In 2020, eleven years after the passengers of flight BA142 from London to Delhi developed extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires, the world is overrun with supers. Some use their powers for good, others for evil, and some just want to pulverize iconic monuments and star in their own reality show. But now, from New York to Tokyo, someone is hunting down supers, killing heroes and villains both, and it’s up to the Unit to stop them…
The City Inside, a near-future epic by the internationally celebrated Samit Basu, pulls no punches as it comes for your anxieties about society, government, the environment, and our world at large—yet never loses sight of the hopeful potential of the future. Download a FREE sneak peek today! “They'd known the end times were coming but hadn’t known they’d be multiple choice.” Joey is a Reality Controller in near future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi, one of South Asia’s fastest rising online celebrities—who also happens to be her college ex. Joey’s job gives her considerable culture-power, but she’s too caught up in day-to-day crisis-handling to see this, or to figure out what she wants from her life. Rudra is a recluse estranged from his wealthy and powerful family who fled to an impoverished immigrant neighborhood where he loses himself in video games and his neighbors’ lives. When his father’s death pulls him back into his family’s orbit, an impulsive job offer from Joey becomes his only escape from the life he never wanted. But no good deed goes unpunished. As Joey and Rudra become enmeshed in multiple conspiracies, their lives start to spin out of control, complicated by dysfunctional relationships, corporate loyalty, and the never-ending pressures of surveillance capitalism. When a bigger picture begins to unfold around them, they must each decide how to do the right thing in a shadowy world where simply maintaining the status quo feels like an accomplishment. Ultimately, resistance will not—cannot—take the same shape for these two very different people. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Young Aman Sen has turned into a communications demigod, able to control all networks, after a strange flight from London to Delhi. Other passengers also now possess extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires, some wonderful, some worrying – and Aman and his collective must now help save the world. Will they succeed or will it all end, as 80 years of superhero fiction suggest, in a meaningless, explosive slugfest?
Highly anticipated in BookBub | Library Journal | Goodreads | Tor.com | We Are Bookish | The Portalist | The Fantasy Review | SFF Yeah! “So much fun!”–Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author From international bestseller Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport is an exuberant new sci-fi adventure with heart that reads like a mash-up of “Aladdin” and Murderbot—with gloriously chaotic results Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rulers aren’t helping anyone but themselves. Lina, a daughter of failed revolutionaries, has no desire to escape Shantiport. She loves her city and would do anything to save its people. This is, in fact, the plan for her life, made before she was even born. Her brother, Bador, is a small monkey bot with a big attitude and bigger ambitions. He wants a chance to leave this dead-end planet and explore the universe on his own terms. But that would mean abandoning the family he loves—even if they do take him for granted. When Shantiport's resident tech billionaire coerces Lina into retrieving a powerful artifact rumored to be able to reshape reality, forces from before their time begin coalescing around the siblings. And when you throw in a piece of sentient, off-world tech with the ability to grant three wishes into the mix... None of the city's powers will know what hit them. Also by Samit Basu The City Inside At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Best SFF of 2022 pick by The Washington Post | Book Riot | Quill to Live The City Inside, a near-future epic by the internationally celebrated Samit Basu, pulls no punches as it comes for your anxieties about society, government, the environment, and our world at large—yet never loses sight of the hopeful potential of the future. “They'd known the end times were coming but hadn’t known they’d be multiple choice.” Joey is a Reality Controller in near-future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi, one of South Asia’s fastest rising online celebrities—who also happens to be her college ex. Joey’s job gives her considerable culture power, but she’s too caught up in day-to-day crisis handling to see this, or to figure out what she wants from her life. Rudra is a recluse estranged from his wealthy and powerful family, now living in an impoverished immigrant neighborhood. When his father’s death pulls him back into his family’s orbit, an impulsive job offer from Joey becomes his only escape from the life he never wanted. But as Joey and Rudra become enmeshed in multiple conspiracies, their lives start to spin out of control—complicated by dysfunctional relationships, corporate loyalty, and the never-ending pressures of surveillance capitalism. When a bigger picture begins to unfold, they must each decide how to do the right thing in a world where simply maintaining the status quo feels like an accomplishment. Ultimately, resistance will not—cannot—take the same shape for these two very different people. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
She’d decided, that night, that she wouldn’t leave. That she would stay in India, in Delhi, and belong as hard as she could. Joey is a Reality Controller, in charge of the livestream of a charismatic and problematic celebrity in smog-choked, water-short, ever-transforming Delhi - a city on the brink of revolution, under the shadow of multiple realities and catastrophes - at the end of the 2020s. When Joey impulsively rescues a childhood friend, Rudra, from his new-elite family and the comfortable, horrific life they have chosen for him, she sets into motion a chain of events — a company takeover, a sex scandal, a series of betrayals — that disintegrates not just their public and private selves, but the invisible walls that divide the city around them. To find the lives they need, Joey and Rudra must reckon with people and forces beyond their understanding, in a world where trust is impossible, popularity is conformity, and every wall has eyes.
