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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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Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry

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May 2011

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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: 3.88 · 61,574 ratings · 7,518 reviews · 262 distinct works • Similar authors

	Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 11,004 ratings — published 2012 — 29 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) 3.44 avg rating — 2,973 ratings — published 2017 — 23 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) 4.03 avg rating — 2,337 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
	Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Javier Garrón (Illustrations), David Curiel (Color) 4.06 avg rating — 2,139 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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
	Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: Destined by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Minkyu Jung (Art), Eduard Petrovich (Cover Art) 4.09 avg rating — 2,086 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) 3.92 avg rating — 1,467 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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 3.94 avg rating — 1,277 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
	Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Stormranger by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Minkyu Jung (Illustrator), Joey Vazquez (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 1,089 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 — 912 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Outlawed by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author), Minkyu Jung (Artist), Joey Vazquez (Artist) 3.90 avg rating — 748 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

The Crescent Moon Kingdoms (3 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author)

3.64 avg rating — 11,071 ratings

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

Michele Bandini (Artist),

Christopher Allen (Artist),

Luigi Zagaria (Artist),

Luca Maresca (Artist),

Gustavo Duarte (Artist),

Elisabetta D'Amico (Inker),

Victor Olazaba (Inker),

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3.87 avg rating — 5,473 ratings

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

Minkyu Jung (Artist),

Joey Vazquez (Artist),

Juan Vlasco (Artist),

Ian Herring (Color Artist),

Joe Caramagna (Letterer)

4.02 avg rating — 3,948 ratings

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

Sami Kivelä (Illustrator),

Jason Wordie (Illustrator),

Taj Tenfold (Illustrator)

4.07 avg rating — 3,124 ratings

Black Bolt (Single Issues) (12 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Frazer Irving (Illustrator),

Christian Ward (Illustrator)

3.95 avg rating — 3,112 ratings

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“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

October FANTASY -- The following poll decides which two selections will go on to the final round for Fantasy BOTM for October 2017.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

19 votes, 24.1%

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

12 votes, 15.2%

Gloriana by Michael Moorcock

12 votes, 15.2%

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

9 votes, 11.4%

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

8 votes, 10.1%

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

8 votes, 10.1%

Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky

6 votes, 7.6%

Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist

4 votes, 5.1%

Unsouled by Will Wight

1 vote, 1.3%

79 total votes

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