{"title":"Nadia Afifi","description":"Nadia Afifi is the author of The Sentient and numerous science fiction short stories. Her debut novel was lauded as 'staggering and un-put-downable' in a starred Publishers Weekly review and recommended by Booklist for 'readers who love a thrilling narrative and welcome moral and philosophical questions in their science fiction.' Analog Magazine describes her as 'a brand-new voice in our field, and one you should become familiar with.' The Sentient is the first novel in a near-future series about a controversial cloning project, human consciousness and a high-stakes conflict between religious fundamentalism and science. Her short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ('The Bahrain Underground Bazaar') and Abyss \u0026amp; Apex ('Exhibit K').","products":[{"product_id":"a-rebels-history-of-mars-hardcover","title":"A Rebel's History of Mars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRocky Mountain Fiction Writer member's striking new book of time travel and biological science fiction is a thrilling ride.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKezza, an aerialist in the Martian circus, can never return to Earth - but she can assassinate the man she blames for her grim life on the red planet. Her murderous plans take an unexpected turn, however, when she uncovers a sinister secret. A thousand years into the future, Azad lives a safe but controlled life on the beautiful desert planet of Nabatea. His world is upended when he joins a crew of space-traveling historians seeking to learn the true reason that their ancestors left Mars. Separated by time and space, Kezza and Azad's stories collide in the Martian desert.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102808117471,"sku":"9781787589452","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/KmQrhLnk0A9781787589452.webp?v=1781087394"},{"product_id":"arabilious-anthology-of-arab-futurism-paperback","title":"Arabilious: Anthology of Arab Futurism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eArab Science Fiction is largely unknown internationally, for this reason, \u003ci\u003eArabilious \u003c\/i\u003ewould like to make you discover nine short stories written by authors coming from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. The recurring themes of the stories include the effects of new technologies on Arab society, deeply rooted in community life and far from Western individualism, as well as anxiety about the devastation produced by climate emergency or nostalgia for a past which, although difficult and troubled, it is still able to ensure cultural roots and identity to the characters.\u003cbr\u003eThe stories included in \u003ci\u003eArabilious\u003c\/i\u003e are therefore full of melancholy, social tensions derived from political conflicts, and the need to distance themselves from the categories and clich?s formulated by the West. All these themes mix with the rich literary tradition of the Arab peoples and their past as colonized communities to propose nine futuristic scenarios, alternatives to the existing reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of contents\u003cbr\u003e0.0 Introduction by Cristina Jurado\u003cbr\u003e1. Pan-humanism Hope and Pragmatics by Sara Saab and Jess Barber (Lebanon and USA)\u003cbr\u003e2. The Standard of Ur by Hassan Abdulrazzak (Iraq)\u003cbr\u003e3. The Bahrein Underground Bazar by Nadia Afifi (Bahrain)\u003cbr\u003e4. A Day in the Life of Anmar 20X1 by Abdulla Moaswes (Palestine)\u003cbr\u003e5. Cinammon Chewing Gum by Maria Dadouch (Siria)\u003cbr\u003e6. To New Jerusalem by Farah Kader (Palestine-USA)\u003cbr\u003e7. Exhibit K by Nadia Afifi (Bahrain)\u003cbr\u003e8. A Jaha in the Metaverse by Fadi Zaghmout (Jordan)\u003cbr\u003e9. Master of Mediterranean by Emad El-Din Aysha (Egypt)\u003cbr\u003e10 Afterword: Arabic SF - The Hope for a Better Future and Past by Emad El-Din Aysha\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104492884191,"sku":"9788832077988","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fsl9o6cvif9788832077988.webp?v=1781108431"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nadia-afifi.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}