quite an intricate and bloody history, which was a bit confusing to me at first。 Eventually I did begin to understand who everyone was (in relation to our main characters) and what their motivations were, but as I said。。。 it took me a while to grasp (which might just be me, idk)。 All in all I really enjoyed this a lot。 The last 100 pages were super intense and when reading that last part I quickly realised how attached I had already become to the characters, because I was quite nervous for them while reading it。 Also, that epilogue was wild and has me super intrigued for book two。 I will definitely be picking that up asap! 。。。more

Jester

3。5/5 - leaning more towards 4Good story, though it took a long time to get through (audiobook)。 The narrator was quite good, don't get me wrong, just the story was kind of slow going。 I look forward to the other 2 books though I'm not jumping to get them right away。 3。5/5 - leaning more towards 4Good story, though it took a long time to get through (audiobook)。 The narrator was quite good, don't get me wrong, just the story was kind of slow going。 I look forward to the other 2 books though I'm not jumping to get them right away。 。。。more

fansof

3。75

Cassandra Sim

*Minor spoilers*The City of Brass is the first in the Daevabad Trilogy and the premise brims with exciting possibilities: a fantasy-adventure where the magical world is based on Arabian/Islamic legends and mythology, starring an independent, clever and resourceful conwoman with a talent for language and healing。 I predicted an indulgent feast of sensations as we are taken through (sometimes on a magic flying carpet) cities of complex and opulent architecture and the beautiful landscapes of the M *Minor spoilers*The City of Brass is the first in the Daevabad Trilogy and the premise brims with exciting possibilities: a fantasy-adventure where the magical world is based on Arabian/Islamic legends and mythology, starring an independent, clever and resourceful conwoman with a talent for language and healing。 I predicted an indulgent feast of sensations as we are taken through (sometimes on a magic flying carpet) cities of complex and opulent architecture and the beautiful landscapes of the Middle Eastern deserts - teeming with fearsome creatures that want to devour anything that moves - as well as an interesting dialogue about morality given the protagonist's human occupation as a thief and a swindler living on the streets prior to discovering her true origins as the last surviving member of a highly-esteemed noble family descended from Suleiman's most trusted djinn companion。 The political intrigue arising from the tribal conflicts of the djinns occupying the city of Daevabad and the surrounding regions, spanning from the Sahara to East Asia, in which they coexist discreetly with their human counterparts, and the tortured history they share, make for an atmospheric tension building up to a violent combustion。 Though this is quite inevitable given the differences in ideologies, values and ethics demonstrated by the colourful cast of characters, all driven by their own motivations, the climax was visceral and unsettling to read (that might just be me though。 However, when I summarized the ending to my friend, his reply was 'what the fuck is going on。 I feel like I was thrown into a shit storm。 Literally' so at least one other person agrees with me)。The worldbuilding of this book and the way the information is relayed to us is a good balance: detailed, descriptive and creative, yet straight to the point, without overwhelming us with too much exposition。 As someone who appreciates diversity, representation, sociocultural insight and clearly defined geography in fiction, especially the fantasy genre, I enjoyed the author's inclusion of real-life cultures in the story and how they are mirrored in the djinn tribes' lifestyle and appearances, corresponding to the region the tribe occupies。 The author is clearly an architectural and cultural enthusiast, going into delightful detail about the hybrid melting pot of designs, styles, aesthetics, languages, customs and traditions that is Daevabad - without detracting from the plot。 In fact, her expositions enrich the plot, which is what all well-written fantasy stories should do, to complete the whole picture。So why am I only giving this book 3 stars? It is because of two things which are just as important as worldbuilding and history lessons, if not more - the pacing of the story and the characters。 I believe that in this case, one affects the other; for the first half of the story, I didn't have a good sense of time and was taken aback by how quickly Nahri, the protagonist, and Dara, the djinn warrior she accidentally summons during a ritual, went from unlikely and unwilling companions who snipe at and judge each other to becoming friends to, of course, falling in love。 Later, it turns out that they spent months together traveling to Daevabad while pursued by ifrit, so on the surface this dramatic development makes sense, except Dara is 14 centuries old and has been harboring prejudice against Nahri's kind for almost just as long。 I'm not sure if a few weeks of witty banter can change this degree of contempt into romance, no matter how attractive you might find the other person to be (also, it's just a great turn-off to me as a reader)。 This is only the first of many reactions or interactions that didn't make sense to me。 The characters (including the couple) are plagued by all manners of hardships, dilemmas and outright horrors that should traumatize them for the hundred years of life most of them can live up to, but they seem to get over it in a matter of chapters。 Except for the occasional pang of guilt or sadness here and there, the characters move on and even enjoy some light-hearted moments later, the altruistic sacrificed of their martyr friends as good as forgotten。 To say that that the surviving cast experience turbulent mood swings is an understatement。 It is quite infuriating。That being said, I am still excited and optimistic about the rest of the series, which I will immediately continue reading; I already have my hands on the next book, and even if the characters might still frustrate me, there are always the magical and architectural elements of the story to count on for enjoyment。 。。。more

Jessica

Chefs kiss *** This was everything I was hoping it to be and more。

Chio

I hated the ending。 But the epilogue was good。 If not for the epilogue I probably would not continue this series。

Bailey Bryant

At the behest of my dearest reading partner, I really really wanted to love this book。 But alas。 It just didn't do it for me。 I can absolutely appreciate how stunning the writing was and how amazing the world-building was, it just never ~clicked~ for me? The beginning is probably 140 pages too long and clunky。 The transitions and journey are too drawn out and then shift too suddenly。 Chakraborty's world-building is UNMATCHED, but so much time was dedicated to that building alone, and I would've At the behest of my dearest reading partner, I really really wanted to love this book。 But alas。 It just didn't do it for me。 I can absolutely appreciate how stunning the writing was and how amazing the world-building was, it just never ~clicked~ for me? The beginning is probably 140 pages too long and clunky。 The transitions and journey are too drawn out and then shift too suddenly。 Chakraborty's world-building is UNMATCHED, but so much time was dedicated to that building alone, and I would've appreciated more time on the characters themselves and their relationships。 I, unfortunately, don't think I'll continue the series, but I hope to love whatever Chakraborty comes up with next。 。。。more