Nebula Award Best Novel Winner
A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark
Summary
Set in an alternate 1912 Cairo where magic and djinn have returned and Egypt has thrown off colonial rule, the novel follows Agent Fatma of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities as she investigates the murder of a secret brotherhood by someone claiming to be a legendary mystic. Clark mixes detective story momentum with rich steampunk world building and pointed commentary on empire and gender. It is the first novel set in his acclaimed Dead Djinn universe.
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Historical Context & Significance
A Master of Djinn was P. Djèlí Clark's debut novel and grew out of his earlier short fiction set in the same magical alternate Cairo.