6/26/2023 0 Comments The city of brass book 2![]() ![]() Set in eighteenth century Cairo, a city now ruled by the French after a war between the French and Ottoman Empire, Nahri is an orphan who lives by her wits. Was it worth the wait? Yes it was, it is a phenomenal read. I have been desperate to read it, but wanted to have enough time as the writing is small and I know it is a detailed book so it would probably take me a bit longer to read. The City of Brass has been on my shelf for about two years, about the same time I began to read Fantasy Fiction. ![]() She only wishes to one day leave Cairo, but as the saying goes… She knows the trades she uses to get by are just tricks and sleights of hand: there’s nothing magical about them. Many wish their lives could be filled with such wonder, but not Nahri. Where magic pours down every street, hanging in the air like dust. Of cities hidden among the swirling sands of the desert, full of enchantment, desire and riches. Among the bustling markets of eighteenth century Cairo, the city’s outcasts eke out a living swindling rich Ottoman nobles and foreign invaders alike.īut alongside this new world the old stories linger. ![]()
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