A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn, #0.5)
by P. Djèlí Clark
Egypt, Cairo, Djinn, ghuls, sorcerers, magic, airships, gas light, aerial trams… steampunk plus electricity. An investigator looks into the suspicious death of a djinn and follows traces through a magical Cairo.
“Fatma was born into the world al-Jahiz left behind: a world transformed by magic and the supernatural. […] Egypt now sat as one of the great powers, and Cairo was its beating heart.“
https://www.tor.com/2016/05/18/a-dead-djinn-in-cairo/
The setting of this story made me home-sick for Cairo! Or whatever you call it for a city I lived in for six years…
This was fun! Plot driven, not much character development — not an easy task anyway for such a short novelette — although I did like Fatma. Good action scenes and sleuthing, interesting setting. Potential for a lot more. Onwards to the next two stories/novelettes, in preparation for reading Clark’s first full-length novel next month.
Cathy's Reading Bonanza 
I was a bit worried whether this would be too technical or generally difficult to get into. I’m having a bit of book brain fog these days. But looks like this was short and fun after all!
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It wasn‘t hard to get into at all. Easy and entertaining.
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