Dr. Everest John Presents
From Tangier to Mars
The Fictional Odyssey
Of Ibn Battuta
Speculative Fiction Explores
About the Author
Everest John
Dr. Everest John, born and raised in Pakistan, grew up bilingual in Urdu and English, with an appreciation for Arabic and Persian. His lifelong fascination with the history and culture of the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent has shaped much of his literary and theological reflection.
His journey as a writer began with fiction, exploring the boundaries between history, imagination, and spirituality. His first major work, From Tangier to Mars: The Fictional Odyssey of Ibn Battuta, belongs to speculative fiction, reimagining the legendary traveler’s odyssey beyond the known world. This book was first translated into Urdu, Persian, and Arabic, and the English edition marks a new phase in its global reach.
About the Book
From Tangier to Mars
The Fictional Odyssey
Of Ibn Battuta
Speculative Fiction Explores
A speculative-historical adventure where the world’s greatest medieval traveler refuses to be bound by time, journeying from the old world into imagined realms, and ultimately into a future that reaches Mars and that no other medieval traveler could have foreseen.
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