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Haunting of Tram Car 015
Haunting of Tram Car 015 | P Djeli Clark
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P. Djl 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 AwardFinalist for the 2020 Nebula AwardFinalist for the 2020 Locus Award Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities -- handling a possessed tram car. Soon, however, Agent Hamed Nasr and his new partner Agent Onsi Youssef are exposed to a new side of Cairo stirring with suffragettes, secret societies, and sentient automatons in a race against time to protect the city from an encroaching danger that crosses the line between the magical and the mundane.
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peanutnine
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I enjoyed returning to this alternate history Egypt. This time we follow another investigator when he is called about a tram car that is haunted & must figure out what kind of djinn or spirit is wreaking havoc. The characters were great & the story kept you on the edge of your seat. I think I'll go back to audio for the rest of this series though, the descriptive writing is better suited to listen to imo
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🤩📖📚 4mo
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
The office of the Superintendent of Tram Safety & Maintenance at Ramses Station had all the decor befitting someone who had been elevated - or likely pushed along the lines of patronage into such a vaulted position.

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AshRaye
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Mehso-so

The first half could not keep my attention. I really can't tell you much that happened during it. I almost abandoned the book because of it. However, I kept going. The last half was really good. I wish it all had been like that.

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hissingpotatoes
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4/5⭐ I really liked how the author wove together the haunting plotline with the case for women's voting rights and how they merged in the end. The characters were fun and the world interesting. The audiobook narrator sometimes made the exciting action fall flat.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Devoured this absolutely fantastic novella in one sitting. Set in an alternate history 1912 Cairo replete with djinn, alchemy, automatons, secret societies, & mystery, this story about two agents trying to solve the haunting of a tram car fits a lot of narrative—plus strong feminist, anti-colonial, & equality messages—in its 130 pages. The author has written more stories set in this word and, needless to say, I‘ll be reading all of them. Loved it!

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TracyReadsBooks
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Saturday morning reading…

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TracyReadsBooks
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Husband joined me on this morning‘s “oh look it‘s a bookstore maybe we should stop in” walk. He exercised far more restraint than I did. In my defense, two of the three books were on sale!

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RosePressedPages
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This novella was from the perspective of Agent Hamed, who was a minor character in A Master of Djinn. Siti also makes an appearance as a secondary character, giving more background to her character. I liked the mystery of what exactly was wrong with tram car 015, the backdrop of Egyptian suffrage, and the plot twists. I‘m always excited for more of Clark‘s dead djinn universe :) 💛

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RosePressedPages
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P. Djèlí Clark‘s second short story in his Dead Djinn Universe was a peak at how the lives of other Cairenes are changed with the return of magic into the world because of Al-Jahiz. This short story was written in second-person, which was very different but an interesting perspective to experience Aliaa‘s desperation in seeking out the Angel of Khan el-Khalili. The ending was a twist I wasn‘t expecting and quite devastating. I‘m itching for more!

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Avanders
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Life: chaos.

Started a new job last Monday! It was a crazy week, but I‘m excited for the job! 😄 That‘s one of the many things life has thrown at me recently, thus my being nearly MIA here. Hope everyone is well!!

Reading the tagged… And we picked Case Study for this month‘s #RealLifeBookGroup - looks interesting! Has anyone read it?

