"Exquisite and audacious, and highly recommended." -- The New York Times

The New York Times

"Entertaining, sexy and mischievous" -- Marina Warner

Marina Warner

"A treasure chest of literally wonderful and marvelous stories, with a kind of richness that fantasy only rarely achieves." -- Tim Powers

Tim Powerrs

"Opens quietly with an intense, thrumming poem from Egyptian poet Hermes, and then ignites like the creature it profiles... a rich and illuminating cultural experience." -- Washington Post

The Washington Post

"Gorgeous." -- Tor.com

Tor.com

"The sheer variation of interpretation is what makes this a superior collection, as well as, of course, the superior writing." -- BookRiot

BookRiot

"Vivid, enthralling and endlessly varied. A wonderful collection." -- Mike Carey

Mike Carey

"A sparkling array of talent and imagination" -- SFX

SFX Magazine

"A superb collection of superior stories by some of my favorite writers. This is the must-have anthology of the year." -- Lavie Tidhar

Lavie Tidhar

"Readers looking for stories set in a variety of locales (even outer space) and arrayed over various cultures and religions will find much to like." -- Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

"Not only one of short stories, but of real narratives... will let readers enter a world that they have no idea about" -- New York Journal of Books

New York Journal of Books

"Lovely and complex" -- Strange Horizons

Strange Horizons

"A range of terrific stories in a variety of styles, all of them effective... Fall in love with djinn! Read this book." -- Geek Syndicate

Geek Syndicate