The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A new fantasy series set a thousand years before The City of Brass

"Amina al-Sirafi, a once-foul-mouthed, cunning, ambitious seafarer, has retired to live a quiet life with her mother and daughter. Amina is determined to stay out of trouble – that is until the mother of one of her crewmates, who died under mysterious circumstances, seeks her help. She offers Amina one last mission, untold riches and a chance at redemption. But all is not what it seems. I loved everything about this book: Amina and her crew, the way she navigates the world of the jinn and other beings – and how the book centers people who are often erased or vilified in much of the high fantasy I grew up reading."