About the Book
A dark and gritty trip into the imagination of one of science fiction's most gifted authors, this collection presents all nine tales of the Budayeen gathered together in one archival-quality volume, available for the first time in more than 20 years. Here is the Budayeen: a gritty fusion of Bogart's Casablanca, New Orleans' notoriously seedy French Quarter, and a futuristic Muslim city, all welded together and serving as the perfect backdrop for Marid, a drug-addled policeman and anti-hero of world-class proportion. This is a collection to get lost in, from the city's sordid underbelly to the glamorous excesses of the "sex moddy" industry, from the tall, ancient mosque towers to the strong-voiced muezzin calling the faithful to morning devotions, the Budayeen leaps to sudden life, making claims to its own reality as only the best science fiction can.
Contents:
- Foreword by Barbara Hambly
- Schrödinger's Kitten
- Marîd Changes His Mind
- Slow, Slow Burn
- Marîd and the Trail of Blood
- King of the Cyber Rifles
- Marîd Throws a Party
- The World as We Know It
- The City on the Sand
- The Plastic Pasha
