A Dead Djinn in Cairo, P. Djeli Clark
A Dead Djinn in Cairo, P. Djeli Clark
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A Dead Djinn in Cairo
A Tor.Com Original

Author: P. Djèlí Clark

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2019

Synopsis

"With impeccable inflections and tones, El-Attar's narration embodies the quirky investigator and those who surround her. She personifies both the place and the people, making them come alive. Listeners will imagine they're traversing Cairo through the deep, dark night. This is a perfect listen for those who are short on time but want a thrilling audiobook." — AudioFile Magazine

Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi leads her through the city’s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and plot that could unravel time itself, in P. Djèlí Clark's Tor.Com Original, A Dead Djinn in Cairo.

"Suehyla El-Attar’s narration has the vocal quality of slightly roughened silk, a gorgeously textured pleasure for the ear." -- Locus

About P. Djèlí Clark

Born in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. DJÈLÍ CLARK (he/him) spent part of his childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, the homeland of his parents. He is the author of the novel A Master of Djinn and the novellas Ring Shout, The Black God’s Drums, and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. He has won the Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon Awards. His stories have appeared in online venues such as Tor.com, Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in print anthologies, including Griots, Hidden Youth, and Clockwork Cairo. He is also a founding member of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction and an infrequent reviewer at Strange Horizons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on June 25, 2021

3.5/5 stars A Dead Djinn in Cairo was so interesting; seems like I have to give A Master of Djinn a try after all. A Master of Djinn by P. 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.......more

Goodreads review by Khalid on May 12, 2024

This is my first read from this author and I have to say he has won me over as a solid fan. It's a short steampunk story that fuses Islamic supernatural, paranormal and magical mythology and mysticism that totally blows ones' mind and misconceptions thoroughly. * Firstly, the world-building is quite......more

Goodreads review by Overhaul on July 13, 2022

En "Muerte de un djinn en El Cairo" descubriremos por qué Fatma es la agente más famosa del llamado Ministerio de Alquimia, Encantamientos y Entidades sobrenaturales, y no es ni por su juventud ni por sus impecables trajes. Esta es la primera aventura que Clark escribió ambientada en el Egipto mágic......more

Goodreads review by Sara on August 05, 2020

An alternative Cairo, filled with steampunk Angels, magic and Djinn. A murder mystery with a diverse leading woman who rocks a gentleman's suit and cane. And a wonderfully action filled plot that ricochets between the supernatural and the mysterious. And all neatly written within 50 pages. Honestly,......more

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