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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A new fantasy series set a thousand years before The City of Brass
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"A thrilling, transportative adventure that is everything promised-Chakraborty's storytelling is fantasy at its best." -- R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and The Poppy War
"An exhilarating, propulsive adventure, stitched from the threads of real history, Amina's adventures are the reason to read fantasy." -- Ava...show more
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Loved this swashbuckling adventure featuring a strong woman leader! Lots of rich history and storytelling!
I wanted to love this book. A middle-aged pirate, who is also a mother, doing the best she can, getting lured back into the sea for one last adventure was the story I needed. I enjoyed it but not as much as I hoped. Still, I would recommend it. It has all the good pirate tropes, including sea monsters and double-crosses. It has heart and found family. I didn't connect to Amina as much as I would have liked and remained emotionally detached...read more
This book was recommended to me, and I decided to give it a shot, because it was so different from anything else I've read. I was shocked by how much I enjoyed this story. The first half was a lot of set up, which I struggled with for a while, but once all the set up was done, the story unfolded amazingly. Highly recommend this adventure!
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