An ancient djinn awakens after being imprisoned for millennia on a mountaintop. Coming down the mountain, he discovers that humanity has changed with nanotechnology and cities run by A.I. He finds an outcast who agrees to help him conquer the city of Kathmandu, but their presence in the city makes Karma, the city’s A.I., uneasy. An investigator for the city seeks out their reasons for being there and finds instead something hidden in the city’s past. Who will win in the end - djinn or A.I.?

This was an interesting and very darkly humorous novella, with magic and djinns, but also advanced technology and dystopia. Very fun!