It was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was selected to represent the U.K. on the IBBY Honour List for 2016.
[6] S. F. Said is a British Muslim author of Middle Eastern background, who was born in Beirut[7] and spent his first years in Jordan.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, he worked as a press attaché and speech writer for the Crown Prince of Jordan's office in London for six years.
In his dreams, Varjak finds himself transported from his gritty urban surroundings to the deserts, rivers and mountains of Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq).
[17] He also contributed a story to The Book of Hopes (2020), edited by Katherine Rundell, an anthology for young readers that raised money for NHS charities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K.[18] Tyger, is Said's latest novel.
[19] Tyger takes its name from William Blake's poem The Tyger, and the British Science Fiction Association Review called the book "a pure delight, reminding us of the creative possibilities and breath-taking power of words and images on the printed page.