In the north of Khurosan—not part of our world—lies the site of a bloody battle between the Warriors and the Scholars, both of whom have come through time to take Islamic boys and turn them into soldiers in their war, but one boy’s uncle gives him to a man who promises to take him to a safe place or possibly a safe time.
I haven’t just been to Mecca. I’ve been there in the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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  1. “Lost Continent” by Greg Egan, in The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Viking, April 2008).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Greg Egan