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S. A. Chakraborty is the author of the critically acclaimed and internationally best-selling The Daevabad Trilogy. Her work has been nominated for the Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. When not buried in books about thirteen-century con artists and Abbasid political intrigue, she enjoys hiking, knitting, and re-creating unnecessarily complicated medieval meals. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @SAChakrabooks, where she likes to talk about history, politics, and Islamic art. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, daughter, and an ever-increasing number of cats. ...more

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I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the book! I can tell already that it'll be my Book of the Year, and I really wish the sequel would be out a little(a lot) sooner! This book was what I've been looking for in a very long time, and I'll have to look long and hard to find something that'll satisfy my addiction until the sequel comes out. One question: will we come back to Cairo? I miss it already!
S.A. Chakraborty Thank you, I'm so happy you enjoyed!

Oh, how can I possibly answer this question? Let's just say inshallah ;)…moreThank you, I'm so happy you enjoyed!

Oh, how can I possibly answer this question? Let's just say inshallah ;)(less)
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This is a question I love asking all my favorite authors (and though yours isn't out quite yet I have a really good feeling that it'll be a new fave of mine): How do you go about the Naming Of Things™ in your stories? Specifically with characters, because that's always the part that trips me up when I attempt to write.
S.A. Chakraborty I try to mix names with meaning with names that will stick in a reader's mind. That being said, I can easily fall through the research hole with this,…moreI try to mix names with meaning with names that will stick in a reader's mind. That being said, I can easily fall through the research hole with this, so I'll often use placeholder names if I know I want to pick something good later. For The City of Brass, my MCs names were a mix of this. "Nahri" is a nickname calling back to the character's origins (nahr is river in Arabic), I named my hero "Ali" after another Muslim hero, and Dara...well I just always liked the sound of it!

(and thank you - I hope you enjoy the book!)(less)
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“Greatness takes time, Banu Nahida. Often the mightiest things have the humblest beginnings.”
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“In what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?”
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“You're some kind of thief, then?"
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