The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

I loved this adult fantasy series. S.A. Chakraborty writes beautiful descriptions, and the story is rich and powerful. The characters never become annoying victims or undefeatable superheroes. They have believable flaws and reactions. The action never stops, there’s political intrigue, and multiple love stories.

Nahri is a con woman living in eighteenth-century Cairo. When she accidently summons Dara, a magical djinn warrior, during one of her cons, she learns she is more than human. Forced to flee the only home she knows, Dara and Nahri journey together to Daevabad, the legendary city of brass. It’s a city of magic and fire. The royal court rules with a tenuous grip, and Nahri’s presence might ignite a civil war.

Books in order:

The City Of Brass

The Kingdom of Copper

The Empire of Gold