Magic Has No Borders by Samira Ahmed, Sona Charaipotra, Saba Tahir, Sayantani DasGupta, and eleven more authors 348 pp.
This collection of short stories takes stories of ancient Southern Asian gods, goddesses, and spirits and reimagines them for a modern audience. The stories are rich in detail and characterization. They include many of the lesser deities of the Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and other diaspora of the region. Each tale is of empowerment over some evil, though not all are tales with happy endings. The settings and situations are captivating, giving incite into some of the spiritual beliefs of the area. I am not a fan of short stories but this one is so richly done it was irresistible. I listened to the audiobook which was performed by several narrators. Most were excellent with a couple of them less so.
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