The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is my favorite fantasy novel so far this year. I absolutely fell in love with the narrative voice of the titular character, a forty something female sea captain sailing the medieval Indian Ocean. The author says her goal was to have the book be as historically accurate as possible,…
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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is my favorite fantasy novel so far this year. I absolutely fell in love with the narrative voice of the titular character, a forty something female sea captain sailing the medieval Indian Ocean. The author says her goal was to have the book be as historically accurate as possible,…
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