{"product_id":"9781781084175","title":"The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Neil Gaiman, Amal  El-Mohtar, Catherine King, Claire North, E. J. Swift, James Smythe, Kamila  Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, K. J. Parker, Kuzhali Manickavel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; savaging our bodies, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhood friends. Some have called them genies: these are the Djinn.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no part of the world that does not know them. They are the Djinn. They are among us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stories from \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine Faris King, Claire North, E.J. Swift, Hermes\u003c\/b\u003e (trans. \u003cb\u003eRobin Moger\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eJamal 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\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eUsman Malik.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Exquisite and audacious, and highly recommended.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining, sexy and mischievous\" -- Marina Warner\u003cbr\u003e\"A treasure chest of literally wonderful and marvelous stories, with a kind of richness that fantasy only rarely achieves.\" -- Tim Powers\u003cbr\u003e\"Opens quietly with an intense, thrumming poem from Egyptian poet Hermes, and then ignites like the creature it profiles... a rich and illuminating cultural experience.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gorgeous.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The sheer variation of interpretation is what makes this a superior collection, as well as, of course, the superior writing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vivid, enthralling and endlessly varied. A wonderful collection.\" -- Mike Carey\u003cbr\u003e\"A sparkling array of talent and imagination\" -- \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb collection of superior stories by some of my favorite writers. This is the must-have anthology of the year.\" -- Lavie Tidhar\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers looking for stories set in a variety of locales (even outer space) and arrayed over various cultures and religions will find much to like.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not only one of short stories, but of real narratives... will let readers enter a world that they have no idea about\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lovely and complex\" -- \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A range of terrific stories in a variety of styles, all of them effective... Fall in love with djinn! Read this book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eGeek Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781781084175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Solaris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591349514446,"sku":"9781781084175","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_989991ee-d017-4143-b49b-af803cd45650.jpg?v=1646606229","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781781084175","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}