The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (2017)
Fiction | Historical Fantasy
Blurb:
“Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles. Continue reading