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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
600 pages
A thrilling, magic-infused maritime adventure about the irresistible, dangerous lure of coming out of retirement for one last legendary heist.
What it feels like
This swashbuckling fantasy reads with a brisk, adventurous momentum, plunging the reader into a world of magic, mayhem, and ancient mysteries. The narrative balances a wry, scandalous tone with the genuine emotional weight of a mother weighing her family's future against the intoxicating pull of her legendary past. As the stakes escalate from a simple reunion with an old crew to a perilous brush with sorcerers and forbidden artifacts, the atmosphere grows increasingly high-stakes and steeped in supernatural dread. The prose is lively and mythic, perfectly capturing the thrill of a final, glorious quest. It is a delight for anyone who loves epic maritime adventures centered on unapologetic, seasoned heroines who refuse to fade quietly into retirement.
- Mood
- thrilling
- magical
- high-stakes
- nostalgic
- Tone
- adventurous
- wry
- epic
- daring
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the pull of past glory · motherhood and legacy · the price of power · supernatural temptation
- The writing
- Action-packed and steeped in mythic grandeur, balancing scandalous wit with the weight of ancient mysteries.
- The arc
- Moves from the quiet resignation of a retired life to the thrilling, high-stakes temptation of reclaiming one's legendary past.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave swashbuckling magical adventures centered on older, unapologetic heroines balancing family with a thirst for glory.
Content notes
- supernatural elements
- demonic encounters
- peril and high-stakes risk
About the book
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries, and one woman's quest to seize a final chance at glory.
A pirate of infamy and one of the most storied and scandalous captains to sail the seven seas. Amina al-Sirafi has survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But when she's offered a job no bandit could refuse, she jumps at the chance for one final adventure with her old crew that will make her a legend and offers a fortune that will secure her and her family's future forever. Yet the deeper Amina dives the higher the stakes.
For there's always risk in wanting to become a legend, to seize one last chance at glory, to savour just a bit more power.and the price might be your very soul.
Description from Open Library.
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