middle eastern mythology

Fantasy V.S. Mythology: What's the difference and why does it matter?

Fantasy V.S. Mythology: What's the difference and why does it matter?

The Epic of Gilgamesh. Hades and Persephone. Beowulf. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. What do they have in common?

Now consider:

The Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter. The Chronicles of Narnia. A Song of Ice and Fire. What do they have in common?

Book Review: The Empire of Gold

Book Review: The Empire of Gold

The Empire of Gold is the end of the Daevabad Trilogy (which includes The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper). I admit when I picked up The City of Brass I didn’t much care for Nahri. It took me well over a year to decide to keep going with the series and pick up The Kingdom of Copper. S.A. Chakraborty grew a great deal as a writer between those two books, and more again with The Empire of Gold.

Book Review: Kingdom of Copper, by S.A Chakraborty

Book Review: Kingdom of Copper, by S.A Chakraborty

The Kingdom of Copper is the second book in the Daevabad Trilogy, written by S.A. Chakraborty. If you haven’t read City of Brass, I cannot recommend it strongly enough that you should read it before continuing on.

Mists of Aldruin Short Story 1: The Death of the Khanum

Mists of Aldruin Short Story 1: The Death of the Khanum

A ringing bell dragged the Grand Vizier reluctantly from his sleep. It’s frantic trilling bespoke urgency not reflected by the listener. Nikias rubbed his eyes and groaned loudly. Whatever it was, surely it could have waited until morning? Mansur had kept Nikias working late, it felt as if he’d only just fallen asleep and now this? The only person he should be calling on at this hour is a courtesan, Nikias thought.