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The Manticore's Secret
''The Manticore's Secret'' (2005) is the second novel in Indian fantasy author Samit Basu's GameWorld trilogy. Characters * Myrdak, of the house of Aegos, a ravian warrior. * Peori, of the house of Hanash, a ravian warrior, wise and strong, a scholar as well as a warrior. * Behrim, veteran of the great war was assigned the task of slaying Danh Gem reborn, destroying the rakshas lords and thus restoring the honour of the ravians. Plot summary The book begins initially by showing the return of the ravians to the world, which they now call Obiyalis. The vamans loyal to the ravians (called the rebel union of marginal labour) and Manticore open the ravian portal to this world. Three champions of the ravians, Myrdak, Peori and Behrim, promptly kill the vamans so as to make sure there are no traitors to inform the world of the return of the ravians. Meanwhile in the newly constructed dark tower of Izakar, Kirin is facing trouble. Most of his council of rakshases are issuing mad order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samit Basu
Samit Basu (born 14 December 1979) is an Indian novelist and filmmaker whose body of work includes science fiction, fantasy and superhero novels, children's books, graphic novels, short stories, and a Netflix film. His most recently published novel is ''The City Inside'', an anti dystopian near future science fiction novel set in Delhi and published by Macmilan imprint Tordotcom. Its previous Indian edition ''Chosen Spirits,'' published 2020, was shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature. He currently lives and works in Delhi and Mumbai, India. Biography Born 14 December 1979 in a Bengali family, Basu grew up in Calcutta, where he studied at Don Bosco School, and later Presidency College, Kolkata, where he obtained a degree in Economics. He dropped out of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to write The Simoqin Prophecies and then went on to complete a course in broadcasting and documentary film-making at the University of Westminster, London. Writing Basu is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the '' Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Simoqin Prophecies
''The Simoqin Prophecies'' (2004, Penguin India) is a fantasy novel in English written by Indian author Samit Basu, and is the first novel in the GameWorld trilogy. It has also been published in Swedish, German and Spanish. Other novels in the Gameworld Trilogy are ''The Manticore's Secret'' (2005) and ''The Unwaba Revelations'' (2007). On the surface, without considering the allusions, revisionist writing and parodies, The Simoqin Prophecies is a motley mix of eastern and western fantasy featuring a huge bestiary of creatures from mythic traditions from all around the world, both ancient and modern – , dragons, manticores The manticore or mantichore (Latin: ''mantichōra''; reconstructed Old Persian: ; Modern fa, مردخوار ) is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx that proliferated in western European medieval art as well. It has the ..., rakshases and various others, often with interesting twists. The story revolves around two prophecies ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unwaba Revelations
''The Unwaba Revelations'' is a 2007 Indian fantasy novel written by Samit Basu. It is the third and final novel in the Game World trilogy after '' The Simoqin Prophecies'' (2004) and '' The Manticore's Secret'' (2005). The "Unwaba" is a chameleon, borrowed from a similar creature in the Zulu tradition, which acts as a narrator to the story. The novel was a critical and commercial success. Characters Reception Devangshu Datta of ''Outlook'' said that the novel "leans on both Tolkien and Pratchett in terms of format, while liberally borrowing from the Ramayana, John Brunner, George Lucas, Lovecraft et al." Parizaad Khan of ''Mint'' gave a positive response and called it a "delicious read". Ramya Sarma of ''Daily News and Analysis'' said, "Basu’s latest offering is worth reading, if only to find out how the ends left loose in the first two novels are tied up." A review carried by ''Hindustan Times'' wrote: "Epic battles between the gods and the bad guys (demons, in this case) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian People
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Star Wars
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Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Geographically, it consists of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system, the largest river delta in the world and a section of the Himalayas up to Nepal and Bhutan. Dense woodlands, including hilly rainforests, cover Bengal's northern and eastern areas, while an elevated forested plateau covers its central area; the highest point is at Sandakphu. In the littoral southwest are the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The region has a monsoon climate, which the Bengali calendar divides into six seasons. Bengal, then known as Gangaridai, was a leading power in ancient South Asia, with extensive trade networks forming connections to as far away as Roman Egypt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Indian Novels
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Indian Fantasy Novels
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