The Golem and the Jinni

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic, created to be the wife of a man who dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free. Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection.

Year	Award	Category	Status
2013	Goodreads Choice Awards	Debut Goodreads Author	Runner-up
2013	Goodreads Choice Awards	Fantasy	Nominee/Finalist
2013	James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award	Gender-bending SF	Nominee/Finalist
2014	Locus Poll Award	Best First Novel	Runner-up
2014	Mythopoeic Award	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature	Winner
2014	Nebula Award	Novel	Nominee/Finalist
2014	World Fantasy Award	Best Novel	Nominee/Finalist