{"product_id":"the-republic-of-memory-a-novel-the-song-of-the-safina-by-mahmud-el-sayed","title":"The Republic of Memory: A Novel (The Song of the Safina) by Mahmud El Sayed (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Science Fiction - Space Exploration - Middle Eastern \u0026amp; Arab American\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 5\/5\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026\u003cbr\u003eTransfer Orbit• CrimeReads • The Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Memory Called Empire meets Children of Time in this Arabfuturist debut set on a generation ship on the brink of revolution as its crew begin to ask why they should toil for a people, and an empire, none of them remember.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Safina is a city ship halfway through its four-hundred-year voyage from the ruins of Earth to a new colony world. Its crew maintain the ship, generation after generation, while protecting their ancestors in cryostasis so that one day they will be able to enjoy a fresh start under clear blue skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when blackouts start, unrest follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ship can only continue running smoothly with the cooperation of the crew. And the crew has had enough. As coordinated acts of resistance coincide with a much more complex conspiracy, a chain of events is set into motion that will change life on the Safina forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real-world events of the Arab Spring, The Republic of Memory is a bold interrogation of empire and an energizing portrait of revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahmud El Sayed\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British Egyptian science fiction and fantasy writer and translator. A former journalist, he won the 2023 Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Color for his work focusing on Arabic and Islamic-inspired themes in a genre he is calling Arabfuturism. He lives in East London where he spends his time pondering linguistic oddities and running story ideas by his cat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" The Republic Of Memory offers a brilliant, timely, and incisive look at the power of community and the myriad ways the past still rules our present. With a wonderful cast of believable characters, this is science fiction at its finest, and not to be missed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--M.H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Lost Legends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's rare that you come across a book that is doing something completely fresh with the genre, but \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is just that. A heady cocktail of Arabfuturism, linguistics, and revolution, this political sci-fi mind-stretcher is destined to be a classic. I was enraptured from the very first page.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Nicholas Binge, author of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDissolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"El Sayed's debut builds a polyphonic blend of voices with an ensemble cast that showcases a mix of political views, cultures, and languages, including inventive new slang. With its centering of Arab culture, the novel is a fresh take on generation-ship stories but still delivers the beats sci-fi fans love....El Sayed takes Arabfuturism to space in this vibrant, layered achievement that librarians can hand to fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's political sci-fi or Rivers Solomon's An Unkindness of Ghosts.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Erin Niederberger,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S\u0026S\/Saga Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50131236290753,"sku":"9781668207192","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781668207192.jpg?v=1775704728","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/the-republic-of-memory-a-novel-the-song-of-the-safina-by-mahmud-el-sayed","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}