The Republic of Memory

This political sci-fi mind-stretcher is destined to be a classic. I was enraptured from the very first page * Nicholas Binge, author of DISSOLUTION *A novel of astounding scale and ambition, The Republic of Memory is an instant classic that deserves to be spoken of in the company of Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series or Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space. A brilliant debut about the struggle to save the future of humanity and the eternal clash of generations, set in a tower of babel aboard a generation ship * Guatam Bhatia, author of The Wall *In The Republic of Memory, El Sayed creates a world of familiar politics and utterly fresh, engrossing newness. It is a world so full and intricately developed that I felt I could wander through it for years and still find more to live in. Those who love the depth and wonder of language, and who see it as the seed of revolution, will find this an essential contribution to the canon * Bethany Jacobs, author of THESE BURNING STARS *A breathtaking, textured, wildly imaginative tapestry… I loved every moment of it * ALIETTE DE BODARD, author of A Fire Born of Exile *Utterly original, full of thrilling plot twists, deeply wise and politically nuanced … I loved this book with my brain and my heart * Annalee Newitz, author of AUTOMATIC NOODLE *Brilliant, timely, and incisive … This is science fiction at its finest and not to be missed * M.H. Ayinde, Sunday Times bestselling author of A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST *A riveting and deeply thoughtful book … A thrillingly intricate epic - a book to feed the soul * Lorraine Wilson *Science fiction as it’s meant to be - big ideas, big politics and amazing characters * Stewart Hotston, author of PROJECT HANUMAN *THIS is why we read science fiction * Sam J. Miller, author of BLACKFISH CITY *

Mahmud El Sayed is a British-Egyptian SFF writer and translator. He lives in East London where he spends his time pondering linguistic oddities and running story ideas by his cat. A former journalist, he covered ‘serious’ Middle Eastern politics until he had enough of chasing people up for boring quotes and decided to write about generation ships, sentient libraries and memory taxes instead. He won the prestigious 2023 Future Worlds prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour and his work focuses on Arabic and Islamic-inspired themes in a genre he is calling Arabfuturism.

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