The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi: The epic first book in a swashbuckling new fantasy series from the bestselling author of THE CITY OF BRASS (Amina al-Sirafi, 1)

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Combining elements of seafaring adventure, heists, monsters, and more, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi struck me most in its unique and unputdownable voice. Not only is there an unfortunate dearth of both older female characters and mothers in science fiction and fantasy, I also think the tension and challenge of balancing parenthood and one’s career and outside passions—let alone the responsibilities of keeping said offspring housed, fed, nurtured, and loved—is something we don’t see mirrored enough, even though it’s what life looks like for most of the people I know. I don't know if it's because I don't really relate to Amina at all or if the "humor" really is just irksome.

This could totally be fixed in the upcoming books, and it might just be the plan to do that, but for now, it feels like a missed opportunity from my perspective because I do like Amina as a character, and I liked seeing Amina’s affection for her shipmates. Like the best fantasy tales of new and old—Amina Al-Sarafi is here now, and she's always been here and always will be here. Their jobs have frequently ended up going sideways such that improvisation is the norm, rather than the exception. Although I am not Muslim, as a citizen here, seeing daily words here like fajr (fajar in Indonesian means dawn), raja (king in Indonesian), nikah (marriage in Indonesian), Iblis (devil in Indonesian), peri (fairy in Indonesian), and Quran, Inshallah, Masjid, was a refreshing reading experience.But she no sooner starts getting her gang back together, then it becomes pretty clear the assignment is both more dangerous and more supernatural than they expected. First of all, congratulations on the release of your brand-new, much-anticipated fantasy The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi!

Since her debut novel, The City of Brass, was published in 2017, Chakraborty is a name that keeps getting more popularity and recognition with each new book.As though the moment my daughter was laid on my breast, the phrase I would do anything did not take on a depth I could have never understood before. I also believe she took it not only because of the money, but because she loves the see and her ship. On top of looking forward to reading the continuation of Amina al-Sirafi's infamous and scandalous tale, I feel more energized to read The Daevabad Trilogy now. It stands proudly in the canon besides Chakraborty's already titanic City of Brass trilogy, and other fantasy legacies such as R.