Happy almost Valentine‘s Day everyone! 💘💘💘

Ruthiella Congratulations on the new job! I loved the 13mo
Bookzombie Congratulations on the new job! 13mo
vivastory Congrats on the new job! 13mo
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Librarybelle Congratulations on the new job! 13mo
Gissy Yes, congratulations ion your new job! 🎉👏 13mo
Leftcoastzen Congratulations! 13mo
squirrelbrain Congrats on the new job! Case Study will be great for a book club discussion. 13mo
Reggie Congrats on the new job! 13mo
CarolynM I read it for my IRL book group a few months ago. It didn't fo much for me but most of the rest of the group liked it. 13mo
BethM I was just thinking about missing you! Congrats! What are you doing now? 13mo
Chrissyreadit How is the new job? 13mo
Avanders @BethM missing you too! And I couldn‘t do #cbbc 🥺 The new job is NM Solicitor General - at the AG‘s office. 🤓🤓 It‘s been a lot, and I‘m not sure I love it yet… but I‘m trying to give it a real chance… 😬 How‘ve you been?? How‘s Wes? ♥️♥️ 13mo
Avanders @Chrissyreadit it‘s… busy. And stressful. But not really for the reasons that I would‘ve expected .. I‘m working through a few things. And I guess still deciding if I‘m sticking around… 🙁 How‘ve you been?? ♥️♥️ 13mo
Chrissyreadit In my usual state of chaos. Seriously exhausted. But mostly good. Im not able to read without feeling distracted and it‘s driving me crazy…. 13mo
Chrissyreadit Feel free to email- I‘m curious about the job. Have you started packing? 13mo
Avanders @Chrissyreadit man, I feel all of that! Chaos and exhaustion. Mental and emotional for me these days — not as much physical. In fact, I sit at a computer for too many hours in a row! 😵‍💫😵‍💫 I totally relate re reading. I‘m on book 4 for the year 🫠 Haven‘t really started packing, but we made a spreadsheet and feel remotely organized 😜 Will email more about the job … this week will provide some more key info, so after wed will be better… 13mo
BethM Wait moving? Feel free to include me on that email! I had to google the job, sounds like a lot and not a lot of person interaction? We‘re ok! Wes has been in a major sleep regression since dec 26 🙃 actually @Chrissyreadit has helped me a bunch ❤️ but we still have really broken sleep after anytime between 1030-230, just wish it would be after 230 more often 😂 13mo
Chrissyreadit I‘m glad it‘s better- I wonder if his nap is tricking his body that it doesn‘t need the longer sleep? @BethM 13mo
Chrissyreadit Ok I will wait patiently for the updates. 😘 13mo
Avanders @BethM Oooh yeah. I know. Moving. Again. But not til Aug.. It's just “on the horizon.“ Lol I'll include you in the email for sure! You know, the job *is* a lot. And though it's not a ton of personal interaction, the *kind* of personal interaction is a lot for me... it's intense!! But I'm still only a month in... Oooooh noooo that's a long sleep regression!! Hope it's sorted soon... so glad she was able to help! Do you know what's causing it? 🤔 13mo
Avanders @Chrissyreadit 😂 I'm just trying not to jump to conclusions.... 😇😘😘 13mo
Chrissyreadit @BethM if it‘s helpful feel free to text anytime about sleep stuff (or to chat 😘😆) 13mo
BethM @Chrissyreadit I was just thinking about texting you today! I‘ll probably do so in the am. @Avanders I think mental growth- I think it‘s all imagination/fear type stuff. But he‘s at least going to sleep In his own room in his own bed now. That‘s a HUGE improvement on what we were dealing with. 13mo
Avanders @BethM awwwww 🥺 That‘s so hard. That‘s great that he‘s sleeping in his own bed now! If there‘s anything I can do, let me know. Otherwise, sending love and support!! 💖💖 13mo
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claudiuo
Haunting of Tram Car 015 | P Djeli Clark
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Last few days I finished reading:
- the tagged book, an excellent read, #0.3 in the Dead Djinn Universe. I really enjoyed it, I can barely wait to get the first in the series, A Master of Djinn; and
- Isis by Douglas Clegg, my way back April #BookSpin. @TheAromaOfBooks
Both picks!

Best thing is these 2 reads got my a #BookSpinBingo for July!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!!! 2y
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Avanders
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♥️♥️♥️ Once again, Gissy, you‘ve sent such a thoughtful package!! I love all the Mother‘s day/self-care stuff, and you were so generous to include things for little bubba — he ripped that toy open and played with it immediately 🥰🥰 The candle & coffee both smell so good, and the cookies are a special treat! I‘m also super geeked to get this book!! 😄 (and also the #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub book, of course 😁) Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️

Gissy I‘m so happy you liked the Mother‘s Day gifts and more than happy to see little bubba liked his present. Let me know what he likes🤗 2y
Avanders @Gissy well you scored 💯 this round! He loves dinosaurs, books, bubbles, & bears! 🥰🥰🥰 And he loves the crafts, little to-dos, and math/numbers. You are so sweet, thoughtful, and generous, but you *really* don‘t need to send him (or me, for that matter!) anything (though he does love it when a box comes 😜).😘♥️😘 2y
Gissy @Avanders I love to see the little ones happiness when they open a gift. In the family we have only one child about that age and he is really spoiled by everyone☺️I‘m so glad he liked it. Now I know what he likes. I bet he is waiting the box to see what is inside for him😄 2y
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BethM Ummm dinosaurs are the coolest 🤷‍♀️ 2y
Avanders @Gissy that‘s how it is with Malachi too! 🥰 2y
Avanders @BethM lol right?? 2y
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KatieDid927
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Really fun story, I dig this author.

