Today we’re reading The City of Brass: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy) by S. A Chakraborty for Book Beginnings on Fridays.
Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!
The City of Brass: A Novel* (The Daevabad Trilogy) by S. A Chakraborty
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Summary:
Living in eighteenth-century Cairo, Nahri is a multilingual con woman. She has never had a reason to believe in magic, at least not until she accidentally summons a mysterious djinn warrior named Dara during one of her scams. Now Nahri is forced to reconsider both her beliefs and her place in the world.
This is S. A Chakraborty debut fantasy novel. It is the first of The Daevabad Trilogy.
First Sentence of The City of Brass:
He was an easy mark.
Nahri smiled behind her veil, watching the two men bicker as they approached her stall.
Discussion:
I really like the main character’s voice so far. She’s quite smart and cunning. It’s also set in an interesting time and place, at least at the beginning.
I don’t read a lot of fantasy, but a friend who loves books lent me her copy (Thanks, Shan.) I’m looking forward to reading more.
What do you think? Have you read The City of Brass? Do you think you might enjoy it?
