Ahmad Ardalan was born in Baghdad in 1979. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Vienna, Austria, where he spent most of his childhood and underwent his primary studies. After his father's diplomatic mission finished at the end of 1989, he returned to Iraq, where he continued his studies and graduated from the University of Dentistry. As a result of the unstable political, military, social, and economic conditions in his home country, Ahmad decided to leave Iraq and move to the UAE. After facing difficulties to pursue his career in dentistry, he opted to pursue employment in the business world. Since then, Ardalan has held several senior roles within the pharmaceutical and FMCG industries, throughout much of the Middle East. His early childhood in a mixed cultural environment, as well as his world travels, increased his passion for learning about cultures of the world and inspired him to pen The Clout of Gen, his first novel. After eleven years of being away, Ahmad returned to Baghdad in January 2013 on a visit that was full of mixed emotions. Inspired by his trip to Iraq, he wrote his second novel, The Gardener of Baghdad. He did not stop there, as "Matt" his latest Short Story Thriller Series became available beginning 2015.
The Clout of Gen
by Ahmad Ardalan
The Clout of Gen is a conspiracy mystery fiction set in Kyoto, Japan... "What if major events in modern history were planned decades ago?"Newspaper reporter John Teddy’s miserable life is turned upside down when he uncovers a voice from the past—a voice that suspiciously knows far too much about the would-be future. John’s natural...
Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Science Fiction
The Gardener of Baghdad
by Ahmad Ardalan
Two people, one city, different times; connected by a memoir. Can love exist in a city destined for decades of misery?Adnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most....
In the Year 1258, Baghdad, the capital of the great Abbasid Caliphate, fell to the Moguls. Within hours, the city of enlightenment was swallowed up by darkness, another society becoming a victim of hatred and greed. The mighty Tigris flowed with blue and red, the blood of its people and the ink from the age-old scrolls of knowledge...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers
The Art Collector of Le Marais
by Ahmad Ardalan
In the city of lights, Paris, the art capital of the world, how can one man stand above the rest?Ever since young Sebastian heard of his grandfather’s chance meeting with the great Victor Hugo in 1877, he had been interested in literature, paintings, and poetry. Wandering around various libraries and museums at an early age only stirred...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance
Matt Vol I: (A Matt Godfrey Short Story Thriller Series)
by Ahmad Ardalan
"Matt Vol I" is the beginning of a short novella thriller series.Matt Vol II (Chaos in Dubai) is available now!"They murdered my wife two years ago... Tonight, you die.I am Matt, your nightmare!"On a quiet night like any other, Matt, a successful entrepreneur, returns home to his gorgeous villa, only to find his wife brutally murdered. A...
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