Full Description
An enthralling collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.
Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; tormenting us, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhood friends.
And they are everywhere. On street corners, behind the wheel of a taxi, in the chorus, between the pages of books. Every language has a word for them. Every culture knows their traditions. Every religion, every history has them hiding in their dark places.
There is no part of the world that does not know them. They are the Djinn.
With stories from Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine Faris King, Claire North, E.J. Swift, Hermes (trans. Robin Moger), Jamal Mahjoub, James Smythe, J.Y. Yang, Kamila Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, K.J. Parker, Kuzhali Manickavel, Maria Dahvana Headley, Monica Byrne, Saad Hossain, Sami Shah, Sophia Al-Maria and Usman Malik.
Contents
Introduction - Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
The Djinn Falls in Love - Hermes
The Congregation - Kamila Shamsie
How We Remember You - Kuzhali Manickavel
Hurrem and the Djinn - Claire North
Glass Lights - Neon Yang
Authenticity - Monica Byrne
Majnun - Helene Wecker
Black Powder - Maria Dahvana Headley
A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds - Amal El-Mohtar
The Sand in the Glass is Right - James Smythe
Reap - Sami Shah
Queen of Sheba - Catherine Faris King
The Jinn Hunter's Apprentice - E.J. Swift
Message in a Bottle - K.J. Parker
Bring Your Own Spoon - Saad Z. Hossain
Somewhere in America - Neil Gaiman
Duende 2077 - Jamal Mahjoub
The Righteous Guide of Arabsat - Sophia Al-Maria
The Spite House - Kirsty Logan
Emperors of Jinn - Usman T. Malik
History - Nnedi Okorafor
