The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories

by Mahvesh Murad (Editor), Jared Shurin (Editor), Neil Gaiman, Amal El-Mohtar, Nnedi Okorafor

Overview

An enthralling collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.

Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; tormenting us, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhood friends.

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.

There is no part of the world that does not know them. They are the Djinn.

With stories from Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine Faris King, Claire North, E.J. Swift, Hermes (trans. Robin Moger), Jamal 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 and Usman Malik.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786180483
Publisher:	Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	03/09/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	716 KB

About the Author

Mahvesh Murad is an editor, critic and voice artist from Karachi, Pakistan. She is the editor of the award-winning Apex Book of World SF 4, host of the interview podcast Midnight in Karachi for Tor.com and the voice of many international radio and TV commercials, as well as multiple short stories.

Jared Shurin has edited or co-edited 11 anthologies in partnership with Tate Britain, the Egypt Exploration Society, the Royal Observatory and others. He has been a finalist for the British Science Fiction and Hugo Awards, and twice won the British Fantasy Award. Jared is the editor of the award-winning geek culture website Pornokitsch.

E. J. Swift is the author of speculative fiction novels including The Osiris Project trilogy, a series set in a world radically altered by climate change, and Paris Adrift, a tale of bartenders and time travel in the City of Light. Her novel The Coral Bones was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschies Red Tentacle and the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies and has been longlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award.

After a spectacularly unsuccessful career as a lawyer, K J Parker started writing for a living in 1995. When not gazing helplessly at a blank screen, KJ rears pedigree Oxford Sandy & Black pigs, chops down trees and makes things out of wood, metal and cloth. He won the World Fantasy Award for best novella two years running, and currently averages 92.8 in the SSBSA summer league. He also writes under the name Tom Holt.

Mahvesh Murad is an editor, critic and voice artist from Karachi, Pakistan. She is the editor of the award-winning Apex Book of World SF 4, host of the interview podcast Midnight in Karachi for Tor.com and the voice of many international radio and TV commercials, as well as multiple short stories.
Jared Shurin has edited or co-edited 12 anthologies in partnership with Tate Britain, the Egypt Exploration Society, the Royal Observatory and others. He has been a finalist for the British Science Fiction and Hugo Awards, and twice won the British Fantasy Award. Jared was the editor of the award-winning geek culture website Pornokitsch.

Table of Contents

• Introduction - Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
• The Djinn Falls in Love – Hermes
• The Congregation – Kamila Shamsie
• How We Remember You – Kuzhali Manickavel
• Hurrem and the Djinn – Claire North
• Glass Lights – Neon Yang
• Authenticity – Monica Byrne
• Majnun – Helene Wecker
• Black Powder – Maria Dahvana Headley
• A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds – Amal El-Mohtar
• The Sand in the Glass is Right – James Smythe
• Reap – Sami Shah
• Queen of Sheba – Catherine Faris King
• The Jinn Hunter’s Apprentice – E.J. Swift
• Message in a Bottle – K.J. Parker
• Bring Your Own Spoon – Saad Z. Hossain
• Somewhere in America – Neil Gaiman
• Duende 2077 – Jamal Mahjoub
• The Righteous Guide of Arabsat – Sophia Al-Maria
• The Spite House – Kirsty Logan
• Emperors of Jinn – Usman T. Malik
• History – Nnedi Okorafor

Editorial Reviews

"Entertaining, sexy and mischievous" — Marina Warner

Marina Warner

"A range of terrific stories in a variety of styles, all of them effective... Fall in love with djinn! Read this book." — Geek Syndicate

Geek Syndicate

"A treasure chest of literally wonderful and marvelous stories, with a kind of richness that fantasy only rarely achieves." — Tim Powers

Tim Powerrs

"The sheer variation of interpretation is what makes this a superior collection, as well as, of course, the superior writing." — BookRiot

BookRiot

"Lovely and complex" — Strange Horizons

Strange Horizons

"Gorgeous." — Tor.com

Tor.com

"Vivid, enthralling and endlessly varied. A wonderful collection." — Mike Carey

Mike Carey

"A sparkling array of talent and imagination" — SFX

SFX Magazine

"Exquisite and audacious, and highly recommended." — The New York Times

The New York Times

"A superb collection of superior stories by some of my favorite writers. This is the must-have anthology of the year." — Lavie Tidhar

Lavie Tidhar

"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." — Washington Post

The Washington Post

"Not only one of short stories, but of real narratives... will let readers enter a world that they have no idea about" — New York Journal of Books

New York Journal of Books