Throne of the Crescent Moon

Throne of the Crescent Moon is a fantasy novel written by American writer Saladin Ahmed. It is the first book in The Crescent Moon Kingdoms series. The book was published by DAW Books in February 2012.[1] The book was nominated for the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2013 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer and the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[2][3] It won the Locus Award for Best First Novel.[4]

Throne of the Crescent Moon
AuthorSaladin Ahmed
Cover artistJason Chan
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Crescent Moon Kingdoms
GenreFantasy
PublisherDAW Books
Publication date
February 7, 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages304
ISBN978-0-7564-0778-0
OCLC823141937
Followed byThe Thousand and One 

Plot summary

The book follows Doctor Adoulla Makhslood, an aging ghul hunter based in the city of Dhamsawaat, who would really like to retire from having adventures and quietly drink cardamom tea. Events rapidly transpire to force the Doctor and his assistant, Raseed bas Raseed — a Dervish warrior sworn to a holy path — to face a dark sorcerer. To aid them in this, the Doctor recruits his two old friends Dawoud and Litaz. Dawoud is a mage whose spells draw upon his own life energy and Litaz (his wife) is a highly skilled alchemist. The final member of their band is Zamia, a young Badawi tribeswoman who has been gifted with the ability to take a lion's shape and whose band has been slain by the sorcerer. In addition to the magical plot, there is political trouble brewing in the city as the mysterious Falcon Prince foments revolution against the Kalif.

Reception

Reviewers have praised its Middle Eastern sourced setting novel for being different from the typical Euro-centric fantasy novel.[5][6][7] Annalee Newitz reviewing for io9 praised the characters and riveting worldbuilding."[8]

References
  1. "Throne of the Crescent Moon". Penguin. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "2013 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  3. 2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced, SFWA, February 20, 2013
  4. "Locus Awards 2013". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. "Book Review: THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. Marcus, Richard (February 5, 2012). "Book Review: Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  7. Jemisin, N. K. (June 9, 2013). "Beyond 'Game of Thrones': Exploring diversity in speculative fiction". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  8. Newitz, Annalee (March 9, 2012). "Throne of the Crescent Moon is the best fantasy swashbuckler of the year so far". io9. Retrieved August 7, 2013.


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