The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories

by Gaiman, Neil; El-Mohtar, Amal; King, Catherine; North, Claire; Swift, E. J.; Smythe, James; Shamsie, Kamila; Logan, Kirsty; Parker, K. J.; Manickavel, Kuzhali; Murad, Mahvesh; Shurin, Jared

• ISBN13: 9781781084175
• ISBN10: 1781084173
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-03-14
• Publisher: Solaris

Summary

A fascinating 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; 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.

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

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.

Author Biography

Mahvesh Murad is a critic, editor and rogue voice for hire from Karachi, Pakistan. She is the editor of the Apex Book of World SF 4, the co-editor of Speculative Fiction 2016 and host & producer of the weekly Tor.com interview podcast Midnight in Karachi. She regularly writes for Tor.com, Pornokitsch.com and Pakistan's largest English daily Dawn's literary supplement Books & Authors.

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 – J.Y. 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