They spend some time with Nahri’s apothecary friend Yaqub, but eventually go on their not-so-merry way because Ali finally convinces her that eventually they’ll be discovered, anyway. Perhaps that should have given us an inkling of what was to come, but we’ll get into that a bit later…īecause first, we meet back up with Nahri and Ali, who are alive – and eventually even kind of WELL – in Egypt.
and take a stand for those they once hurt.When Empire of Gold begins, it’s with a doozy of a prologue that finally puts us in Manizeh’s head…and y’all, she is somehow even MORE evil than we thought she was – without going into too much detail, she straight-up offers Nahri’s true, given name to the ifrit, knowing that this will likely lead to her daughter becoming a slave. Seeking support in his mother’s homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.Īs peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.
The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.Īfter a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.īut the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” - Paste Magazine
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