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A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark
2021 · 438 pages · Fantasy
How it reads
A Master of Djinn is fantasy (historical fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.
It's set in an international setting, in the historical past, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are identity and justice. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It opens a series. The ending resolves happily. At 438 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something adventurous
- you want to be sure it ends well
- you're drawn to stories about identity
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or melancholy
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- fantasy
- Author gender
- male
- Author experience
- early career
- Setting: place
- international
- Setting: time
- historical
- Mood / feeling
- adventurous
- Pace
- moderate
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- third person, several viewpoints
- Publication era
- new release
- Popularity
- moderately known
- Series vs standalone
- first in a series
- Themes
- identity, justice
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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