My art for Struthless' alphabet challenge, where every week I will be creating one art for one alphabet letter. I plan it to be mostly character's portraits. Language: English Words: 0 Chapters: 10/26 Comments: 12 Kudos: 13 Hits: 357 I loved all the different characters, from Dara the big, strong Daeva who carries so much hatred in his heart, to Prince Ali the uptight second son who anchors himself to his religion. I like One-Drop Rule: A djinn with the slightest amount of human ancestry is considered a shafit and oppressed in djinn society. Knowing a djinn's name gives you power over them, especially if you're an ifrit or marid. Ali was never taught this, and answering the marid when asked allows them to use him as a weapon in the first book. Meaningful Name: Alizayd was named for Zaydi, the man who lead the uprising against the Nahids. Ghassan remarks at one point that it was not a good idea to name his son after a revolutionary.

SULEIMAN’S SEAL: The seal ring Suleiman once used to control the djinn, given to the Nahids and later stolen by the Qahtanis. The bearer of Suleiman’s ring can nullify any magic. I mean, there were literal 300-WORD ESSAYS on what simple objects or rooms looked like. It described what a throne looked like in approximately 51038746 words??? That’s 5102938744 WORDS TOO MANY—you could literally say “the throne” and I’d imagine a throne. That’s it. That’s all it takes. Two words. You could even just describe it in ONE word, “throne”, and I’d still be able to imagine a throne!! Wow!!! Thus, in an effort to save her, the mysterious protector and Nahri embark on a journey to the city of Daevabad, which’s where their adventure begins. Parental Substitute: Yaqub, a Jewish doctor and surgeon, is the closest thing Nahri has to one in Cairo. He fusses over her, passes his knowledge to her, and even offers to let her inherit his business when she and Ali are hiding in Cairo in the third book. Sibling Yin-Yang: Ali is diligent, responsible, socially awkward, and as tightly wound as a spring. His older brother Muntadhir is relaxed, jovial, charming, and gives an air of sybaritic indulgence. Both have a lot more going on, though.God Guise: One of the things the ifrit did to earn Suleiman's ire was convincing humans to worship them. With heart and exceptional—(though entirely unsurprising)—acuity, yet again Chakraborty raises the bar for the fantasy genre, this time by spiriting her readers into an epic, nautical world as rich as it is enchanting from start to finish.”

Missing Mom: Nahri's mother Duriya died when she was very young. She lost all memories of her mother after Sobek wiped her memory & only regains them at the end of the series. Manizheh is also a missing mom to Jamshid, who was told his mother died when he was born. Because like what’s the point of having a muslim fantasy if I don’t even feel represented :| the world shall never know ALIZAYD, the king’s youngest son, given to the Citadel as a child to be trained as Muntadhir's future Qaid

Forbidden Love: Between Rustam e-Nahid and Duriya, an Egyptian shafit servant working in the palace. Such a relationship between a Nahid and a shafit was unprecedented. Manizheh and Kaveh count as well, since they were unable to be together openly due to Ghassan wanting Manizheh for himself. Famed In-Story: Dara. To the djinn he's the monstrous Scourge of Qui-Zi & The Dreaded, while to the Daevas he's a heroic and romantic figure who fought to free their tribe from foreign rule. You Should Have Died Instead: Jamshid says this to Ali after finding out about Muntadhir's apparent death. He doesn't accept that Muntadhir chose to take the blow, arguing that Ali failed his duty by ever allowing a situation where his brother could take a mortal wound for him. Jamshid does eventually apologiz for the outburst. Dara isn't too fond of humans either, and there is intense animosity between some of the Djinn tribes. As always, I want to let others know that I received this book as a gift from my publishers. In this instance, I have not met the author, but hope that at some time I will.