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Zamil Akhtar

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When Zamil was fourteen, he moved from the dry, dune-spotted Arabian peninsula to the hilly, arctic wasteland that is Western Massachusetts. He despises the cold, isn’t very fond of the sun, and prefers spending all day indoors mashing the keyboard in the hopes something great will come of it. When not dreaming up dark and fantastical journeys, he enjoys binging horror movies, wasting precious time arguing about international relations on Reddit, and occasionally traveling ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 6,869 ratings · 1,003 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,740 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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
	Conqueror's Blood (Gunmetal Gods, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 1,192 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
	Elder Epoch (Gunmetal Gods, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 669 ratings — 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
	Lightblade 3.97 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Death Rider (Gunmetal Gods, #0.5) 3.96 avg rating — 416 ratings — 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
	Dark Drinker (Gunmetal Gods, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Death Hymns of Homara 4.40 avg rating — 45 ratings — 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
	Song of a Dead Star 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Grimdark Magazine Issue #44 by Zamil Akhtar (Goodreads Author), A.G. Slatter, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings	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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The Passage (The Passage, #1)

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Ottoman

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Children of the Dead City

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Zamil Akhtar answered a question about Dark Drinker: Is there an audiobook version of this on the way/in the works? Yes it will be released in winter
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Zamil Akhtar rated a book it was amazing The Narrows by Travis M. Riddle (Goodreads Author)	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
Brilliantly captures the ennui of millennial suburban young adulthood I read this novel in one sitting and I enjoyed every minute. The main character, Oliver, is incredibly relatable, and if you grew up in the suburbs, you'll be nodding along to ever ...more
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Zamil Akhtar made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Add Book to Series topic " Please add Dark Drinker Dark Drinker as Book 4 in the Gunmetal Gods series https://www.goodreads.com/series/3189... Thanks! ...more "
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Zamil Akhtar made a comment on his review of Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods #1) " Christian wrote: "Zamil, this series has turned out to be pretty awesome. I’m definitely a fan. Currently on Gunmetal Gods 1 but will absolutely read ...more "
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“We’re all good men until we’re pushed to the edge. Then you either die a good man, or the good man in you dies.”
― Zamil Akhtar, Gunmetal Gods

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“I’d never met a Ruthenian who didn’t like to scowl.”
― Zamil Akhtar, Gunmetal Gods

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“Until now, I’d been living wrong. I’d been clinging to peace, when war was eternal. It was the inevitable, and you either won or watched everyone you love choke on blood.”
― Zamil Akhtar, Gunmetal Gods

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