The Empire of Gold: 3 (Daevabad Trilogy)

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Nahri has grown so much from the girl we met at the start of the City of Brass, and honestly, I cannot think of a way in which her arc could have ended any more perfectly. Chakraborty makes this series intricate and detailed which is something t So, they decide to head back to Daevabad but along the way they encounter a very powerful and ancient Marid.

As Nahri, Dara, and Ali must face the consequences for the actions of their family members and for their own actions, war breaks out around them, promising death and heartbreak for both sides. But, I do love the way this author manages to conjure a sense of place whether you’re in the mundane or the magical.It was tough saying goodbye to the characters I’ve come to know and love, but I can think of no better farewell than this satisfying finale. The places in which I felt like screaming: when Dara tells Nahri he’s leaving and will never be able to step foot inside Daevabad again while acknowledging the fact that she will never be able to step foot outside of Daevabad ever again and anytime Nahri flirts with or kisses Ali. The places in which I was grinning like a fool: when Dara uses Manizeh’s words against her and tricks her into letting him kill her, when Ali’s siblings made fun of him, and when Jamshid found out that he was a Nahid. Nahri and Ali find themselves in Cairo where they spend quite a bit of time before they decide to get back into the whole saving the djinn business again. Even though it's a dangerous job, she teams up with Tae-joo to take down the Choi family and their business empire.

We get a much better look at piris, and some crocodilian Nile dwellers, and ancient gods, and there is even a battle that involves kaiju-level beasties. It seems wrong when so many minor characters died (and there are ways to kill characters that won’t crush the reader’s soul like A Little Life 😅). I think she’s a brilliant antagonist for this series, and she kind of blindsides you with her diabolicalness. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad's deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. Empire of Gold by SA Chakraborty – great character arcs, lush world building, a little bittersweet but ultimately satisfying.maybe only bad because there’s no sequels yet confirmed :’) There was enough ambiguity in obviously Dara’s storyline but also Nahri’s regarding the new enemies she makes in the climax to have potential for sequels, possibly in another time period? Empire of Gold is the pitch perfect conclusion to the expansive fantasy trilogy that has captured my heart and mind over the past few years.