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Saladin Ahmed

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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: 3.85 · 78,614 ratings · 9,322 reviews · 464 distinct works • Similar authors

	Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 12,007 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 — 3,464 ratings — published 2017 — 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. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Javier Garrón (Illustrator), Brian Stelfreeze (Cover Art (#1)) 4.03 avg rating — 2,838 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 — 2,702 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 — 2,389 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 — 1,599 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 — 1,333 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 — 1,265 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 — 1,230 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) 3.90 avg rating — 929 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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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 — 7,763 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 — 4,662 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 — 3,527 ratings

Abbott (3 books)
by

Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Sami Kivelä (Illustrator),

Dan Jackson (Colorist),

Jim Campbell (Letterer),

Taj Francis (Cover Artist)

3.96 avg rating — 3,516 ratings

Daredevil (2023) (Single Issues) (26 books)
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Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author),

Aaron Kuder (artist),

John Romita Jr. (Cover Art)

3.73 avg rating — 3,376 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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May 2026 - Debut Novels
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Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

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Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem

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Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright

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The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch

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Borderline by Mishell Baker

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