The Blue Djinn of Babylon

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Philip Kerr: The Blue Djinn of Babylon (2007, Thorndike Press)

477 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2007 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7862-9186-1
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OCLC Number:
71552310

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4 stars (1 review)

Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international escapade involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all Djinn.

8 editions

Review of 'The Blue Djinn Of Babylon - Children Of The Lamp - Book Two' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Strong characters and great locations continue, including a cameo by a famous king. The humor (and even fart jokes) is a good match as well. Read aloud with my daughter, and we did not appreciate the frequent djinn word puns.

Like the first book, this story is mythological fantasy, with magic, but set in our modern day world. This element, along with what is clearly well thought out folkore of the djinn is excellent. My only quibbles with this particular book (aside from djinntolerable puns) was the ending, which crammed a lot of wrap up (and some foreshadowing of future books) into just a few pages.

Yes, this took months to read - but our library system had exactly one (1) copy, with three other people waiting for it on hold. Glad to have finally finished it; may not dive into the next immediately.

Subjects

  • Large type books
  • Genies -- Fiction
  • Magic -- Fiction
  • Twins -- Fiction
  • Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
  • Large type books