Tariq Mehmood
Tariq Mehmood is an award winning novelist and documentary film-maker. His first novel, Hand On the Sun (London: Penguin Books, 1983), dealt with the experience of the resistance to racism by young migrant to the UK of the 1970s and…
In the remnants of a fractured UK, England is on the brink of collapse where far-right militias rise to power. As Islamophobia and English nationalism ignite brutal violence, 19-year-old Marah Sultana is thrust into a fight for survival. Hunted by forces seeking control, she carries a secret powerful enough to change the course of the war—and the future of the world. In a world in which America’s reign as a superpower has crumbled, its mercenaries now rule in its shadow,
In The Second Coming, Tariq Mehmood delivers a searing, unflinching narrative that mirrors his own lifelong struggle for justice. This novel is not just fiction—it’s a reflection of real-world battles. Mehmood’s powerful storytelling compels readers to confront uncomfortable truths while offering a gripping, emotional journey of resistance and survival.
A dystopian desi mash-up of The Handmaid’s Tale, Clockwork Orange, and V for Vendetta. The Second Coming warns of the dangers of right-wing nationalism and white supremacy and imagines where such hate could take England if it is not, somehow, nipped in the bud. — Paul Cochrane, journalist, Middle East Eye
A must-read dystopian fantasy about race, religion, and love. Unmissable – Melvin Burgess, novelist, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the LA prize for Teenage Fiction
An unforgettable novel, both vivid and nightmarishly plausible. — Peter Kalu, novelist, storyteller, playwright and poet.
A story of resilience and hope told against the brutal realities of patriarchy and colonial violence.
— Amrit Wilson, activist, feminist, and author of Finding a Voice: Asian Women in Britain (Daraja Press)
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Paul Cochrane
A lot of people on the planet are praying for the Second Coming – Messianic Christians awaiting Jesus and Muslims for the Mahdi to return. Tariq Mehmood is not among that crowd. Instead he spends a lot of time imagining and discussing possible futures. Some of these fictional futures may be realised – Mehmood teaches a creating writing course, ‘After Zionism – Imagining the Rebirth of Palestine’ at the American University of Beirut – and others – like the setting for his book The Second Coming – hopefully will not be prophetic. …Mehmood’s young adult novel is set in a near future in a fragmenting Britain, with England descending into civil war as far-right militias come to power. It is a dystopian desi mash-up of The Handmaid’s Tale, Clockwork Orange, and V for Vendetta. It warns of the dangers of right-wing nationalism and white supremacy, and imagines where such racism could take England if it is not, somehow, nipped in the bud. … “The Second Coming is about holding on to your mind, your loves, your dreams. And to endure the brutality knowing you must live,” said the author, Tariq Mehmood. — Paul Cochrane