P. Djèlí Clark · shared universe
Dead Djinn Universe books in order
A shared-universe sequence of alternate-history fantasy stories set in an early-twentieth-century Cairo where magic, djinn, angels, and steampunk coexist.
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- 1 A Dead Djinn in Cairo
Book 1 · novelette · 2016
Alex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo is a Tor.com original historcal fantasy set in an alternate early twentieth century infused with the otherworldly. Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy,…
- 2 The Angel of Khan el-Khalili
Book 2 · short_story · 2017
A girl visits a bazaar in Cairo, seeking a favor from a mysterious angelic being. This story first appeared in the anthology Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt.
- 3 The Haunting of Tram Car 015
Book 3 · novella · 2019
P. Djèlí Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of "A Dead Djinn in Cairo", with the otherworldly adventure novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015. Finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award Finalist for the 2020 Nebula Award Finalist for…
- 4 A Master of Djinn
Book 4 · novel · 2021
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark goes full-length for the first time in his dazzling debut novel, A Master of Djinn. Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy,…
