A Master of Djinn

Wow that was good! Intelligent, well told and fascinating.This is an amazing story, part historical fiction, part detective story, part urban fantasy, part full on epic fantasy. It is a story with really great characters (who I really hope to read about again soon) in a complex and fascinating world that really holds a critical mirror up to our own. While I have been told that this book can be read on its own - I did not find this to be the case, I do strongly recommend reading the novellas in the series first:• [b:The Haunting of Tram Car 015 36546128 The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.3) P. Djèlí Clark https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1537226167l/36546128.SY75.jpg 58277622] : Not vital to the central plot, but a great introduction to this very complex world and to two very good characters. Also it is just a really great story on its own merit.• [b:A Dead Djinn in Cairo 29635542 A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.1) P. Djèlí Clark https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1459173382l/29635542.SX50.jpg 49993780] : I really feel you must read this one before the novel as it introduces some very key features as well as the main character of the novel. I had started the novel first, got confused with certain references and then went back and read this story which cleared things up.• [b:The Angel of Khan el-Khalili 57888459 The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.2) P. Djèlí Clark https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1619663376l/57888459.SY75.jpg 90689051] : This is skippable, but is very short and adds great atmosphere.I'm going to seriously miss this world and these characters - here's hoping for a sequel soon!