and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve. It's a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city's gates. And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid-the unpredictable water spirits-have gifted him. Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she's been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family-and one misstep will doom her tribe. Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad-and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there. Includes bonus material, including recipes, reading group discussions, and an excerpt from The Empire of Gold! Nahri's life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass-'the best adult fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind' (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)-conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.

The kingdom of copper a novel