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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Unfortunately, the woman really leaves her without much of a choice and when riches beyond Amina's wildest imaginations are dangled in front of her, she agrees. One more mission. The sense of place Chakraborty has conjured is one of the novel’s signal achievements. Her research on the politics of the Indian Ocean in the 12th century is evident throughout, and there is plenty of adroit commentary on class conflict, piety, warfare and gender politics, particularly how these things are perpetuated through myth and storytelling. But there is also the fulfilled promise of a good time. Before we start, how are you all doing? I hope you had a wonderful weekend and got some reading and relaxing done. PDF / EPUB File Name: Adventures_of_Amina_al-Sirafi_-_Shannon_Chakraborty.pdf, Adventures_of_Amina_al-Sirafi_-_Shannon_Chakraborty.epub Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing!

I received an ARE of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi from Harper Voyager (well, my book goddess secured this particular treasure for me) in return for a fair review. Thanks, dear, and thanks HV. When I read Amina's tale for the first time, I felt that stirring. That behemoth feeling in the deep that this is a tale that's more real than fiction, more muchness than just a fable told to mimic the 1100s Indian Ocean tales for a 2020s audience.I think we need some more details on what happened between Amina and Asif. I’m getting the feeling she killed him, but I’m not sure if it was a mercy killing or retribution for something he did. Ultimately, I think Amina would never regret saving the life of a young girl so I think she made the right choice.

I am not distracted,” I insisted. “I am murderously focused.”And just like that, I fell in 💕lurve💕. It’s starting off strong! I find that I really enjoy Amina’s religious observance, I think it makes the book a little more immersive right off the bat. I’ve been in a real book hangover ever since finishing A Day of Fallen Night and I think this is going to be the book that frees me! Determined to succeed, Amina assembles a team of her old colleagues, each one with a specialty likely to contribute greatly to their task. They've got their means of transportation, they've got their team, they've got a goal.Dalila rolled her eyes. “It was hardly the worst of my poisons. There are some physicians who actually believe it beneficial to vomit blood every now and then. It balances the humors.” In addition, because Chakraborty is a historian at heart, she has delivered to us a treasure of intel about the world of this time and place. When I started working on Amina, the goal I had for myself, and I think I wrote this in the author’s note at the end, was that I wanted to make it completely historically accurate—outside of the plot. I did a ton of research. There’s been an incredible amount of new work done on the medieval Indian Ocean, but you’re still looking at 12th-century texts. It’s almost 1,000 years ago, and there is a great limit to what we know. - from The Portalist interviewThe series is set a few centuries before Chakraborty’s Daevabad trilogy, but exists in the same general corner of the planet. Some nods are offered to that world, including a small part for a magical creature from the Djinn tales. And a bit of snark. “Oh, those weren’t humans. Those were daevas.” I do believe she was right to take the job, especially because of what it can bring for her family when she gets the reward. I also believe she took it not only because of the money, but because she loves the see and her ship. I do wonder if she should be more cautious. If someone is willing to pay that much and so little is known, I feel like it’s not the whole truth. I feel like there is more to the child being kidnapped and who’s behind it. I wanted to travel the world and sail every sea. I wanted to have adventures, to be a hero, to have my tales told in courtyards and street fairs, where perhaps kids who’d grown up like me, with more imagination than means, might be inspired to dream. Where women who were told there was only one sort of respectful life for them could listen to tales of another who’d broken away—and thrived when she’d done so.”

You’re completely stranded on a deserted island with just one other person. Between Amina, Dalila, Tinbu or Majed, who would you choose to be stranded with and why? I am very intrigued about how Amina talks of Marjana’s birth… Dalila was there to do what Amina couldn’t if her fears came true? What’s up with that? I do not remember the details of our contract, but I do hope it permits further sexual activities." I hope you had a wonderful weekend as well! I enjoyed the extra day off for the Easter weekend and had a very relaxing few days full of reading and eggs haha. What was your approach to combining this research and the historical setting with your elements of the more fantastic and the mythology of the Middle East?This adventure was so engrossing. I loved the crew. The banter was witty and the stakes were high. As the story progressed, more magical elements were introduced and I definitely found it enchanting. Amina, of course, the greatest pirate of all times who is now 40 and a mum however and would like her knee to stop hurting, thank you very much ; To put it even more simply: Mention the concept of "greek gods" to almost anyone on the street these days and they have the story already. They know the strokes, or they know at least several small details that have made it into their brain via cultural osmosis. Also intrigued to find out what actually happened to Asif. A lot of secrets to uncover here and I think Amina will teach us along the way! First of all, congratulations on the release of your brand-new, much-anticipated fantasy The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi! Can you tell our readers a little about what they can expect?

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. Her tale is too rich to ignore.People have this idea of mothers, that we are soft and gentle and sweet. 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.”