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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I'm struggling to make my mind up about what to read next. Maybe Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed.
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I keep hearing good things about that one. His book of shorts sounds interesting too. And from the description below (copied from the blurb) some of them might be available free online to get a flavor of his writing style.
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Stories to Captivate the Imagination: Welcome to the worlds of Saladin Ahmed
A medieval physician asked to do the impossible. A gun slinging Muslim wizard in the old West. A disgruntled super villain pining for prison reform. A cybernetic soldier who might or might not be receiving messages from God. Prepare yourself to be transported to new and fantastical worlds.The short stories in this collection have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards. They've been reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and other anthologies, recorded for numerous podcasts, and translated into several foreign languages. Now they are collected in one place for the first time. Experience for yourself the original voice of one of fantasy's rising stars!
PRAISE FOR SALADIN AHMED
"Ahmed's characters...are a terrific blend of the realistic and the awesomely magical." — io9
"[Ahmed is] revitalizing the fantasy genre with fresh perspectives and original stories." — Library Journal
"Ahmed's debut masterfully paints a world both bright and terrible." — Publishers Weekly
"An arresting, sumptuous and thoroughly satisfying debut." — Kirkus Reviews
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