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  • The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.2)
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  • A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.1)
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    Apr 12, 2026
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5
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    Really enjoyed this introduction to the Dead Djinn Universe. There's quite a bit of world building so it took me a second to get my bearings, but once I did it was really smooth sailing with a very interesting storyline and premise. It is short so of course I didn't get everything that I wanted, but I felt like it was a great taste of what is to come, and I thought the structure was solid to introduce characters and concepts, and the story ended in a very reasonable spot. It was definitely simplified with some plot elements that don't hold up to too much scrutiny, but for a short story that serves as a prequel I won't look all that closely and will appreciate it more for what it was (an introduction) and serving that task well.

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  • A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.1)
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    What a start: He jutted a shaved round chin at the dead djinn’s naked penis: a midnight-blue thing that hung near to the knee. “I’ve seen full-grown cobras that were smaller. A man can’t help but feel jealous, with that staring him in the face.”

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  • The Wizards Butler as cosy fantasy

    I love that the Wizards Butler is in this quest because when I read it I wouldn't have considered it as such, but on reflection it totally is, it is fantasy, it is low stakes, and it also has some found family.

    I think the fact that the story is from Rogers perspective, and he is not magical, and is sceptical of magic and its existence through the story, and I think also his formality from both his role as a Butler and his history in the Army, dont obviously lend themselves the the MC of a cosy fantasy story, but it is wonderfully done.

    I think it has given me pause to consider what other stories may fit under this genre that aren't as obvious.

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