A Wind in Cairo

Name: A Wind in Cairo
Author: Judith Tarr
Pages: 258
Start Date: January 1
Finish Date: January 3
Type: Science Fiction & Fantasy; 1st ed. Paperback
Status: My Mom's Bookshelf

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Summary: Award-winning author Judith Tarr creates a feast for the imagination and the heart. With rich, evocative prose she fashions the magical world of medieval Egypt- a world in which a most remarkable tale unfolds. Hasen, a spoiled, pleasure-seeking emir's son, gravely offends the most powerful magus in the land. The sorcerer retaliates by transforming Hasen into a spirited stallion with Hasen's human intelligence. Thus begins an enthralling, dramatic journey that will take Hasen and his beautiful new owner from the silent deserts into the teeth of war, from the depths of desperation to the edge of impossible love. Tragic, inspiring, witty, and ultimately triumphant, A Wind in Cairo is a wonder of a book.

My Review: A very adventurous read, recommended by my mother. And I thank her so much!!! At times I had to re-read a part but all in all a good book. It would be nice to turn all the perverted teen-age boys into stallions so we AWESOME girls could tame them into respective men. ;) I loved the ending; there was no better way to end it! It is an advanced read, I mean even I had problems understanding it, so I would recommend, 15 year and older.

Exert: " 'Within that biding, O prince of stallions, take my blessing.'
Khamsin took it as he had been trained to take all great gifts, with grace and gratitude. But his eye rolled back to Zamaniyah, and that eye was pure Khasmin.
Bright, wicked, and altogether unrepentant.
Training, she thought. Indeed.
It was going to be a very pleasant war." - pg. 258

Cover/Title: The cover is freaking awesome! And the title fits with the theme more than the story, but it works.

~ The Clumsy Reader aka Christine

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The Start of Something New

This is completely new to me so, give me a break. I have read zillions of books in the last 4 years (because that is when I got interested is reading) and here are SOME faves off the top of my head: Mortal Instruments (!Can't wait for City of Angels!), Twilight Saga, Wicked Lovely (still reading them but I loved the 1st), Gemma Doyle Trilogy (Even though the 3rd made me mad) and WAY many more,but hey I have had NO COFFEE. So far this year, 2010, I have read: "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast; "Champagne Girl" by Diana Palmer; "The Snow Bride" by Debbie Macomber; "A Wind in Cairo" by Judith Tarr; "A Knight in Shining Armor" by Jude Deveraux; "Bet Me" by Jennifer Crusie; "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith. I will put up separate reviews on all of them soon! Also this blog is to record my clumsiness. I have been to the ER for my knees; I cracked my collar bone and then the cells got happy when mending and now i have a bump on my collar bone; I have freaky toes; I can move my tendons off my knuckles and "feel" the bone; and i have many other things that mark me as me and a klutz.(Also those things have JUST happened in my young adult life, NOT just in 2010 lol) I spill, I break and when I fall, I take someone, or something down with me, where it be the whole cat can-food isle or my Principal. Well I think that catches you up to date... If there are questions or something I spelled wrong, or even if you are a fellow klutzphobian, COmMeNt and FoLlOw :)

Have a Safe Proof Day,
The Clumsy Reader aka Christine

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