Samit Basu

Coming soon

New publisher. New suitably lurid cover (by the amazing Deepak Sharma). More to follow.

Dhaka mosquitoes flee Dancer-Novelist Menace

Thanks to her dance background, years of tennis practice, heroic nature and general badassness, Tishani Doshi is like a ninja with a mosquito zapper device. She slew at least twenty with a few quick swings, while I stared in awe.

Local Monsters going national

Times of India/Mumbai Mirror DNA Bleeding Cool Mid-Day  

Turbulence in the US Part Nine: What, another one?

Like Chunky Pandey and Germaine Greer, Turbulence is still kicking its way around. Here are some more very kind reviews: “Turbulence took me completely by surprise. Samit Basu doesn’t need a brand new idea to tell a gripping story. It’s clever, full of jokes, brutal action, personal loss, and hearty characters. To say the least, there’s … Continue reading →

They’re local, they’re vocal, one even wears bifocals

    Out now in India. Book page here.

Resistance US/UK cover

Turbulence in the US Part 8: They Live!

(Previous Turbulence in the US posts here, here, here, here, here, here and here.) Will this be the last round of Turbulence reviews? I don’t know. Will there be a Pirates of The Caribbean 17? Yes. First up, Turbulence is covered in a very entertaining comics webcast on Investcomics. It’s on from minute 31 or so but do watch the whole … Continue reading →

Turbulence in the US Part 7: The All-Star Game

So here we are again, with what is probably the last review/interview collection post about Turbulence for now. It’s been a delightful couple of months, and thank you for bearing with this power-blast of posts. To start off this collection of superkind reviews off with a bang, “What is the best superhero novel of all … Continue reading →

Audiobook rights!

Delighted to report that we’re selling rights for five books – Simoqin, Manticore, Unwaba, Turbulence and Resistance – to Audible to make audiobooks. Thanks to John Berlyne at the Zeno Agency, London.

Turbulence in the USA Part Six: Revenge of Turbulence

A month in, and I have to say I’m incredibly grateful to the American readers and critics of Turbulence: the reaction in the US has been beyond anything I’d hoped for. Five more really kind reviews and an interview in this post: ‘A strong contender for novel of the year, Samit Basu’s Turbulence races along … Continue reading →