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DGRachel
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Another absolutely delightful foray into Clark‘s 1920s alternate steampunk Cairo. We meet new government agents and a new supernatural being, plus suffragettes!

rachelsbrittain Love Clark! 2y
Centique I loved this too! 2y
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DGRachel
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#weekendreading I hope to finish the tagged book and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora today. Still slowly working my way through The Little Drummer Girl, but I don‘t expect to finish it this weekend.

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Twainy
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🎧This was a good short story! Not scary, it‘s set in late 1800‘s/early 1900‘s in an alternate steam punky Cairo. The Ministry sends a couple agents to investigate a haunted tram car.

The haunting is only focused on pregnant women. Speaking of women this is happening while the government is voting on giving women the right to vote.

Engaging!! Good prequel to A Master of Djinn.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Coueriamb
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I really liked this blend of styles! Usually sci-fi isn‘t my thing. I didn‘t realize it was part of a series either- looks like I‘ll have to dig a little deeper.

+16 (15 for monster, 1 for post)

#scarathon2021 #TeamHendrix

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MariaW
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The author increases the number of pages with each story, the first one was only 40 pages long, the second one is 82 pages. I am really looking forward to the third one. 😊 This one is an interesting detective story placed in the same alternative “magic” universe with Cairo as one of the centers of the world. It introduces a new detective which makes me hope that there will be more stories coming up in the future.

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MariaW
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After reading my favourite weekly newspaper in one go, I am going to start the second of the Dead Djinn Universe (another recommendation by @julesG ).

julesG Enjoy!!! 3y
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ChasingOm
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A two novella weekend in nature is just what I needed!

I loved A DEAD DJINN IN CAIRO, and while I didn‘t love this storyline as much, I am obsessed with this world that Clark has built. I can‘t wait to pick up MASTER OF DJINN in my next bookshop.org order. 🧞‍♂️

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kyraleseberg
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Loved this novella and the connections to A Dead Djinn in Cairo. Counting down to the release of the full length novel, A Master of Djinn.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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This is a P. Djèli Clark appreciation post...

BekahB I loved The Haunting of Tram Car 015! I have the other 2 on my Kindle. I need to get around to reading them. 3y
sebrittainclark The Haunting of Tram Car 015 is on my TBR this month. I loved Ring Shout and The Black God's Drums 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @sebrittainclark, that was my entry point into his work! Hope you enjoy - also worth reading the companion story (which is technically set first, but features a different detective), I think you can only get it as an ebook (it‘s very short) (edited) 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @BekahB, I haven‘t read Ring Shout yet but I know it‘s going to be great 3y
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Clare-Dragonfly
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This was a lot of fun! Set in a steampunk Cairo, this follows a seasoned investigator and his newbie partner as they try to figure out just what is haunting a magic tram car. I‘ll have to check out A Dead Djinn in Cairo.

I didn‘t take a picture of the book so here‘s a picture of the pretty flowers I‘m looking at in my backyard as I write this review.

Suet624 Lovely photo. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly @Suet624 Thanks! ☺️ 3y
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kyraleseberg
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Diving right into this novella and then I'll have to patiently wait for the full length novel until May!

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Do I remember placing the order? No ?
Am I very pleased at the prospect of adding another P . Djèli Clark book to my shelves? ?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣 3y
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Clare-Dragonfly

I‘m about five pages in and I love this already. The worldbuilding!

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TheKidUpstairs
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Travel to #NorthAfrica and visit an alternate Cairo, where djinns and ghosts live and occasionally wreak havoc, and the cops have to clean up the mess.