India'S First Ever Sff (Science Fiction/Fantasy) Genre Novel In English The Simoqin Prophecies Marks The Debut Of An Assured New Voice. Written With Consummate Ease And Brimming With Wit And Allusion, It Is At Once Classic Sff And Subtle Spoof, Featuring Scantily Clad Centauresses, Flying Carpets, Pink Trolls, Belly Dancers And Homicidal Rabbits. Monty Python Meets The Ramayana, Alice In Wonderland Meets The Lord Of The Rings And Robin Hood Meets The Arabian Nights In This Novel A Breathtaking Ride Through A World Peopled By Different Races And Cultures From Mythology And History. The Prophecies Foretell The Reawakening Of The Terrible Rakshas, Danh-Gem, And The Arrival Of A Hero To Face Him. But Heroes Do Not Appear Magically Out Of Nowhere; They Have To Be Found And Trained. And Sometimes The Makers Of Prophecies Don'T Know Everything They Need To Know... As The Day Of Danh-Gem'S Rising Draws Closer And The Chosen Hero Is Sent On A Quest, Another Young Man Learns Of Terrible Things He Must Do In Secret And The Difficult Choices He Must Make In Order To Save The World From The Rakshas. Drawn From A Variety Of Sources Ranging From Greek And Indian Epics To Spy Novels, Fairy Tales To Superhero Comics, The Simoqin Prophecies Is A Compelling Tale, Marked By Meticulous Plotting And Artful Storytelling A Page-Turner Sure To Grip You From Start To Finish.
About the Book : - The Morningstar Agency is an organisation that has existed across the world for many centuries. Its agents are powerful, charismatic individuals; some more than human, some merely unique. It is rumoured that the Agency President, Mr. Morningstar, is immortal, and has a remarkable degree of influence on our history. Terror on the Titanic, the first case report to be released from the Agency archives, stars agent Nathaniel Brown, a young Anglo-Indian man with many strange talents he can speak to animals, has incredibly sharp senses and the skills of many jungle creatures. He owes these to his training his very famous father was raised by wolves. It's 1912, Brown is on the Titanic, and his mission is to prevent a stolen jewel from reaching America. Simple enough, except that monstrous aliens are also involved. And since this is a Morningstar Agency Adventure, the fate of our world hangs in the balance. About the Author : - Samit Basu is a 30-year-old Indian writer of novels, short stories, comics and screenplays. He has written three fantasy novels, The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations. These were the first works of fantasy by an Indian in English and were all bestsellers in India. Apart from the novels, Basu has written several short stories in anthologies for adults and children, and comics, including two series, Devi and The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma, and a graphic novel, Untouchable, co-written with Mike Carey (the Felix Castor series, Lucifer, X-Men). He lives and works in New Delhi.
Under The All-Seeing Eyes Of The Assembled Gods, Armies Are On The Move. The Game Has Begun. And When It Ends, The World Will End Too . . . In The Unwaba Revelations, The Third And Concluding Part Of The Gameworld Trilogy, A Way Must Be Found To Save The World; To Defeat The Gods At Their Own Game. A Daunting Prospect Under Any Circumstances, Made Worse By The Fact That The Gods, Who Control All The Heroes, Are Blatantly Cheating By Following Only One Rule That They Cannot Be Defeated By Their Own Creations. As Epic Battles Ravage The Earth, Kirin And Maya, Guided Only By An Old, Eccentric And Extremely Unreliable Chameleon, And Egged On By The Usual Rag-Tag Gang, Carry Out Their Secret Plan; A Plan So Secret That, In Fact, No One Involved Has Any Idea What They Are Doing! Monsters, Mayhem, Mud-Swamps; Conspiracies, Catastrophes, Chimeras; Betrayals, Buccaneers, Bloodshed The Unwaba Revelations Continues The Roller Coaster Journey That Began With The Simoqin Prophecies And Gathered Momentum With The Manticore S Secret. Traversing Earth, Sea And Sky, Realms Both Infernal And Celestial, Worlds Both Imagined And Material, This Book Will Draw You Irresistibly Into A Tantalizing, Action-Packed, Epic Race To Reclaim The Flawed, Magical World Of Its Heroes. A Fresh And Very Original Voice Indian Express Praise For The Simoqin Prophecies And The Manticore S Secret Simoqin Is A Romp. It Is Quite Simply The Most Fun Book To See In Print This Year The Times Of India Basu Sprinkles [The Manticore S Secret] With Sass And Spice, Telling The Tale From Different Points Of View And In Different Voices Moving Between Each With Ease And A Sense Of Humour That Is Infectious Dna
