Samit Basu

The Unwaba Revelations: Gameworld Trilogy 3 12 Jun, 2008

by Samit Basu

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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

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Chosen Spirits 28 Apr, 2020

by Samit Basu

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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.

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Stoob:The Adventures of Stoob Testing Times 1 Jul, 2014

by Samit Basu

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It’s February, and Stoob is glad that he’s almost done with Class Five—given
the not-so-great year he has been having, middle school can only be an
improvement. But just before he can heave a final sigh of relief, there’s an
announcement: the class test marks have all been cancelled, and getting
through to middle school depends on one giant exam!
And that’s how it starts, the whole nightmare that his future biographers will call
Stoob’s Incredibly Dangerous Exam Adventure. His life is turned upside down
when his parents don’t want him to do anything other than study, his friends
Ishani and Rehan suddenly go all pious and goody-goody-study-buddy, and
best friend Prithvi comes up with a Top Secret Plan to ace the exams without
studying. Add to that a crow and some monkeys out to get him, and Stoob is
about ready to have a nervous breakdown.
From bestselling author Samit Basu, this is one adventure that anyone who has
ever taken an exam won’t want to miss.

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The Simoqin Prophecies: Gameworld Trilogy 1 12 Jan, 2006

by Samit Basu

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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.

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The Manticore's Secret: Gameworld Trilogy 2 12 Dec, 2005

by Samit Basu

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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…

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The Adventures of Stoob: Mismatch Mayhem 1 Feb, 2016

by Samit Basu , Sunaina Coelho

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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. What cunning secrets do the new friends, they have each made, have up their sleeves? Why did Stoob try to become a football hero? Will Stoob and Rehan, once the best of friends, fall out over, hold your breath, a girl?
Read all about Stoob’s latest comical adventures in the new book in the series.

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The Adventures of Stoob: A Difficult Stage 3 Feb, 2015

by Samit Basu

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Stoob is headed for an Amazing Global Stardom Incident…but sinister
forces lurk, as always, between him and ultimate glory.
Stoob is in Class Six and his days of childhood are over. He has discovered
his inner star and is all set to take Hollywood by storm—but first he has to
audition for a part in the school play based on the hit children’s TV series
Teen Rama Adventurezzz. Unfortunately, the channel executive, a villainous
Suit, casts him as a table. Fortunately, there are wheels within wheels and he
ends up playing the Rakshas Hero.
Super shenanigans occur onstage and off as Stoob finds both his acting and
romantic career under siege. Will he be able to save the play from a terrible
fate? Will Ishani, Radhika, Yash and Sid keep their heads and play their parts
to perfection? Will Momo-sir and the beauteous Ms Devraj come to the
rescue, or will Stoob be branded as a Future Criminal for all time? And what
message does Wolverfluff the dog hold for Stoob?
Find out, as Stoob undertakes a scheme of literally epic proportions in his
second hilarious adventure.

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Turbulence 1 Mar, 2016

by Samit Basu

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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?

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Resistance 1 Mar, 2016

by Samit Basu

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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. This sequel to Turbulence brings all of its suspenseful elements to bear upon the present day.

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Terror on the Titanic 11 Sep, 2012

by Samit Basu

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‘I turned to Genevieve, and my jaw dropped. She was struggling in the arms of a great Beast. The creature’s head was snake-like, its tongue long and forked, a single eye, slit-pupilled, in the centre of its forehead. It opened its great mouth as if it meant to swallow her alive…’

In 1912, when Nathaniel Brown, an agent with the Morningstar Agency, boards the Titanic, his mission is simple: he must prevent the Eye of Empire, a stolen jewel with untold powers, from reaching America. Nathaniel is a young man of many talents—he can speak to animals, and he has incredibly sharp senses and the skills of many Jungle creatures. But between him and the jewel stands guard the burning-eyed and inhumanly strong Bavarian; and on his trail are the Parloks, horrific Beasts prepared to tear him to shreds in their quest for the Eye.

With the help of Genevieve, a distractingly beautiful Morningstar agent with a mysterious past and an assortment of ingenious gadgets, Nathaniel must overcome all obstacles and complete his mission. For, the fate of the world hangs in balance.

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Brave New Now (Lisbon Architecture Triennale - Close, Closer ebook series 1) 15 May, 2014

by Warren Ellis , Tim Maughan , Jonathan Dotse , Bruce Sterling , Rachel Armstrong , Samit Basu , Anil Menon , Hoving Alahaidoyan , Liam Young

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Brave New Now is a collection of specially commissioned short stories set in a fictional future city developed by speculative architect Liam Young for the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale. Authors have been invited to inhabit the city, to breathe life into its characters and cultures and give form to its streets and spaces through narrative. It is a speculative urbanism, an exaggerated present, in which we can imagine the wonders and possibilities of emerging biological and technological research.

The support of The British Council has enabled a discounted distribution price of Brave New Now ebook from Lisbon Architecture Triennale - Close, Closer ebook series.

Editor: Liam Young
Authors: Warren Ellis, Tim Maughan, Jonathan Dotse, Bruce Sterling, Rachel Armstrong, Samit Basu, Anil Menon, Hoving Alahaidoyan.
Photographers: Daniel Dociu, Michael Wolf, Greg Girard, Neil Chowdhury, Vicent Fournier, Thomas Weinberger, Charlie Koolhaas, Greg White, Daniel Beltrá, Victoria Sambunaris, Christina Seely, Brice Richard, Bas Princen.

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