A Dead Djinn In Cairo
P. Djèlí Clark
Tor.com
05/18/16
2016
Novelette
12,557 words
Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
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In 1912 Cairo, the police investigate the apparent murder of an immortal Djinn.
Historical FantasyColonialismHistorical Egypt
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IntertextualDark FantasyIntrospectivePolitical ResistanceTenseFast PacedSpeculative FictionDarkUrbanSacrificeWrySurvivalFantasyClose Third PersonIdentityCharacter Driven
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