Nahri, a young con-artist in 18th-century Cairo, accidentally summons a powerful djinn warrior named Dara. This act pulls her into a hidden, magical world of djinn, where she discovers she might be the last descendant of a legendary royal family. To uncover her past and survive, she journeys with Dara to the mythical, flying city of Daevabad, the City of Brass, a place of dazzling beauty, ancient magic, and dangerous political intrigue. There, she must navigate a deadly court where her arrival threatens to shatter a fragile peace between magical tribes.