Being A Hero Isn T Easy But It S A Lot Easier Than Being A Dark Lord. Dark Forces Just Aren T What They Used To Be In The Good Old Days. The Manticore S Secret Is The Spellbinding Sequel To The Simoqin Prophecies: Part One Of The Gameworld Trilogy. Once Again Samit Basu Creates A Mesmeric Landscape Bursting With Weird And Wonderful Characters And A Gripping Narrative That S Complex, Playful, Sometimes Sombre But Always Dazzlingly Inventive. A Mysterious Dark Lord And His Grotesque Army Threaten All That Is Good On Earth& Or Do They? The Heroic Immortals Who Vanquished His Rakshas Father Long Ago Have Returned To Do Battle With The Forces Of Evil, Which Is Good News& Or Is It? In The Shadows A Secret Society Of Shapeshifters Battles Deadly Mind-Controlling Foes Who Threaten History, Humanity And The Future Of The Planet. A Beautiful, Amoral Rakshasi Plots World Domination While A Strangely Civilized Barbarian Fights To Save The World. But The World Is Spinning Out Of Control. Because The Gods Are Back. And They Want To Play&
Young Vimal is an outcast, constantly bullied and brutalized by his peers. Having never met his father, he has been told by his schoolmates that he's the horrific offspring of a demon that impregnated his noble mother. When he accidentally awakens Jara, an actual demon of sinister beauty and malevolent power, from a centuries-long slumber, his life takes a turn for the evil. Fed by the boy's anger and pain, Jara twists the trauma into a thirst for vengeance, offering him a 'magic' powder with which to exact revenge on his tormentors. But such gifts come with a price... This original tale is the first East-meets-West collaboration between British comics' master Mike Carey (X-Men, The Stranded) and Asia maverick creator Samit Basu (Devi).
Collecting the miniseries by author Samit Basu (The GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance) and Ashish Padlekar (Walk-In). Some old stories never lose their bite... Something's invading the stories of our childhood, leaving death and oblivion in its wake. Now, a motley crew of animal heroes from ancient Indian fables must unite to survive. But first they must find the boy destined to save them, the chosen guardian of the Panchatantra. Thing is¡ he has no idea they even exist. Vishnu Sharma, would-be boy hero, is too busy playing in online tournaments to care about fighting storybook wars. But when a none-too-fictional talking lion, monkey and bull arrive at his doorstep, Vishnu must choose between protecting the tales of the Panchatantra, or silently standing by as they disappear into storybook history. With naughty boy wizards, cuddly anime-sociopaths, and a not-so-frightful King of the Jungle.
Young Vimal is an outcast, constantly bullied and brutalized by his peers. Having never met his father, he has been told by his schoolmates that he''s the horrific offspring of a demon that impregnated his noble mother. When he accidentally awakens Jara, an actual demon of sinister beauty and malevolent power, from a centuries-long slumber, his life takes a turn for the evil. Fed by the boy''s anger and pain, Jara twists the trauma into a thirst for vengeance, offering him a ''magic'' powder with which to exact revenge on his tormentors. But such gifts come with a price... This original tale is the first East-meets-West collaboration between British comics'' master Mike Carey (X-Men, Lucifer, Unwritten) and Indian writer Samit Basu (Devi, Tall Tales).
Some old stories never lose their bite. The tales of Vishnu Sharma have barely begun and already he's been kidnapped by talking animals, had a near-death experience with a homicidal boy wizard, and now he's expected to walk INTO a book called the Panchatantra, the ancient collection of Indian fables of which Vishnu is supposedly the guardian. If that weren't enough, when Vishnu is pulled inside the pages of folklore and fantasy, death and oblivion seem all too real. This fairytale is more like a nightmare, where 'THE END' is something he desperately wants to avoid.
The Epic Crossover Event of East Meets West! When a murder investigation takes her to India, NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini, the bearer of the mystical Witchblade, crosses paths with Devi, goddess incarnate and protector of Sitapur, in the first-ever crossover of these two female warriors! If they can survive their initial meeting, the two women will confront a powerful common enemy, and discover that this is not the first time an incarnation of Devi and a bearer of the Witchblade have met. From the powerhouse team of Ron Marz (Witchblade, First Born), Samit Basu (Devi, Turbulence), Mukesh Singh (Devi, Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens) and Eric Basaldua (The Darkness, Hunter-Killer). A Double-Sized 48-PAGE one-shot spectacular for only $4.99
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). The gods unite to bless Tara and send her hurtling irrevocably towards divintiy. Meanwhile, with murder on their minds, the warriors of the light and dark assemble at a ruined temple where the Devi-to-be lies in a deep trance. Only two people want Tara to live - a failed policeman, and a lapsed priest. Can they save her in spite of the overwhelming odds?
