The City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy)

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ALIZAYD, the king’s youngest son, given to the Citadel as a child to be trained as Muntadhir's future Qaid Daevabad is the melting pot of several djinn tribes and has a bloodied history of its own. Established by the Daeva tribe (who happen to be Nahiri’s ancestors), it was overthrown by the Qahtani’s of the Geziri tribe many centuries ago. The two tribes have been living together begrudgingly ever since. Thrown in the mix are the human half-bloods, Shafits, who live a poor and desperate life in this city. At the start of the story, Ali finds himself embroiled in city politics much against the will of his father, King Ghassan. Nahiri’s arrival to Daevabad further complicates matters.

Manizheh proves to be worse than Ghassan. She's far from a model parent to her long-lost daughter and son, completely ignores their wishes, and uses the safety of one to manipulate the other. Nahri does this to herself as part of bluff against the peris. She is rewarded with Suleiman's seal and the power to literally reshape Daevabad.That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.'" Dara is haunted by his little sister Tamima's brutal death. The mention of it serves as a Berserk Button for him. Famed In-Story: Dara. To the djinn he's the monstrous Scourge of Qui-Zi & The Dreaded, while to the Daevas he's a heroic and romantic figure who fought to free their tribe from foreign rule. Arranged Marriage: Ghassan plans to unite the Qahtanis and Nahids by marrying Muntadhir to Nahri. Both decide to be pragmatic about the situation. At the end, they happily burn their marriage contract and become Amicable Exes.

It isn't long before the uneasy peace between Daevabad's factions erupts into violence. Nahri, Dara, and Ali have to find a way not only to survive the various political upheavals, but do so in a way that allows them to retain their self-respect and morality—which is no easy task. The books center on Nahri, a Cairo-based con artist who uses strange abilities she doesn’t really question to swindle people. Nahri doesn’t know anything of the magical world that lives right alongside her own, but when she accidentally draws the attention of a djinn (a powerful fire elemental) named Dara, she is swept into a journey to the city of Daevabad, a gleaming place where the various magical nations of the world come together to live in an enormous, beautiful metropolis.

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Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. Though Nahri is finding peace in the rhythms of her old home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior, are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Among other awards and nominations which will be added here soon, the Daevabad series was nominated for a Hugo Award, a 2021 Best Series finalist. [2] DAEVA: The ancient term for all fire elementals before the djinn rebellion, as well as the name of the tribe residing in Daevastana, of which Dara and Nahri are both part. Once shapeshifters who lived for millennia, daevas had their magical abilities sharply curbed by the Prophet Suleiman as a punishment for harming humanity. Spurning Dara's warning of the treachery surrounding her, she embarks on a hesitant friendship with Alizayd, an idealistic prince who dreams of revolutionizing his father's corrupt regime. All too soon, Nahrilearns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics.That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences. In Daevabad, within gilded brass walls laced with enchantments and behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments run deep. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, her arrival threatens to ignite a war that has been simmering for centuries.

The Daevabad Trilogy is a trilogy of fantasy novels by S.A. Chakraborty, based on Middle Eastern folklore and legend. It begins with Nahri, a young con-woman living in 18th-century Cairo, who possesses a mysterious ability to sense illness and injury. While conducting what she believes is a sham zar to "exorcise" a mentally-disabled girl, Nahri accidentally summons a real djinn named Darayavahoush. She learns that she is actually the lost scion of the Nahids, the rightful rulers of the world of djinn—which is real, and ruled from the city of Daevabad. After a perilous journey, Nahri has to navigate a complex web of political intrigue. Daevabad is no longer ruled by her family but the Qatahnis, and the city is maintained in a state of tense, very technical peace that is constantly undermined by tribal rivalries and the oppression of the part-human shafit. The king's second son, Alizayd, conducts what he thinks is a secret life trying to help the shafit. He and Nahri form a tense, tentative friendship at the behest of his manipulative father, Ghassan.This could and would have been a 5-star read for me had it not been for that incredibly slow start all the way through almost the end of the book. Alone in the desert night, Ali learns some new things about himself and his dear friend Lubayd. Language: English Words: 3,935 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 5 Kudos: 22 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 276