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Saladin Ahmed

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Born

Detroit, Michigan, The United States

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http://www.saladinahmed.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry

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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. ...more

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Hi! I’m fantasy writer, essayist, and copious tweeter Saladin Ahmed. I’m writing now to my readers, as I do a couple of times a year, to ask for help making ends meet.

Not familiar with my work? Here are a bunch of free short stories: https://medium.com/@saladinahmed, some of my essays: https://www.pinterest.com/saladinahme..., and the first chapter of my Locus Award winning, Hugo and Nebula nomin

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Saladin Ahmed’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 80,969 ratings · 9,609 reviews · 495 distinct works • Similar authors

	Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 12,037 ratings — published 2012 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Canto Bight (Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 3,504 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Javier Garrón (Illustrator), Brian Stelfreeze (Cover Art (#1)) 4.03 avg rating — 2,894 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Abbott by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Sami Kivelä (Illustrator), Jason Wordie (Colorist) 4.02 avg rating — 2,737 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: Destined by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Minkyu Jung (Art), Eduard Petrovich (Cover Art) 4.08 avg rating — 2,396 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Christian Ward (Artist) 3.91 avg rating — 1,611 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.93 avg rating — 1,335 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Stormranger by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Minkyu Jung (Illustrator), Joey Vazquez (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 1,266 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Bring on the Bad Guys by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author), Javier Garrón (Illustrations) 3.90 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Outlawed by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mirka Andolfo, Joey Vazquez (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Series by Saladin Ahmed

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) (8 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Taurin Clarke (Cover Art),

Michele Bandini (Illustrator),

Luca Maresca (Illustrator)

3.83 avg rating — 7,870 ratings

The Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) (Collected Editions) (3 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Mirka Andolfo,

Joey Vazquez (Illustrator),

Minkyu Jung (Illustrator)

4.01 avg rating — 4,673 ratings

Abbott (5 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Taj Tenfold (Cover Art),

Sami Kivela (Artist),

Jason Wordie (Colorist)

4.05 avg rating — 3,557 ratings

Abbott (3 books)
by

Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Sami Kivelä (Illustrator),

Dan Jackson (Colorist),

Jim Campbell (Letterer),

Taj Francis (Cover Artist)

3.95 avg rating — 3,576 ratings

Daredevil (2023) (Single Issues) (26 books)
by

Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Aaron Kuder (artist),

John Romita Jr. (Cover Art)

3.71 avg rating — 3,598 ratings

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Quotes by Saladin Ahmed (?)

“One can only know as much as one has lived to know, though it is certainly possible to learn a great deal less than this.”
― Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon

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“When one faces two ghuls, waste no time wishing for fewer.”
― Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon

tags: time-management

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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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Polls

JUNE FANTASY: This poll decided which two novels move on to the run-off poll for our June 2012 Fantasy Book of the Month!

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

39 votes, 36.8%

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

19 votes, 17.9%

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

15 votes, 14.2%

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

12 votes, 11.3%

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

10 votes, 9.4%

The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip

6 votes, 5.7%

Galveston by Sean Stewart

5 votes, 4.7%

106 total votes

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