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). START OF A NEW STORYLINE! It's been a month since Devi desappeared. In hiding, Tara tries hard to understand whether or not she wants to be a goddess or if she has a choice anyway. Meanwhile, Kratha launches a desperate attempt to break Iyam out of Durapasya captivity to help her finish what she started, and another power that seeks to shape the future of the world emerges.
Some old stories never lose their bite... Something's invading the stories of our childhood, leaving death and oblivion in its wake. Now, a motley crew of animal heroes from ancient Indian fables must unite to survive. But first they must find the boy destined to save them, the chosen guardian of the Panchatantra. Thing is¡ he has no idea they even exist. Vishnu Sharma, would-be boy hero, is too busy playing in online tournaments to care about fighting storybook wars. But when a none-too-fictional talking lion, monkey and bull arrive at his doorstep, Vishnu must choose between protecting the tales of the Panchatantra, or silently standing by as they disappear into storybook history. With naughty boy wizards, cuddly anime-sociopaths, and a not-so-frightful King of the Jungle.
Part human and part goddess, Devi must learn to wield her goddess powers so that she can save the world from Lord Bala's evil grip, as Lord Bala tries to obtain the Source--an ancient vessel of unimaginable power. Original.
Stoob is back in Book 3 of the hilarious The Adventures of Stoob series. When Stoob and Ishani go on a family vacation together, they leave behind in New Delhi a world of intrigue and strange new friends. Once the holiday is over and they return to normal life, they realize that they need to look back on what has been a very odd school year.
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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). As the battle between the gods' servants and Bala's hordes rages in the slums of Sitapur, Bala breaks through to the secret labyrinth that holds the Source that will make him all-powerful. Meanwhile, finally working in harmony with her human host, Devi vanquishes the Darinde and her own doubts. Now she has the chance to finish Bala off once and for all - but before evil is destroyed, great sacrifices must be made.
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). As the Devi's power grows, Tara's emerging feelings for Rahul open her eyes to issues far more real than divine politics. Yet it is this connection to humanity that weakens her, as she discovers to horrible effect when Kratha tracks down Rahul. Meanwhile, the Durapasya prepare for their attack on the Darinde stronghold, intending to divert Bala's forces and give Amara a chance to steal the source.
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Events hurtle towards a deadly climax as the Durapasya are forced to attack the Darinde ahead of schedule in order to protect Amara Gaelle, and give her a chance to save the Source. A ferocious battle rages in the heart of Sitapur's largest slum, and thousands of innocent lives are at stake. This is a battle Tara wants no part in, but her hand is forced - Rahul's life is in deadly danger, and she is the only one who can save him.
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Inspector Rahul Singh makes an unholy discovery, and Maya's transformation into a goddess begins. Traversing the mystical realms, she undergoes the trials of the Devi. Will she pass the challenges, or will the assassin Kratha get to her first?
As the battle continues we gaze back at one of the primary causes of the great war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. King Yudish is at the height of his powers ruling the great city of Indraprastha. He¡¯s beset by his people on all sides but even a King needs some release. What Yudish does will lead to him slaughtering his own kin on the battlefield ¨C what is this great king¡¯s dark secret? Also featuring a backup story in which we discover how Duryodhana gathers his army of horrors and monsters!
Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Asian city, Sitapur, is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. Devi is a powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. She walks the line between tradition, destiny and free will. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical, there is Devi.
Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Devi has her first encounter with Bala's forces, which leads to certain alarming realizations about the extent of her powers, and how she's able to use them. Liberated from Durapasya captivity, Iyam attempts to regain control of the Darinde, to win back his rightful place at the head of Bala's army, and teach Amara Gaelle a lesson or two in the art of skullduggery.
As the secret agents of TaleCorps get closer to controlling the Panchatantra storyworlds, Vishnu contemplates the ultimate betrayal. The Panchatantra characters are summoned from their own stories to Council Rock in the center storyworld of Kathagraha, where their collective future will be decided. But as Leo strives to unite his subjects to face the peril that threatens to overwhelm them, shadows lurk in the forest - it might already be too late. The Panchatantra heroes face imminent danger but questions still remain: Can Jack really be trusted? Will Vishnu put self-preservation above the needs of his new friends? We'll never tell, but one thing's for sure - this tale is about to get a lot more... graphic.
Vishnu Sharma looks like your average teenager, but he's just discovered 'average' no longer applies to him. As the new guardian of the Panchatantra, a book of Indian fables, Vishnu must now protect its heroes from disappearing into storybook history forever. The modern evil-doers (a.k.a. TaleCorps) seek to control and manipulate stories worldwide, and their dark and mysterious leader, Professor Shadow, finally has Vishnu within his grasp. He wants Vishnu to know the 'benefits' of working for TaleCorps and has made the boy an offer he only wishes he could refuse. Will the guardian turn betrayer?
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