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The Magic inside Stories by Muhammad Ahmed Siddique Dropping by my Reeds Discovery profile makes me pretty excited to have you here! I am a book reviewer and writer who is always on the prowl for treasures hidden inside the pages of literature. Whether a well-crafted non-fiction essay or a beautiful fiction novel, I can get to the depth of the pages, sharing all that resonates inside fellow readers' hearts. What I Read Genres of interest: Fiction: fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary Non-Fiction: memoirs, self-help books, thought-provoking works on history and society. Books are stories that connect readers to humanity, culture, and imagination. The feelings, lessons, and adventures each book conveys are propagated in my reviews Recent Reviews and Articles 1. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig This is a great journey of endless possibilities in life and the choices we make. Just what you want when rehashing your own what ifs. 2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Perfect mix of mystery, romance, and poignant reflection on resilience. 3. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari A masterpiece that will take the reader into history and create an argument over what is happening right now and tomorrow. Connect! Want to discover insightful reviews or fresh perspectives on books? Follow me here on Reeds Discovery and celebrate the timeless art of storytelling with me. Don't hesitate to send book recommendations; I am always searching for my next great read! Let's keep magic in books together.

– Hi Muhammad, I'm familiar with Matt Haig, 'How To Stop Time' and 'The Humans'. My science fiction novel, Dreams of Eden, covers similar territory but includes the possibility of a parallel existence living alongside the other eight and a half million species we share this planet with but concealed. Our human-centric view of life blinds us to other possibilities. The key premise of my novel is that Earth is Eden. Yes, I have 'Sapiens' on my bookshelf - huge respect for Yuval Noah Harari. A non-fiction book written by SETI astrobiologist, Nathalie A. Cabrol provides much food for thought. Going off-piste slightly, Lisa Kaltenegger's book 'Alien Earths' also provokes my imagination; consider, 'God - A Human History' by Reza Aslan. I'm not a religious human. I'm in the Carl Sagan/Frank Drake camp searching for answers.

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– Thank you Jonathan I am very happy to you because you comment on my post how can I help you

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– Hi Muhammad, In answer to your question, 'Can I help you?' - I'm very happy for people to review my book, But currently, I do not intend to utilise the undoubted skills of professional reviewers. While accepting sites like Goodreads can undoubtedly be effective in increasing the profile of an author, it costs money. This may seem strange to many of my fellow scribes, struggling to make a living from their writing. A recent article in the Observer newspaper noted that the average earnings for an author are about £7,000, but money has never been my motivation. Completing the book and having it on my bookshelf was my limited ambition. If it finds an audience, then I am the luckiest human. I'm old enough to remember the days when there was no social media or the Internet. Authors still managed to find their readers. About fifty years ago, I was sitting beneath an old oak tree with my dog. It was a summer's day, sometime in June. The sky was a Van Gogh blue, shape-shifting clouds told stories. It was a blissful moment. Then this thought intruded into my subconscious. What if a friendly extraterrestrial arrived, and discovered me and my dog sitting beneath the old oak tree, staring into space, the only surviving evidence of our species ever existing? What would it think? Three hundred thousand years of our species' evolution, and I was it. I'm still trying to find the answer to that question, so I wrote 'Dreams of Eden'. Perhaps a friendly extraterrestrial might eventually read it

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