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    The Kingdom of Copper: A Novel

    By S. A. Chakraborty

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    S. A. 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.

    Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. 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.

    Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. 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..

    Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. 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. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried.

    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. It’s a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . . 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 22, 2019
    ISBN9780062678157
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    S. A. Chakraborty

    Shannon Chakraborty is the author of the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling Daevabad Trilogy. Her work has been translated into over a dozen language and nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Instagram and Twitter as @SAChakrabooks.

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    • 5/5
      4.5 Stars

      dragging but the finale redeemed it ! theres too much pov’a for ali and nahri and that attack at finale was a little weak for dara side of story. i mean hes the afshin he can do more than that to control the situation and Ali on towards ending having poor development on his characters side!
    • 2/5
      Djinns aren’t real people and the author can’t make real characters
    • 5/5
      One of the best new fantasy series in awhile
    • 5/5
      In one word: scheming.Second book of the trilogy, with the magic and intrigue of palace life continuing. Nahri seems to have accepted her lot in her new life: she acquiesces... until she doesn't!Third book awaits!
    • 5/5
      This story is a delight and I can't wait to dive into the final book in the series. The author really stepped up the tension in book 2, creating so many twists and adds to the lore, I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. The world-building is incredible and I'm invested in all characters. If you love mythology, fairy tales, fantasy, political intrigue, characters coming into their own, and a bit of romance, you'll probably adore this book.
    • 5/5
      Simply fantastic ! Started and couldn’t put it down !
    • 5/5
      My favorite of the series! I love Nahri's adventures especially and Ali became a lot less of a stick in the mud.
    • 5/5
      My God that was good. The magic, the characters and the atmosphere. The political plots! The villains! And the lore, the lore makes it all perfect.
    • 5/5
      I am loving this story.cant put it down..on to book three!.....
    • 3/5
      The author returns to her fantasy Middle East with the 2nd book in the series. For me, it started out in an unfortunate way, as she undid the shocking ending of book 1. That did not sit well, I wanted to throw the book away at that point. Unfortunately, most of this book continues to show that all of her characters are frozen just as they are, completely unable to change in any way. There's going to be a revolution and the revolution is mostly caused by this unwillingness to change, adapt or learn to relate to others. This isn't all bad, her setting is very interesting and so are the characters, but the plot was a foregone conclusion from the start.
    • 3/5
      Another longer than necessary volume, though it didn't drag quite as much as the first, however, no one seems to have learned much from mistakes as this is a continuation of them and the consequences grow. But all the view point characters are still with us.
    • 4/5
      I should have waited. I should have waited until Book Three was almost here before I read this one. Because that ending resets the game board AGAIN and I am not sure that I can wait a year to find out the endgame. Who lives? Who dies? How the hell does this end well for anyone? I am going to be on tenterhooks for at least a year—probably more since there's a 95% chance they won't do ARCs of the finale and it may take Chakraborty longer to write and get right, anyway.

      So. Good.

