Je me permets de lancer mon premier sujet (je suis ému) pour faire tourner l'annonce du premier roman de P. Djèli Clark, auteur de novellas remarquées comme A Dead Djinn in Cairo, The Haunting of Tram Car 015 ou encore The Black God's Drums.
Clark nous replonge ici dans son Caire steampunk où on suivra une nouvelle enquête de Fatma el-Sha'arawi, agent spécial du Ministère de l'alchimie, des enchantements et des entités surnaturelles... Perso, j'ai très très hâte !
Description plus complète (en anglais) après l'image ; merci par ailleurs pour ce forum qui une mine d'or pour l'avide d'imaginaire que je suis !
Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer.
So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world fifty years ago when he opened up the veil between the magical and mundane realms, before vanishing into the unknown. This murderer claims to be al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. His dangerous magical abilities instigate unrest in the streets of Cairo that threaten to spill over onto the global stage.
Alongside her Ministry colleagues and her clever girlfriend Siti, Agent Fatma must unravel the mystery behind this imposter to restore peace to the city – or face the possibility he could be exactly who he seems…
