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عمرو عبدالحميد
أرض زيكولا
Synopsis
A young man from an ordinary village wakes one day in a strange land unlike anything he has known. In the world of Zeekola, money does not exist; the only currency is intelligence. Every purchase, every service, every mistake is paid for in units of wit, and those who run out face a terrifying reckoning on the day the land is named for.
As the outsider tries to understand the brutal logic of this parallel world—where the clever grow rich and powerful and the slow are condemned—he must learn its rules quickly if he hopes to survive and find his way home. What begins as a fable about cleverness becomes a darker meditation on value, cruelty, and what a society decides a person is worth.
By Egyptian author Amr Abdelhamid, this bestselling Arabic fantasy blends adventure and allegory. The first book in a popular series, it has become a word-of-mouth favorite among Arabic-speaking readers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this book part of a series?
This is the first installment in a trilogy that continues with the novels Amareta and The Valley of the Forgotten Wolves.
Does the story conclude in this volume?
The narrative does not fully resolve in this book, as it serves as the foundation for the subsequent events and character arcs explored in the rest of the trilogy.