#shannon chakraborty

[sherlock-and-his-hedgehog]

For the greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.

Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

#amina al-sirafi #the adventures of amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #sa chakraborty #book quotes #literary quotes #literature

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

August Landry- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Vlad Blutstein- Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra

Jamshid e-Pramukh- The Daevabad Trilogy/The City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty

Jordan Hennessy (the original)- The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

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[bookaddict24-7]

✨Currently Reading and Loving ✨

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[traeumenvonbuechern]

🏴‍☠️ Books To Read If You Love "Our Flag Means Death" 🏴‍☠️

Can't get enough of Our Flag Means Death? Read these books!

Also, check out my list of trans books for OFMD fans here: Trans Books To Read If You Love "Our Flag Means Death"! 🏳️‍⚧️

Book titles:

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Tell No Tales by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black (comes out November 21, 2023)

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[tometraveling]

I will never have enough books with custom edges. 🩷

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[bookcub]

Book Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

@thisisyourbrainoncomics this is for you!!

okay so we all know this is about a retired pirate captain who is now a mother

she lives on a small island and does NOT want to go out again (welllll maybe a little bit but shhhhh)

a rich woman finds her and persuades (ie blackmails) her into finding her kidnapped granddaughter

amina goes and gets the band back together! her poisoner/chemist, her first mate, and her navigator (shenanigans ensue) (they have such hysterical dynamics, that feel effortlessly established from their introductions)

oh btw she is telling this story aloud to a scribe who occasionally interjects and the audiobook handles this masterfully (i highly recommend the audiobook for reading this, i think it sets the tone perfectly as well)

also it's pretty funny, which no one told me???

there is more and more magic steadily revealed as the story goes on

there is a slight daevabad crossover for fans of the series!

there are quite a few queer characters!!

i really enjoyed the conversations around religion, i thought they were very nuanced

i don't want to say more about the plot because SPOILERS

this was a five star experience but i definitely had some issues with the book but isnt that how it goes, ive never met a perfect book lol

if you love high fantasy, you need to try this book!!

#the adventures of amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #sa chakraborty #my book reviews #booklr #fantasy books

[meganwhalenturner]

2023 booklist for Small Business Saturday

Middle Grade

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

I am going to pat myself on the back forever because I hosted the writing retreat where Erin started work on this book. Not many people say, "I'm going to write a middle grade novel that will shine the light of a white hot sun on gun violence and I'm going to make it funny." But Erin did. And it is amazing.

Teen

The Luminaries and The Hunting Moon by Susan Dennard

At the launch for The Hunting Moon at Schuler's Books in Grand Rapids, they asked me to describe The Hunting Moon in six words and I said, Magic, Monsters, Witches, Impossible Family Expectations.

This unabashedly teen book was a breath of fresh air for me. Return to a simpler time when teenagers just had to risk their lives killing monsters in enchanted forests while struggling to win approval from people they are beginning to think have really questionable values.

Summer in Orcus by T Kingfisher

Ursula Vernon writes books for younger readers under her own name and everything from YA up to adult under the name T Kingfisher. I could recommend any of her books, but Summer in Orcus has a special place in my heart. Summer's mother wants to keep her safe, so safe that when Baba Yaga offers Summer a portal to the magical realm of Orcus, Summer is through it like a shot.

Adult SF and Fantasy

The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

A retired pirate! Who happens to be a mother! Who is torn between her desire to live a nice safe life with her daughter and, you know, piracy.

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

When the new Ambassador from tiny Lesl Station arrives at the capital of the far flung galactic empire, her first job is to figure out who murdered her predecessor. I loved the convolutions in Martine's world building and story telling.

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Lorena Garcia

It's the Jazz Age in Mexico. Someone's been keeping the Mayan God of Death trapped in a trunk at the foot of the bed. And that someone's granddaughter, who is utterly sick and tired of her horrible relatives, has just opened that trunk.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

This is an old one. This book was published in 1976 and has recently been republished. I read it thirty years or more ago and have never forgotten it. It's a thoughtful, brutal, beautiful book about the decay of civilization and the importance of individuals, individuality, and the preservation of diversity.

Warrior's Apprentice by Bujold

If you like Gen, I think you'll love Miles. 😁

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[littletinydoom]

My Empire of Gold memes deserve their own post

#empire of gold #the daevabad trilogy #shannon chakraborty

[arcadialedger]

“"If God had not meant for such diversity, he would have made us all alike"

— Shannon Chakraborty, ‘The Adventures of Amina Al- Sarafi’

Not to be dramatic but this book is so good and changing my life.

Not only is it an entertaining adventure, I am learning so much about Islam and as a Christian feeling to much Abrahamic solidarity as a person of faith. We truly have so much more in common than we do different.

Anyways I signed up for a fun pirate romp and instead am getting theological education and having a spiritual experience.

#the adventures of amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #amina al sirafi #books #fantasy #pirate #pirates #pirate story #muslim #islam #religion #faith #abrahamic faiths #the arcadia ledger

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

My favourite kind of morning ☕️🖤

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[rhysknees]

What to read next

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[agardenandlibrary]

now on my podcast Backlog Books (link in pinned post)

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Amina is many things: pirate, saboteur, ship captain, trader, friend – but above all of these things she is a mother. So much of this book is Amina missing her daughter, or worrying about her, or wishing to show her life on a ship – a life Amina loves. I made the mistake of thinking this was a standalone book. It's the first in a trilogy! I enjoyed it anyway.

Recommended:

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

#my book picture #the adventures of amina al-sirafi #shannon chakraborty #backlog books podcast

[newnamesamecharlotte]

For while the pious claim money doesn’t buy happiness, I can attest from personal experience that poverty buys nothing. It is a monster who’s claws grow deeper and more difficult to escape with each passing season, with even the slightest misstep setting you back years, if not forever.

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

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[bookaddict24-7]

AUTHOR FEATURE:

﹒S.A. Chakraborty﹒

Five Books Written By this Author: 

The City of Brass

The Kingdom of Copper

The Empire of Gold

The River of Silver

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

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Happy reading!

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[inspiredbyabook]

lit meme: series or books [2/10] ↝ the daevabad trilogy by s.a. chakraborty

i do not believe ambitious men who say the only route to peace and prosperity lies in giving them more power—particularly when they do it with lands and people who are not theirs.

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[fangirleaconmigo]

Reading The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and this buff-and-gruff-with-a-heart-of-gold middle aged pirate lady really said, I’m gonna babygirlify that old man…

“He blushed prettily above his salt-and-pepper beard,”

And then sexualize that old man…

“and I was reminded just how long it had been since I enjoyed a man.”

Amina al-Sirafi, you would love tumblr.

(Also, I love the sarcasm about politicians. Go read this book. Actually read anything by Shannon Chakraborty)

#the adventures of Amina Al-sarafi #amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #reading #bookblr