#LitsySpringBreak @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ruthiella I‘ve got to read something from this author! All his books sound so appealing to me. 😀 3y
kyraleseberg I have this one coming up, just finished A Dead Djinn in Cairo last night! 3y
TheKidUpstairs @Ruthiella this is the only one I've read, but I really liked it! 3y
TheKidUpstairs @kyraleseberg this is the only one I could get from my library, haven't read the first yet but I hope to! I also really want to read 3y
kyraleseberg @TheKidUpstairs It's a quick read and fine to read out of order (I believe Djinn was actually released after Tram!) I absolutely love Ring Shout- it was my top book of 2020!! 3y
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Lucy_Anywhere
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#TBRPile 📚 Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities — handling a possessed tram car. Soon, however, Agent Hamed Nasr and his new partner Agent Onsi Youssef are exposed to a new side of Cairo stirring with suffragettes, secret societies, and sentient automatons in a race against time to protect the city from an encroaching danger...

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Ellen_C
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Second installment in the series set in 1912 Steampunk Cairo. Agent Hamed and his newbie partner Onsi are on the case of a ghost or djinn haunting a tram, but turns out it is something much worse. Set in a Cairo dealing with the women‘s suffrage movement, Clark brings these stories together in a very interesting way. https://cannonballread.com/2021/01/a-dead-djinn-in-cairo-and-the-haunting-of-tra...

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Chittavrtti

As a public transit user I find this book a bit disturbing 🙃

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effani
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Slightly belated #NovemberWrapUp. I finished ten books last month, which is my biggest monthly number this year so far, but it includes mostly novellas and other short things.

My favorites were easily the two books I read for #BookSpin: The Citadel of Weeping Pearls and The Haunting of Tram Car 015.

#MonthlyWrapUp

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uwak
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this was an excellent follow-up to a dead djinn in cairo! Clark is so masterful at crafting a vibrant setting and integrating fantasy elements into a historical piece. admittedly, I wasn't as big a fan of the protagonist in this novella compared to Fatma from the short story, but he grew on me.

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effani
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This was a lot of fun! In an alternate Cairo, two agents from the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities have to figure out how to get a malevolent spirit out of a tram car. The action was fun, and the descriptions of food made me hungry.

This was my #DoubleSpin pick for the month. Thank you, @TheAromaofBooks!

TheAromaofBooks You are the second person to tag me in a review of this one today!! 😂 I've been meaning to read it... maybe this is a sign that it need to move up the list!! 3y
effani @TheAromaofBooks Yes! Sounds like a sign to me! The book is worth it, and it's a novella so not a huge commitment. 3y
writerlibrarian I'm still hoping the author will write another story in that universe. 3y
effani @writerlibrarian According to goodreads, there's another one coming out next year. It looks like a full-length novel, too, so that's exciting! 3y
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Jari-chan
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What an amazing and fascinating book! What a setting! What ideas! I love this. I need more! And I really need more oriental foods around here 😭 Why is all we have in this town kebap?

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I've been meaning to read this one!!! 3y
KathyWheeler Have you read his others? I love his work so much! 3y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks I can only recommend to do so! 3y
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Jari-chan @KathyWheeler Not yet, but after that, I surely will! 3y
KathyWheeler @Jari-chan Dead Djinn in Cairo is set in the same world as this one. The Black God‘s Drums is set in New Orleans, and Ring Shout takes place in Georgia. 3y
Jari-chan @KathyWheeler They all sound amazing 🤩 3y
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CoffeeK8
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This was a great addition to the world created in the short story "A Dead Djinn in Cairo". This author is amazing, and I love everything about this book. The alternative magical Cairo is so vivid, the social justice work is integrated in a fascinating way and the Agents from the Ministry of Alchemy (Agent Hamad al-Nasr & Agent Onsi) are a wonderful investigative duo.

