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| Author | Rania Hanna |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Jinn Daughter |
| Genre | New adult, fantasy, magical realism |
| Publisher | Hoopoe |
Publication date | April 2, 2024 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book |
| Pages | 232 |
| ISBN | 978-1-64903-363-5 |
| LC Class | PS3608.A7155656 J56 2024[1] |
The Jinn Daughter is a fantasy novel written by American author Rania Hanna. It will be published on April 2, 2024 by Hoopoe.[2]
Plot[edit]
In a fantasy world inspired by jinns and Middle Eastern folklore, the story follows a woman named Nadine and her teenage daughter, Layala, as they live as outcasts in the woods bordering an unnamed village. Working as a Hakawati jinn, Nadine tells the stories of the dead by eating pomegranate seeds that fall in front of her cottage. When she eats the seeds, her magic is able to tell the stories of the dead, passing them on to the final gate and into the resting place. Nadine's magic extends to creating golems and to preserving soul seeds so they remain in purgatory, just as she does with her lover, and Layala's father, Illyas.
When Kamuna, the ruler of the Death realm, decides she wants Layala to take her place as the next ruler of Death, Nadine fights to save her only child.
Layala, though, wants to be free and wants the chance to do something with her life. When Layala's life is in jeopardy, Nadine and Illyas must make the greatest sacrifices of their lives.
Characters[edit]
Nadine – Nadine is described as a serious, worn-out jinn mother who is trying to keep her daughter, Layala, safe and free from magic. She is a Hakawati, or storytelling, jinn whose jobs is to pass souls on to the final resting place of the realm of death.
Layala – Nadine's daughter, she is a teenager who is death-touched, meaning she has the magic of death in her after being resurrected from the dead when drowning as an infant. Kamuna, the ruler of death, wants Layala to take up her mantle as the next ruler of death.
Kamuna – The ruler of death. Her daughter, Sayil, was killed by Rami, a jinn.
Rami – A jinn who has questionable morals and ties with other characters in death. He is accused of having killed Kamuna's daughter.
SayilKamuna's only child. She was killed by a jinn named Rami and is stuck in death.
IllyasNadine's lover and Layala's father, he is stuck in death and cannot be passed on without sending him to jehinam, or hell.
Development[edit]
Hanna formed the idea for The Jinn Daughter in 2019 and wrote the book over a period of 1.5 years. She cites the oral storytelling and folkloric traditions of her cultural upbringing as being a major inspiration for The Jinn Daughter.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Jinn Daughter". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "AUC Press - The Jinn Daughter". The American University in Cairo Press. Retrieved 2023-12-12.