Throne of the Crescent Moon
core novel 2012 The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.65 (11,975 ratings, collected 2026-09-28) |
| Page count | 304 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756407117 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In Dhamsawaat, capital of the Crescent Moon Kingdoms, Doctor Adoulla Makhslood, past sixty, fat and tired, is the last real ghul hunter, and would rather be drinking cardamom tea than chasing monsters. The city is near boiling point, caught between the iron rule of the Khalif and the master thief called the Falcon Prince, whose rebellion is gathering in the streets. When a series of brutal supernatural killings begins, Adoulla and his assistant Raseed bas Raseed, a young dervish whose swordsmanship is matched only by his piety, ride out to the marshes to investigate, and find magic darker than any ghul they have faced. They are joined by Zamia Banu Laith Badawi, a young tribeswoman who can take the shape of a lioness and whose whole band was slaughtered by the same power. Together the three must trace the killings to their source before the Kingdoms drown in blood.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
- Series: The Crescent Moon Kingdoms core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Saladin Ahmed
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best First Novel), 2013: won
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2012: nominated
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2013: nominated
- David Gemmell Morningstar Award (Best Fantasy Newcomer), 2013: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms): Sword-and-sorcery in an Arabian-Nights-inspired secondary world: the ageing ghul hunter Adoulla Makhslood and his companions against a supernatural threat to the city of Dhamsawaat. Only the first book has been published; two sequels were announced but have not appeared.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Penguin Random House
- https://aidanmoher.com/blog/review/2013/01/review-of-throne-of-the-crescent-moon-by-saladin-ahmed/
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