Amal El Mohtar
Amal El Mohtar is a Canadian poet, author, and editor. She is known for her speculative fiction and fantasy works, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning novella 'This Is How You Lose the Time War', co-written with Max Gladstone. El Mohtar's work often explores themes of identity, culture, and mythology. She has also served as the Otherworldly columnist for The New York Times Book Review.
Books
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1. This Is How You Lose The Time War
In this epistolary science fiction novel, two rival agents, Red and Blue, find themselves on opposite sides of a sprawling temporal conflict known as the Time War. As they carry out missions to manipulate the strands of history for their respective factions, their paths cross in unexpected ways. Through a series of secret letters left across time and space, what begins as taunting correspondence evolves into a deep, forbidden connection. The narrative weaves a complex tapestry of time-travel and intrigue, exploring themes of love, identity, and the consequences of actions within the ever-shifting sands of time. As their bond deepens, Red and Blue must ultimately decide where their loyalties lie and what sacrifices they are willing to make for a chance at a future together.
The 8915th Greatest Book of All Time
