3.5 stars out of 5, rounded up to 4 because of the narrator.

Beautiful narration with a correct accent that makes the story vibrant and glowing with life. I love how Channie Waites narrates this. This is how books like this should be narrated: with the accent that belongs to the ethnicity portrayed, but still very understandable and clear.

The novella's story is short and sweet, though I feel it started to wander a bit near the end. The start was tight and full of potential. The end was a blazing gale. The trekking through the marsh... meh.

But I love the steam-punk feel of the world the author has created with A Dead Djinn in Cairo. I love how it's alternative history, set in a world where magic has returned.

This is a sweet little story that leaves me wanting to read more about Creeper and the Robber Baron.