Saladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Michigan. 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. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel. Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
While you were off enjoying a long break, most of the Gollancz team were at Eastercon, the UK’s largest SF convention. It was a busy weekend, but the highlights were the award ceremonies.
We’re delighted to announce that JACK GLASS by Adam Roberts won the BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) award for best novel, and the cover (by Black Sheep and our marvellous Art department) won best Artwork. These are among the most prestigious awards in the UK SF … More
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Gollancz is very pleased to discover that two of our authors have been nominated for prestigious awards today.
Saladin Ahmed’s Throne of the Crescent Moon is shortlisted for the Nebula award for best novel, which is fantastic news. The
Nebula is one of the most high-profile and important awards in the SF community, and it’s great to see Saladin on such a strong shortlist. Congratulations to all of the nominees.
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All this week we’ve been giving you extracts from THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON, the debut novel from Saladin Ahmed. We hope they’ve whetted your appetite, and that you’re planning to check out one of the most interesting fantasy debuts of recent years. The book is officially published today, so please join all of us in congratulating Saladin on being a published Gollancz author. I know where he’s planning to take his series, and we’re all in for … More
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Our third extract from Throne of the Crescent Moon, a great new debut from Saladin Ahmed released tomorrow.
THREE
Men and women packed the stone Mainway and the sidestreets, inching along and shouting in competition for the few sedan chairs and mule rides available. From what Adoulla could see, those on foot were actually moving faster. Which meant that they would be walking to the stables at the edge of the city. Wonderful. He ought to have … More
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It’s time for chapter two of one of our brilliant debuts, Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed.
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DOULLA WATCHED RASEED weave between the teahouse tables, pulling the child gently along. They came to a halt before him, their backs to the Mainway’s throng of people. Raseed bowed his blue-turbaned head. Looking more closely, Adoulla did not think the frightened-looking, long-haired child was wounded. The blood on his clothing seemed to be someone else’s.
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