01584nam a22003017i 4500 174986 174986 PPAK 20191118164441.0 191118t20172017enkb g 000 1bengod 9780008239404 RM69.90 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 813.6 813.6 CHA G Chakraborty, S. A., 1985- author. (Shannon A. Chakraborty) THE CITY OF BRASS / S.A. CHAKRABORTY London : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017 ©2017 532 pages : maps ; 22 cm rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume Be careful what you wish for...--Cover Among the bustling markets of eighteenth century Cairo, the city's outcasts eke out a living swindling rich Ottoman nobles and foreign invaders alike. But alongside this new world the old stories linger. Tales of djinn and spirits. Of cities hidden among the swirling sands of the desert, full of enchantment, desire and riches. Where magic pours down every street, hanging in the air like dust. Many wish their lives could be filled with such wonder, but not Nahri. She knows the trades she uses to get by are just tricks and sleights of hand: there's nothing magical about them. She only wishes to one day leave Cairo, but as the saying goes... Imaginary places Fiction Jinn Fiction Fantasy fiction Action and adventure fiction ddc B 0 0 PPAK G 2019-11-24 5 2 813.6 CHA A01619824 2025-06-21 02:23:16 2025-05-24 B 0 0 SP G 2019-11-24 4 2 813.6 CHA A01619825 2024-11-24 09:18:00 2024-03-10 B