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The Kingdom of Copper: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy)
912 pages
A lush, treacherous plunge into a magical city where every alliance is fragile and every secret carries a deadly price.
What it feels like
Stepping back into this world feels like entering a gilded cage where the air is thick with incense and unspoken threats. The narrative weaves a steady, simmering tension, balancing the claustrophobia of court politics with the expansive, unforgiving magic of the desert. It is a deeply atmospheric experience, wrapping the reader in lush, sensory prose while constantly tightening the emotional screws. The shifting perspectives create a tapestry of conflicting loyalties and moral compromises, making every victory feel hard-won and every betrayal deeply personal. Readers who crave intricate world-building, complex character dynamics, and the slow, inevitable build toward an explosive reckoning will find themselves completely consumed by this treacherous, beautifully crafted middle chapter.
- Mood
- simmering
- atmospheric
- treacherous
- gilded
- Tone
- dramatic
- tense
- earnest
- sweeping
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- political maneuvering · burden of legacy · shifting loyalties · survival and adaptation · consequences of rebellion
- The writing
- Lush, immersive, and richly sensory, grounding epic magical conflicts in deeply human textures.
- The arc
- Begins in isolated desperation and simmering resentment, slowly building toward an explosive, world-altering confrontation.
- Who it's for
- Fans of intricate court politics, morally gray characters, and expansive, culturally rich fantasy worlds.
Content notes
- violence
- political oppression
- trauma
- blood
- death
About the book
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.
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