“Ahmed Salah El-Mahdi is an Egyptian writer, translator, and critic. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Arabic Language, Cairo University. He has published several novels in the fantasy and science fiction genres, two of which, “”Reem”” and “”Refuge: City of Resurrection,”” have been translated into English. “”Refuge: City of Resurrection”” has also been translated into Italian.
He has published numerous short stories and literary and critical articles in both Arabic and English, some of which have been translated into other languages such as Romanian and Spanish. He is the recipient of the Egyptian Science Fiction Society Award for Best Short Story.
He has translated several important international novels, most notably Isaac Asimov’s “”The Base”” series, considered among the most important works in science fiction, and Robert Jordan’s “”Wheel of Time”” series, considered among the most important works in fantasy literature.”
