Mahmud El Sayed
@mahmudelsayed.bsky.social
Writer | SFF | Arabfuturist | BSFA | Codex | Debut THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY out in 2026 from Gollancz & Saga Press
This book is brilliant. Epic in every sense of the word.
January 31, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This book is brilliant. Epic in every sense of the word.
Tuppence a bag.
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Tuppence a bag.
What did you think of the internal illustrations? (I'm not too big on sprayed edges etc but that might tempt me)
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
What did you think of the internal illustrations? (I'm not too big on sprayed edges etc but that might tempt me)
The new special edition? I like that, too. And I do have a soft spot for all the old yellow jackets as well. They were iconic!
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The new special edition? I like that, too. And I do have a soft spot for all the old yellow jackets as well. They were iconic!
Comma Press also have the wonderful +100 series of short stories. I think Egypt+100 and Iraq+100 def have some good nationalist critiques.
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Comma Press also have the wonderful +100 series of short stories. I think Egypt+100 and Iraq+100 def have some good nationalist critiques.
Oh yes, this sounds exactly like ROM. I think one of my characters even decries qawmiya (nationalism) explicitly (sorry, nationalists!).
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Oh yes, this sounds exactly like ROM. I think one of my characters even decries qawmiya (nationalism) explicitly (sorry, nationalists!).
No new cover will ever top the cover of the Brazilian edition.
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
No new cover will ever top the cover of the Brazilian edition.
Oh, I like that!
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Oh, I like that!
Haha it must spit a lot there!
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Haha it must spit a lot there!
It's an apt description. God only knows what would have happened if I had said "it's pissing it down out there" 😅
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It's an apt description. God only knows what would have happened if I had said "it's pissing it down out there" 😅