"The Djinn's Wife" is a 2006 science fiction short story by British writer Ian McDonald.
Rao is an artificial intelligence embodied in a swarm of nanobots.
They get married, but their relationship quickly turns sour.
[2] At Tangent Online, Carole Ann Moleti called it "sumptuous" and "ethereal", noting that it met all the criteria to be considered an example of paranormal romance.
[3] At SF Signal, however, John DeNardo considered it a "lackluster reading experience".