Short Stories
Short stories by Bruce Sterling
Green Days in Brunei – from the Crystal Express collection and Dinner in Audoghast – from the Crystal Express collection, Islands in the Net – the freedom fighters definitely draw from Bedouin culture. Thanks to Michael H. for the references]
Other Short Stories
Gwyneth Jones’s Bold As Love (Arthur C Clarke Award winner), Castles Made of Sand Midnight Lamp, Band Of Gypsies in which one of the main protagonists, Ax Preston, is a convert to Islam. This informs his actions in a fairly significant way. The issue of Islam and English society is a recurrent feature of the series. [Thanks to Peter G.]