Full of intrigue and social criticism, The Declining Day depicts a Persian Gulf state grappling with its stultified past and uncertain future. The story pivots around Prince Isa, a social and cultural reformer racing to create an economy independent of oil and gas. The prince soon finds himself caught between the Scylla of an arrogant empire and the Charybdis of religious fanaticism. In this captivating novella, James Edmonds offers a haunting look at an Arab society at the twilight of the Hydrocarbon Age
