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Saladin Ahmed
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THRONE's been *extremely* fortunate to have had some pretty great reviews over the past few months. I'll be compiling a list eventually, because I'm neurotic like that. But here are a few recent ones that have my mouth hanging open:
-#1 NYT Bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss gave THRONE 5 stars on Goodreads.
-Scott Lynch, (THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA) said unto the people "Read this thing."
-NYT Bes...
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Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)
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Book Three Saladin (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #3)
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Book Two Saladin (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #2)
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The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011
by Kevin J. Anderson , Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) , Michael Bishop 3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness
by Mike Allen , Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) , Joanna Galbraith 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Apex Magazine - November 2010 (Issue 18)
by Jason Sizemore (Goodreads Author) , Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) , Amal El-Mohtar (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Apex Magazine - August 2011 (Issue 27)
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Apex Magazine - November 2010 (Issue 18)
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The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
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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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I love picking up a fantasy novel and reading something I haven't been exposed to before. With this book, that pleasure came from the fact that the world had some distinctly Arabian worldbuilding and cosmology. It's more than merely a different fl... " Read more of this review » |
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THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON Q&A / Discussion Group
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I'll be using this group to answer readers' questions and encourage discussion about my debut fantasy novel, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON. So please, a...more
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