The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

And I once again did not read the synopsis before I read the book. So I thought it was going to be all fantasy world, but there was real world settings and magical settings, and the history and the politics.
I think if I had been reading the book, instead of listening to the audiobook I would have been able to understand it better, because sometimes the characters were referred to by their titles, and sometimes by their names, so I sometimes I had a hard time keeping track of who was in what scene. But the concept, and the world building. Sveet.
You name the character Ali:

I had a ship, and now I don't know if it's sinking or not.
Can we just not fight....just like...not lie or deceive...just let the children be happy. and by children I mean Nahri, Alizayd, and Dara.
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