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Saladin Ahmed

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Saladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.

His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.

Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.

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THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON nominated for Best Novel Hugo!

I am thrilled to announce that THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. A longer post will follow; I fear I’m a bit too stunned to be coherent right now!

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	Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 2,242 ratings — published 2012 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engraved on the Eye 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Eyes and the Watered-Down World 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Virtue Lives 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book Three Saladin (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #3) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2014	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book Two Saladin (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #2) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 by Kevin J. Anderson (Editor), Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael Bishop (Contributor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness by Mike Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Joanna Galbraith (Contributor) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3 by Tony C. Smith, Amy H. Sturgis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Matthew Sanborn Smith (Contributor) 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Million Writers Award: The Best Online Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jason Sanford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jenny Williams (Contributor) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Saladin Ahmed made a comment in the group THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON Q&A / Discussion Group — Questions? Anyone? Bueller? (HERE BE SPOILERS!) topic "Ell wrote: "Hi - about halfway through. Dawoud observes the puzzlecloth carpet at the Palace. What's puzzlecloth? Thanks in advance..." Thanks for aski...more "
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Saladin Ahmed made a comment on Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) — Casting THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON "Great picks - and some new actors for me to research!"
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Saladin Ahmed made a comment in the group THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON Q&A / Discussion Group — A little goodreads boost for THRONE? topic "Hey all! THRONE has made it to the final round of BEYOND REALITY's Book of the Month poll! If you're willing, you can give it a boost here: http://www ...more "
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Saladin Ahmed made a comment on Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) — Casting THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON "No, there's no movie deal. But THRONE was recently featured on the blog "My Book, The Movie," where novelists dreamcast* their books. http://mybookthem ...more "
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Saladin Ahmed made a comment in the group THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON Q&A / Discussion Group — THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOMS, BOOKS II & III topic "Conrad - Thanks! And hey, one never knows.... Riku - The philosophical answer to 'how long did the first book take?' is 'my whole life.' The more nuts-...more "
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Saladin Ahmed said "yes" to attending Reading/Discussion/Book Signing date: April 12, 2012 04:00PM location: University of Michigan-Dearborn (Mardigian Library 2nd floor), 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI, The United States description: Join us as fantasy author Saladin Ahmed discusses his debut novel Throne of the Crescent Moon. Throne is one of the year's most anticipated fantasy novels and is reminiscent of The Arabian Nights. Ahmed will bring his novel to life through discussion of its images of Arab folklore. Ahmed's short stories have been nominated for several writing awards and have been translated into five languages. His previous writings have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. Ahmed will be sellin...more
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“Ahhh, God's balls! The Horrible Halt!" Adoulla pronounced the Dhamsawaati term for the complete standstill of traffic with a familiar disgust.”
― Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon

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“I have served Almighty God as best as I can. I have failed at times, but "Perfection is the palace in which God alone lives.”
― Saladin Ahmed

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JUNE FANTASY: This run-off poll decides which novel with be our June 2012 Fantasy Book of the Month.

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

58 votes, 59.2%

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

40 votes, 40.8%

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The Sword and Laser: Renaissance fantasy vs. Medieval fantasy	19	185	Mar 12, 2012 02:09pm
Beyond Reality: Nominations for June 2012!	25	60	Mar 20, 2012 11:25am
Beyond Reality: Welcome to April 2012!	1	26	Apr 01, 2012 08:48am
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The Sword and Laser: S&L Video - Saladin Ahmed - Bonus interview	7	66	May 05, 2012 11:17pm
Beyond Reality: Welcome to June 2012!	1	27	Jun 01, 2012 09:23am
The Sword and Laser: Pitch me your "Sword" picks for June!	444	1066	Jun 03, 2012 08:54am
The Sword and Laser: Questions for Saladin Ahmed, author of Throne of the Crescent Moon	12	195	Jun 04, 2012 11:07am
Beyond Reality: THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON: roll call and initial impressions (NO SPOILERS)	15	42	Jun 22, 2012 09:17am

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