Title: Seven Hands
Description: Fictional Novel The Seven Hands: The Forces That Shape Human Life We often believe our lives are shaped by our own decisions alone. But
February 9, 2026
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.
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.
There is a familiar story that gets told every time a rocket launches. The camera angles do their work, the countdown builds suspense, and the narration slips into a near-religious tone. Humanity is “reaching for the stars.” We are “becoming a multi-planet species.” We are “taking the next step.”
It is the mythology of progress, and it is persuasive.
From Tangier to Mars: The Fictional Odyssey of Ibn Battuta does something rare in contemporary speculative fiction. It enters that mythology, enjoys its drama, and then asks the question most people avoid because it complicates the mood.
For more than twenty-five years, my writing has lived at the intersection of genres—fiction and nonfiction, theology and philosophy, poetry and drama, inspiration and speculation. Each form offers a different voice, yet all speak to the same human questions.
Description: Fictional Novel The Seven Hands: The Forces That Shape Human Life We often believe our lives are shaped by our own decisions alone. But
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