S.A. Chakraborty Books & Quotes

Despair Destruction Annihilation Emotional Wreckage

Source: The Empire of Gold

“Ah, Darayavahoush, there are always people to save. And always cunning men and women around who find a way to take advantage of that duty and harness it into power.”

Tyranny Heroes

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“Come now. Where is the woman who once braggingly picked a lock in Daevabad's library? I'd think you'd be delighted by the challenge." "Have you an actual plan or just wild fantasies that will end with our deaths?”

Humour Nahri E Nahid Alizayd Al Qahtani

Book:The Empire of Gold

Source: The Empire of Gold

“Because a lost little girl from Cairo thought she was living in some sort of fairy tale. And because for all her supposed cleverness, she couldn’t see that the dashing hero who saved her was its monster.”

Djinn Nahri Daevabad Munthadir

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“People do not thrive under tyrants, Alizayd; they do not come up with innovations when they're busy trying to stay alive, or offer creative ideas when error is punished by the hooves of a karkadann.”

Tyranny Djinn

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“He crossed the floor to start rifling through one of the supply chests, pulling free a small silver bottle and ripping open the top. "Is this liquor? Because I want to be completely intoxicated when Abba gets wind that his children are plotting a coup in a fucking closet." "That's weapons polish," Ali said quickly”

Tyranny Djinn Overthrow

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“And how many Daeva children died when your people invaded? Far more than the Geziri children who will be lost tonight." Muntadhir stared at him in shock. "Do you hear yourself? What sort of man plots that calculus?" Hate filled his gray eyes. "God, I hope it's her in the end. I hope Nahri puts a goddamned knife through whatever passes for your heart.”

War Djinn

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“Nahri rose to her feet. "We need to retrieve Suleiman's seal," she declared. "It's our only hope of defeating them." She glanced down at Ali, reaching out her hand. "Are you with me?" Ali took a deep breath but then clasped her hand and climbed to his feet. "Until the end.”

Djinn Last Stand

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“Oh, calm down, Sheikh." Zaynab shivered. "It's cold up here." "Cold? We're djinn! You are literally created from fire.”

Djinn

Book:The City of Brass

Source: The City of Brass

“A new, rather grisly lesson in Daevabad's history." Nahri made a face. "Just once, I'd like to learn of an event that was nothing but our ancestors conjuring rainbows and dancing in the street together.”

Religious Wars Djinn

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“Can we delay bloodshed for at least a few days? I didn't cross a cursed lake in a giant wooden bowl so I could be beheaded for treason before I had a chance to sample some royal cuisine." "That's not the punishment for treason," Ali murmured. "What's the punishment for treason then?" "Being trampled to death by a karkadann." Lubayd paled and this time, Ali knew it wasn't due to seasickness. "Oh," he choked out. "Don't you come from an inventive family?”

Treason Djinn

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“When the Franks and Turks weren't fighting over Egypt, the only thing they seemed to agree on was that the Egyptians couldn't govern it themselves. God forbid. It's not as though the Egyptians were the inheritors of a great civilization whose mighty monuments still littered the land. Oh, no. They were peasants, superstitious fools who ate too many beans”

Sarcasm Egypt Egyptians

Book:The City of Brass

Source: The City of Brass

“He bowed. "You hear correctly." His gaze didn't ;leave her, the examination making her skin crawl. He shook his head. "Astonishing. I never imagined I'd meet a real Nahid." With a curse, Zaynab followed. "If I've not said it lately, I think I hate you." "You know, for a magical being, you have a terrible sense of adventure," Nahri replied, touching one of the eddies of paint, a blue swell that looked like a wave.”

Snarky Humor Nahri Zaynab

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“Contrary to the pandemonium that characterised the rest of her life, she was typically cautious with healing, and her years in the infirmary had only made her more careful. It was a responsibility and a privilege to be entrusted with a patient's life, not a thing she took lightly.”

Doctor Patient Care Nahri Nahri E Nahid

Book:The Empire of Gold

Source: The Empire of Gold

“With a curse, Zaynab followed. "If I've not said it lately, I think I hate you." "You know, for a magical being, you have a terrible sense of adventure," Nahri replied, touching one of the eddies of paint, a blue swell that looked like a wave.”

Humor Snarky Remarks Nahri Zaynab

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“The bow in hand, he finally staggered up and glanced down the alley, obviously searching for whoever had – what had he said? – ‘called’ him? Though he didn’t look much taller than her, the vast array of weapons – enough to fight a whole troop of French soldiers – was terrifying and slightly ridiculous. Like what a little boy might don to pretend to be some ancient warrior. A warrior. Oh, by the Most High… He was looking for her. Nahri was the one who had called him.”

Fantasy Social Justice New Adult Fantasy Nahri Chakraborty S A Chakraborty The City Of Brass

Book:The City of Brass

Source: The City of Brass

“Nahri looked out at the dark garden, her thoughtd roiling. The king was dead, the grand wazir was a traitor, the Qaid was gone, and Ali – the only one of them with military experience – was involved in a mutiny across the city.”

Nahri Daevabad

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

“He bowed. "You hear correctly." His gaze didn't leave her, the examination making her skin crawl. He shook his head. "Astonishing. I never imagined I'd meet a real Nahid." Nahri gritted her teeth. "Occasionally we're allowed out to terrify the populace.”

Nahri Nahid Snark Comment

Book:The Kingdom of Copper

Source: The Kingdom of Copper

S.A. Chakraborty Books

The Kingdom of Copper

The City of Brass

The Empire of Gold

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