Comments | mzrowan: Book review: Throne of the Crescent Moon

mzrowan

Book review: Throne of the Crescent Moon

Dec 06, 2012 11:37

Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed ( Read more... )

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sparkymonster December 6 2012, 16:45:42 UTC

Ahmed identifies as a Muslim Arab-American (interview here: http://www.blackgate.com/2010/11/17/fantasy-the-middle-east-and-a-conversation-with-saladin-ahmed/)

I agree that the story wrapped up a bit too neatly. I mean I hate when there are a bazillion threads left hanging but...yeah.

ALSO

You should read Amal el-Mohtar's book "The Honey Month" because it is beautiful, she was born in Canada and is of arabic descent

mzrowan December 6 2012, 18:45:37 UTC

And only $3.99 for Kindle! Sold! The honey angle reminds me of one of the more exquisite diversions in Ian McDonald's The Dervish House.

beowabbit December 6 2012, 19:04:48 UTC

Thanks for the recc. (you and mzrowan both). I just bought both Crescent Moon and Honey Month.

caulay December 6 2012, 17:10:37 UTC

I really liked it but it did not "knock my socks off" as it were.

To me, it seemed far too much like a lot of the fantasy produced by non-Muslims.

OTOH, at this year's WorldCon in Chicago, I heard him read some of his shorter works and those blew me away, so I may have been expecting too much from this book.