.LacyMB reviews TheRiverofSilver, SAChakrabooks' magical short story collection that brings us back to the world of Daevabad and lets new characters speak.
—is a rich, vividly imagined historical fantasy full of epic adventure, complex politics, and a long and bloody history of conflict between the human world and that of the djinn, most of which takes place in a magical city known as Daevabad. This story is beautifully written and densely plotted, mixing questions of faith, family, conquest, and identity in a tale that offers no easy answers or glib platitudes to the complex questions it raises.
Each segment is named after the POV character it focuses on and thankfully includes a brief explanation of where it fits in the timeline in relation to the rest of the trilogy and which, if any, of the three books it contains spoilers for. Not only is this an excellent tool for those that haven’t finished the primary books yet, but it’s also a good refresher for those that have read them about where certain characters are in their various emotional, political, or sometimes physical journies.
We see Hatset’s arrival in Daevabad, in which she meets a much kinder, more tender Ghassan, and begins to lay the groundwork for their marriage. A Manizeh chapter gives us a more intimate understanding of the fury that drives the former Banu Nahid. A Zaynab story finally allows the princess of Daevabad a POV of her own.
Relationships are another primary focus of these smaller tales—several of them focus on the complicated love story between Muntadir and Jamshid, the son of the Grand Wazir, and allowing us to see the POVs of both men adds new and complex layers to their bond. (We even get to see when they meet for the first time. There’s also a super sweet story about Nahri’s parents, the human Duriya and the Nahid Rustam, which may have been my favorite in the entire thing.
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