The Manticore’s Secret: TimeOut Mumbai review

by Rahul Srivastava The equel to India’s first science fiction and fantasy thriller, The Simoqin Prophecies, works remarkably well. Here is Samit Basu again, wildly imaginative and totally in control. This time he frequently allows his cinematic eye to take centre-stage, creating some mesmerising scenes that punctuate the racy narrative – rich descriptions of forested [...]

Extract

The good folks at the Indian Express, Mumbai, have carried a short extract from The Manticore’s secret here.

million times beating my heart

Thanks everyone who came to the reading, especially Nilanjana, who carried the entire evening, Sarnath, Jeet and Shakti, masterminds of the birthday cake surprise onstage attack, and Ravi, who gave me the kindest introduction Ive ever had. But everyone who was present yesterday was staggeringly nice; I had the best time, and I hope you [...]

Drumroll

The Manticore’s Secret page at the Penguin Books India website

Cover!

Artwork for The Manticore’s Secret cover has arrived. Looks good.

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