Author

Sarmad Nazir Ahmad

Sarmad Nazir Ahmad is an O-Level student at Aitchison College, Lahore, with a passion for writing and storytelling.

The book

The Golden Gardens

The Golden Gardens combines science fiction, fast-paced action, and suspense in a thriller that follows three Lahori kids as they uncover a vast, futuristic world.

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What this book is about.

01

Being the new boy at an unwelcoming school

02

A secret hidden in plain sight outside Lahore

03

Friendship put under sudden pressure

04

Ordinary children in a decidedly extraordinary place

05

Courage turning up where nobody expected it

About the Author

Sarmad Nazir Ahmad is an O-Level student at Aitchison College, Lahore, with a strong passion for storytelling and writing.

Excerpts

The Golden Gardens, p. 2

For the first time in my life, I was glad to be in my dormitory.
Normally, I wouldn’t have enjoyed being in there, with its grotesque dull paint and disgusting smell of decay. But in this particular instance, the dorm provided a hideout for me. Who exactly was I hiding from? Well, I didn’t exactly know who or what it was. All I knew was that it was large, intimidating, and potentially deadly.

The Golden Gardens, p. 5

I opened my textbook, and suddenly I was overcome by grief like a tsunami. Although I wasn’t aware of it – it might even have been subconscious – a tear escaped my eye and dropped onto the textbook page. That single tear was for Shafay, who had warned me of what was to come, and my friends, who had to go through the same things as me. But mostly, it was for myself – a boy who had done nothing wrong, but still had to pay the price.

The Golden Gardens, p. 8

I was in a clearing, and in front of me was something which belonged in a sci-fi novel. It was shaped like an airplane, but with what seemed like massive rockets attached in the back, and gigantic gliders. In a way it was like a spaceship – a massive, dangerous, fighter spaceship.