      If you're a fan of sweeping epic fantasy, you need to read this series.
    • 5/5
      The second book of the Daevabad Trilogy. Nahri continues to hone her skills as Banu Nahida (healer) and dreams of rebuilding the hospital built by her people centuries earlier. She plans to open the hospital to the people of all the tribes of the city. In this way she hopes to end the continual mistrust and aggressions between the tribes. However; factions from some of the tribes, from inside and outside the city, have very different plans. I love this series. This one ended with cliffhangers in multiple storylines. Ugh-- now the wait for the final book begins.
    • 5/5
      I have lost all sense of proportion over this series: I'm enjoying it too much to be judgemental (except when it comes to Dara YE GODS WHAT IS HE THINKING). The Kingdom of Copper is another explosive, richly-imagined slice of djinni politics and magical world-building - and it's not shy of asking oh-so-relevant questions. Can a society move on from past injustices to take a new, inclusive, fairer shape – in the face of resistance from traditionalists? Can peace be forged in spite of atrocities by modern-day extremists? What acts can we forgive in the name of the greater good? Forget whether the ends justify the means – can we even agree what ends are acceptable? This is thoughtful, sometimes provocative fantasy for our times. I can’t wait to see what answers it provides in its final instalment.Although I dearly hope it includes Nahri telling Dara to get back in his bottle because she's had quite enough of his toxic attitudes.Full reviewI received a free copy in exchange for an honest review, but I'll be buying a paperback too - I want this trilogy on my physical shelf.
    • 5/5
      This is far superior to the first book , I love my court intrigue.
    • 4/5
      This book is much more than simply a Fantasy tale. It is a far-reaching discourse on prejudice, political manipulation, abuse of power, and the everlasting cycle of wars that the world appears to be unable to break. You can view this book as dealing with conflict on a regional basis or on a global scale; the parallels are there and are applicable everywhere.The personal interest is maintained by having well rounded characters from every faction involved. Chakraborty used these characters well to inform the reader of the views of people in each faction. She also uses their personal relationships and feelings to portray the struggle of individuals tied up in undesirable situations not of their making. The sad thing I see is the repeating ebb and flow of cruelty and war in the book reflected in the real world with us currently witnessing the resurgence of behaviours and attitudes that we thought were stopped for good seventy-five years ago.
    • 5/5
      Very good follow up to the first book that takes place 5 years later. The main characters are still has interesting, but would have taken more details about the new characters introduced.
    • 5/5
      I knew this was going to end with another doozy of a cliffhanger, so I can't be mad, but UGH! I hate that I have to wait for another year to get the conclusion to this story. I love these characters and the world that S.A. Chakraborty has created is so rich and beautiful I hate to close the cover or hit stop on the audiobook because I don't want to leave Daevabad. I don't want to say goodbye, or even see you later, to Nahri or other characters I cannot name because *SPOILERS*.Seriously, I can't think of anything else to say that doesn't risk major spoilers for either the first book or this one, so all I can say is read it. You won't be sorry. The prose is gorgeous. The characters are multidimensional, and I want to open the book up and start all over again. The audiobook is also done very well. I wasn't a huge fan of the narrator on the first book, but I find that she is growing on me.
    • 4/5
      After the tumultuous events of The City of Brass, the main characters are dispersed. Alizayd is exiled. Nahri is married. And Dara is dead . . . or is he?I found this second volume of the series just as interesting and engaging as the first. Often, the second book in a trilogy ends on a cliffhanger, but I found the ending of this book satisfying. There are, of course, loose ends to be tied up in the next book, but there's definitely a compete story arc here. If you enjoyed the first book, don't hesitate to read the second.
    • 5/5
      Book 2 of this series picks up several years after City of Brass as we follow the story from the viewpoints of the different main characters. This reminded me of a cross between Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead with enough politics, intrigue, and a body count to match. It was at times relentlessly grim with moments of lightness as we hit that ending that shatters their world. I can’t wait to see how the author wraps this one up in book 3! Now I need to lie on the floor and have puppies jump all over me to recover from this!
    • 5/5
      The story is powerful; I like how it was presented. Good job writer! If you have some great stories like this one, you can publish it on Novel Star, just submit your story to hardy@novelstar.top or jo
    • 3/5
      Fall 2021 (October);
      ~ Rating: 3.5, but no round up

      I absolutely shouted in joy when we got our third POV person in this book.

      I have to admit this book wandered more than I expected it to, and I found myself in a lot of problems with the book's time jump. Not specifically with the jump itself, but with the writing that made the characters act like they didn't have five years of history between their current placement and the end of the last book. History not existing between people, and things people never said or did or heard about that didn't make any sense.

      I was disappointed to realize it was only "one other child" with the Nahid blood, because the other way would have made far sounder political sense. Two people is easy to kill, but a collective of hidden Nahid's you don't know who are would be much harder to hide and much harder to kill out entirely, again. Especially when you're talking about saving a race of people, not just a brother and a sister. I do appreciate who it was (and in that, I hope we get his being *very angry* next book about being put through so much pain and trauma by those who knew he could heal it in seconds basically).

      Dara remains the character I'm most invested in and I spend a lot of time, wince-worthily, feeling like I'm watching someone so used to the domestic abuse situation they've been stuck in that they don't know how to get out it, not when they dream of more, and not even remembering to fight back when they are treated as an object to be owned.

      I'm really hoping that this book is not heading us toward actually being the love triangle I would expect a normal YA book to have already taken us to/through in books one. And yet? We got several more uses of "my friend" used by each about the other, ~~but~~ also now Ali has started fumbling, blushing, and pointing out how beautiful Nahri is, while constantly reminding himself he's thinking jealously about his brother's wife. #sigh

      There's so much more here, too. I was right about Manizah and Kaveh. My heart ached for Nisreen, but I still felt like somehow Nahri & Nisreen's relationship hadn't changed at all from the end of book one to five years later, given Nahri still never chose to confide in her or trust her any more than in the last book. I love that we got to see 3 more of the surviving Djinn. It was a little surprising to see Kaveh's cruelty parallel and match so perfectly with Ghassan.

      I'm still on the fence about whether to read book 3, so we'll see in time.
    • 5/5
      I adore these books. If you have ANY healthy interest at all in the Muslim world, you will probably love them too. Most other fiction I'm reading at the moment pales in comparison. I am VERY sad that I'm already 2 / 3 of the way through the trilogy.