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Mahmoud Fikry is an Egyptian author, born in the Suez province. The author of novels and award-winning short fiction, he has numerous publications in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror/thriller genres. These include Malgia (an adventure story involving both science fiction and myths/magic) and Metaverse (in the cyberpunk genre but also fantasy/historical). Both books were presented at the Cairo International Book Fair, and Metaverse attained the status of the most widely read novel by its publishing house.