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9:26
This tale unfolds through three souls, each carrying the weight of a destiny they never chose.
First comes Jad—a man cloaked in mystery, whose life is shattered in an instant by a tragic accident. Thrust beyond the limits of flesh, he drifts into an otherworldly dimension, where shadows breathe, and strangers speak in riddles. In this liminal realm, he confronts not only peculiar companions but the haunting echoes of his own unfinished life.
Then rises Bilal, a Sudanese writer bound to the ink of his father’s legacy. His pen becomes both weapon and salvation as he battles the suffocating trivialities of modern existence. Beneath the shallow mask of human interaction, he searches for truth, daring to believe that words can still ignite change in a world that has forgotten how to listen.
And finally, Lucas, a Belgian smuggler scarred by betrayal and cast out by society. His path leads him to the iron bars of a Kathmandu prison, where time corrodes and hope flickers faint. Yet even within that brutal cage, he refuses surrender, clawing toward redemption, yearning for the single thing his life has always denied him—change.
Though their journeys begin worlds apart, fate draws them toward a single moment. At 9:26, the hour where time seems to stop and truth demands to be faced, their stories merge—revealing the hidden thread that binds them the struggle for forgiveness, and the hope of becoming whole.
First comes Jad—a man cloaked in mystery, whose life is shattered in an instant by a tragic accident. Thrust beyond the limits of flesh, he drifts into an otherworldly dimension, where shadows breathe, and strangers speak in riddles. In this liminal realm, he confronts not only peculiar companions but the haunting echoes of his own unfinished life.
Then rises Bilal, a Sudanese writer bound to the ink of his father’s legacy. His pen becomes both weapon and salvation as he battles the suffocating trivialities of modern existence. Beneath the shallow mask of human interaction, he searches for truth, daring to believe that words can still ignite change in a world that has forgotten how to listen.
And finally, Lucas, a Belgian smuggler scarred by betrayal and cast out by society. His path leads him to the iron bars of a Kathmandu prison, where time corrodes and hope flickers faint. Yet even within that brutal cage, he refuses surrender, clawing toward redemption, yearning for the single thing his life has always denied him—change.
Though their journeys begin worlds apart, fate draws them toward a single moment. At 9:26, the hour where time seems to stop and truth demands to be faced, their stories merge—revealing the hidden thread that binds them the struggle for forgiveness, and the hope of becoming whole.
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 21, 2025
About the author
Hussein Kandil
6 books5 followersDr. Hussein Kandil, a physician (urologist) specializing in male reproductive medicine. Apart from his medical profession, he is also an author of variety of books of fiction and non-fiction genre.
In 2016, Kandil published his first fiction novel ‘Boarding Path: Choose Your Destination: Happiness or Comfort’, and of this novel, Kandil writes: “Years of search and contemplation of our modern life’s complexities and continuous exposure to human agonies and sufferings through the practice of medicine, and more importantly attending to couples who are rendered infertile, have led to a clear comprehension of the human soul, and helped to weave the fabric of Boarding Path that is based on a foundation of unity and resemblance of humans, disregarding gender, belief or social standards. Adam in Boarding Path represents every one of us, anytime and anywhere.”
His next project, ‘The Male: Pearls of Hope in Male Infertility’ was self-published in English and translated into Arabic through Amazon self-publishing channels, and is a manual dedicated to the male population fighting against infertility, and of this realm he wrote: “The continuity of human race is a tunnel, and on one side is Men’s Health.”
His latest project was ‘The Silent Vibrance: How Lucid Is Your Soul’ which is a fiction novel that dwells deep into the human psychology. The novel portrays the strength of our souls, and is tackled through the mysterious realm of lucid dreaming. And through this project, Kandil acknowledges the necessity of the internal communication with one’s soul, which he sees as the ultimate source of wisdom through our life journey.
In 2016, Kandil published his first fiction novel ‘Boarding Path: Choose Your Destination: Happiness or Comfort’, and of this novel, Kandil writes: “Years of search and contemplation of our modern life’s complexities and continuous exposure to human agonies and sufferings through the practice of medicine, and more importantly attending to couples who are rendered infertile, have led to a clear comprehension of the human soul, and helped to weave the fabric of Boarding Path that is based on a foundation of unity and resemblance of humans, disregarding gender, belief or social standards. Adam in Boarding Path represents every one of us, anytime and anywhere.”
His next project, ‘The Male: Pearls of Hope in Male Infertility’ was self-published in English and translated into Arabic through Amazon self-publishing channels, and is a manual dedicated to the male population fighting against infertility, and of this realm he wrote: “The continuity of human race is a tunnel, and on one side is Men’s Health.”
His latest project was ‘The Silent Vibrance: How Lucid Is Your Soul’ which is a fiction novel that dwells deep into the human psychology. The novel portrays the strength of our souls, and is tackled through the mysterious realm of lucid dreaming. And through this project, Kandil acknowledges the necessity of the internal communication with one’s soul, which he sees as the ultimate source of wisdom through our life journey.
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