Discussion Questions
We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available; in the meantime, please use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for The City of Brass … then take off on your own:
1. Describe Nahiri: she has special abilities but also lacks authentic healing powers. As the novel develops what do we come to learn about those powers, as well as Nihiri's unfolding history and personality?
2. What does the ifrit see in Nahiri, and what does Dara see in her? What brings both of them forth during Nihir's attempted exorcism?
3. How much do you know about Djinns (also spelled Jinn)? How fully does the book explain their beginnings (and parallels to Judeo-Christianity), their functions and powers?
4. Who was Suleiman and what was his seal?
5. Discuss Daevabad? What are its many amazements that dazzle Nihiri? More pertinent to the novel's plot, what are the political, religious, and racial divides in the city? What injustices are evident to Nihiri?
6. Were you confused by Daevabad's numerous tribes, families, and their alliances? If so, did you eventually come to understand the multiple factions?
7. Talk about Dara's own tangled past? What was his role as an Afshin warrior?
8. What is Alizyd's role in fueling violence in Daevabad? What does he hope his efforts will accomplish?
9. Talk about S.A. Chakraborty's ability at world building. Has she been successful in creating a vibrant yet credible parallel world in The City of Brass? Are you looking forward to the next installment in the series?
(Questions by LitLovers. Please feel free to use them, online of off, with attribution. Thanks.)
City of Brass (Chakraborty) - Discussion Questions
Article Index
Page 4 of 4