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Mohamed L. Masry is an Egyptian novelist, filmmaker, and creator of The Crowndom of Sands, an epic fantasy saga years in the making. Drawn to the history, mythology, and civilizations of the ancient Middle East, he built a world of kingdoms, faiths, and forgotten languages rather than the more familiar European fantasy template. He lives and writes in Cairo, where he is currently working on Book Two.
Mohamed L. Masry is an Egyptian novelist, filmmaker, and creator of The Crowndom of Sands, an epic fantasy saga, years in the making.
Drawn to history, mythology, and the civilizations that flourished along the ancient world, he set out to create a fantasy that feels timeless rather than familiar. The result is The Crowndom: a world shaped by kingdoms, faiths, forgotten languages, and histories that stretch far beyond the page.
His storytelling is driven by a love of intricate world building, morally complex characters, and the belief that the greatest conflicts are often fought within the human heart. Before turning to novels, Mohamed studied filmmaking and worked across several industries, experiences that continue to shape his visual approach to storytelling.
A Birth on a Moonless Night is the first novel in The Crowndom of Sands, a long-form saga that follows generations of rulers, warriors, and ordinary people whose choices echo across centuries.
Mohamed lives and writes in Cairo, where he is currently working on the next instalment of the series.
Long, long ago, in a world beyond our own. A forbidden Book of the Arcane was opened. From a cursed land, erased and forgotten. And on a moonless night, a child is born. What was buried will rise. What was sealed will demand its price. Crowns will break. Kingdoms will fall. And the world will be forced to remember its sins.
Epic fantasy for adult readers: political intrigue, multiple POVs, and violence consistent with a saga about war, succession, and empire, drawing on Middle Eastern history, mythology, and language rather than the more familiar European fantasy tradition.
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