Mitch Love this about Litsy - wonderful people turn you towards amazing sounding books that you would never have met otherwise! #stacked ! 3y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @Mitch - my sentiments exactly! Stacked too! 3y
CoffeeK8 @Mitch @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled agreed! It‘s so much fun to find new books this way 3y
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j9brown
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Loved this! Hits just the right tones of spooky and whimsical. Really a delight to read.

paper.reveries I can‘t wait to read this! Acquired it a month or so ago. :) 3y
j9brown @daisyheadmaesie It was a refreshingly quick read, too, though he somehow packed in a lot of great worldbuilding. 3y
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Coueriamb
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Whoo boy am I late to the party 🙃
But! Consider this a heads up- scifi spooky free ebook download from the author of Ring Shout (which I‘m also trying to get my hands on)
It‘s up for grabs on Tor.com- you just gotta give them your email.

#integrateyourshelf

WhatWouldJaneDo I snagged this one as well, I've heard great things about it! Ring Shout is on my TBR, hopefully it's available at my library soon. 3y
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BookmarkTavern
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A very fun, alternate-history ghost story is the Tor Book Club of the Month this spooky month! Available for free download in mobi or ePub format before 11:59 PM ET, October 23rd.

Available only in the US and Canada.

https://ebookclub.tor.com #torbookclub

Lostinagoodbook Thanks for talking about this ... I'm looking forward to downloading it!! 3y
BookmarkTavern @Lostinagoodbook I hope you enjoy it! I really did! 3y
CareBear I loved this one! 3y
lovebi thank you so much for the heads up! this looks interesting! 3y
BookmarkTavern @CareBear I did too! ❤️ @lovebi I hope you like it! 3y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Steampunk and spirits make for a fun, quick October read. Set in Cairo during an alternate historical timeline, invoking North African and Armenian folklore and feminism. I really enjoyed this novella!

JazzFeathers This sounds totally up my alley. Staked! 3y
TheKidUpstairs @JazzFeathers yes! I think you'd really like it. And it's a super quick read 👍 3y
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TheKidUpstairs
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My current #Screamathon reads. Fall weather has finally returned this week! Stew is simmering on the stove, tea is in hand, altogether I'm 100% ready for October!

@4thhouseontheleft

CaroPi I got mixed feelings for the night sister. Let me know how it goes to you! 3y
alisiakae That all sounds delightful! 3y
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Godpants
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This is the only P Djeli Clark ebook my library has and I‘m hoping they‘ll get a copy of Ring Shout later this year. I only have a day to finish this, but it‘s just a little shorty, so I think I can do it!

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Soubhiville
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A quick read novella packed with Armenian folklore, this sort of steampunk detective/ exorcism story races along start to finish.

P. Djeli Clark likes to combine a fast paced story with a lot of mythical or religious history from whichever culture he‘s representing in each book.

He always leaves me wanting more. I hope someday he‘ll try a novel. I‘d buy it!

Soubhiville I haven‘t read the previous book yet, but the main character from it has a cameo at the end: Fatma from 4y
ChasingOm He has a novel coming out this year! 4y
Soubhiville Wishes do come true @ChasingOm ! 😉 Thank you for that heads up! 4y
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PickwickPlockPlock
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The novella takes place in the same universe as A dead djinn in Cairo, but with a different protagonist (although she's mentioned). Two agents investigate the, well, haunting of a tram car. I really enjoy the world building, I hope there will be another novella.

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Mehso-so

I loved this alternative history version of a steampunk Cairo in the 1910s. But as a novella it felt slightly incomplete in terms of world-building, and ultimately I wished there was more to it.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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Really well written bit of paranormal noir set in Egypt

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aartichapati
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Really enjoyed this one! Has pretty strong world building for a novella, and the setting in an alternate 1912 Cairo, in a world on the cusp of social change, is so fascinating. Also enjoyed the mystery aspect and the way Egyptian culture was deeply woven into the magic and story. I hope there is more to come in this world!

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frenky_muller
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Candy smuggler accidentally brings Armenian baby-eating spirit to alternative Cairo 🥺

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ralexist
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An alternative history steampunk Cairo in 1912 where magic was released on the world. Two officers from the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities are brought in to figure out what's haunting aerial tram 015. What's supposed to be an easy to dislodge djinn ends up being anything but. This was awesome. But also, it's too short! It was such a unique world, setting, and cast of characters, that I wanted much more!

LazyLibrary This sounds great! 4y
Eyelit I‘m looking forward to this one. Have you read the other book in this world? 4y
ralexist @Eyelit - Not yet but I'm checking on it with my library 🙂 4y
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