What is this book about?
P. Djèlí Clark’s A Master of Djinn is a steampunk fantasy published in 2021. It belongs to the Dead Djinn Universe and comes after the shorter works A Dead Djinn in Cairo and The Haunting of Tram Car 015.
The novel was published by Tor. com and received several genre-fiction prizes.
Award recognition
Fantasy| Year | Book / recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P. Djèlí Clark | Hugo Award for Best Novel | finalistSource |
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