The year is 1912, and we follow Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi as she tries to solve a murder mystery. How cool is that? A Dead Djinn in Cairo takes place in, well, an alternate Cairo. Some said even now he traveled the many worlds, sowing chaos wherever he went.” He later disappeared, taking his incredible machines with him. His purpose for doing so-curiosity, mischief, or malice-remained unknown. “It was al-Jahiz who, through mysticism and machines, bore a hole to the Kaf, the other-realm of the djinn. I do believe that the purpose of this novelette is to attain reader’s interest in the character, premise, and definitely world-building, and on these matters, Clark has earned my interest. Now, there’s a lot of limitation put into this novelette, and its short length doesn’t allow many rooms for exploration. Because of that, I decided to give A Dead Djinn in Cairo a try first. Djèlí Clark is highly praised and quite popular right now, but I felt a bit apprehensive plenty of hyped debut novel in bookish social media has disappointed me. A Dead Djinn in Cairo was so interesting seems like I have to give A Master of Djinn a try after all.Ī Master of Djinn by P.
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