I finished my first book almost exactly eight years ago. Don’t remember the date, but it was in April 2002. I’m about a week away from finishing my fifth, my first young adult novel. That, plus about fifteen issues of comics, twelve short stories or so, two screenplays sold but as yet unproduced, a couple of newspaper columns, a bunch of articles, and some TV work no one knows about; that’s where the years went. If you’ve read any of this, and decided to stick around, thank you.
Samit Basu
Novelist, film director, screenwriter, columnist
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Novelist. Best known for fantasy and science fiction work. Most recently, The City Inside (Tordotcom)/Chosen Spirits (Simon and Schuster)Discussion
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Posted by Haatpakha | April 8, 2010, 1:13 amNo, thank you samit ..thank you
Posted by Prateek | April 8, 2010, 1:23 amThe pleasure’s all ours. 🙂
I preserve my GameWorld series like my HP series.
And to think I stumbled upon it by mistake! God and his ways. I likey 🙂
Posted by Such! | April 8, 2010, 9:39 amI have read the game world trilogy and it was amazing.. I already mailed you that your 5th book is the most anticipated book for me.. I am an ardent fan of your writing style.. BUT….Which is your fourth book? Somehow, i nvr knew about this one?
I have asked many of my friends to buy your books and since they are MY friends, they follow what I say 🙂
What more, they all love you as well……………………….
And all thanks to you Samit for the wonderful work you are doing
Posted by Siddhartha Goel | April 8, 2010, 10:20 amOne book is coming out in June, another in October. Nothing is missing 🙂
Posted by samit | April 8, 2010, 10:24 amThank you, Samit! I’ve thus far only read your GameWorld trilogy, but it’s got me hooked. 🙂
Posted by Toomas Nigola | April 8, 2010, 3:04 pmHey Samit,
Read your work in comics as well. Anything apart from tall tales of vishnu sharma and Devi, and what of the short stories. Read only a couple of them.
Rocket man (or something like that)
and the one with the erotic wedding in the Electric Feather Anthology . Where might the rest be?
Gameworld’s the most awesome set of books ever by the way. Awaiting turbulence and your young adult book
Thanks
Kartik
Posted by Kartik | April 9, 2010, 2:09 amAgree totally on Gameworld
Posted by Chandra | May 24, 2010, 8:53 pmMe too
Posted by Shekhar | May 24, 2010, 8:54 pmKeep going! Time flies. Luckily, there is always Flurys. My boy-cousins love your work. Write a chick lit at some time- I’m sure you will be brilliant. Maybe in graphic form? I’d love to read…
Posted by Srishti | April 9, 2010, 8:12 amI had read your Gameworld trilogy and found it amazing. I am looking forward to your new books. I will be definitely the first in line to get them. Wishing you pleasant and successful years ahead as a kick-ass writer!
Posted by Harish | April 9, 2010, 12:47 pmWhen’s the Turbulence launch?
Posted by Srijon Sinha | April 12, 2010, 3:24 pmAll of you are very kind.
Kartik – a lot of them are on this site, under the books page, short stories. haven’t updated in a couple of years, intend to link to the rest soonish.
Posted by samit | April 12, 2010, 3:28 pmI absolutely love your Gameworld triolgy. they just shot up to the top of my fave list . I intend to read every word you write from now on. Thank you so much for it
Posted by Dhivya | April 16, 2010, 12:56 pmIF Turbulence releases in Kolkata, do let us know on your blog.
Posted by Soumashree | May 1, 2010, 9:57 pmCongratulations:)!
Posted by shesturningblue | May 3, 2010, 7:16 pm