I had so much fun reading this book. Thank you Coode Street's Gary and Jonathan for recommending this novella. It is delightful and fresh, and has a cool setting (near-future Katmandu). Here we have a grizzled Gurkha warrior and a megalomaniac djinn who just woke up and find out he's been sleeping for four thousand years. Chaos ensued when the djinn wanted to rule the nearby city because he thinks he's so awesome and deserved a throne. Little did he know that climate change had ruined the earth, cities were ruled by AIs and people had nannites to control their bodies. While the background sounds grim, there are lots of humour and cheek that made me chuckled even until the very end.

I look forward to read more from this author. His [b:Djinn City|30316130|Djinn City|Saad Hossain|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1498035296l/30316130._SY75_.jpg|50804757] looks interesting. Also, if you, like me, is having trouble in finding good nomination for your Hugo novella ballot, I really recommend this one.