Is A Master of Djinn Worth Reading?
Ada’s Score
P. Djèlí Clark's debut novel expands his Dead Djinn Universe into a full-length mystery set in a fantastical 1912 Cairo where djinn walk openly among humans following a magical upheaval decades earlier. Agent Fatima al-Sharani of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigates a secret society massacre linked to a supposedly dead sorcerer. Clark fuses hardboiled detective fiction with Egyptian mythology and Afro-diasporic spiritual traditions in a world that feels genuinely invented rather than borrowed. It won the 2022 Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for Best Novel.
“Cairo in 1912 but make it magic — Clark built an entire world I want to live in, one djinn at a time.”
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“Cairo in 1912 but make it magic — Clark built an entire world I want to live in, one djinn at a time.”
Book Details
- Publisher
- Duermevela Ediciones
- Published
- January 1, 2021
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
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Ada’s Score Breakdown
4.5
This breakdown reflects how Ada weighs the book’s strengths and flaws, not aggregated reader data.
Common Questions About A Master of Djinn
- Is A Master of Djinn worth reading?
- Cairo in 1912 but make it magic — Clark built an entire world I want to live in, one djinn at a time. Ada rates it 4.5 out of 5.
- How many pages is A Master of Djinn?
- A Master of Djinn is 448 pages long — around 8–9 hours at an average reading pace.
