Two-thirds of the GameWorld Trilogy
The Simoquin Prophecies and The Manticore's Secret- By Samit Basu
This story is the dream come true of every Indian fantasy reader who wants something closer to home. It pokes fun at the SFF clichés, while weaving a complex and gripping tale, with twists and turns and surprises on every page.
In GameWorld, nothing is what it seems; there are layers to every thread of the tale. Here you have chroniclers who create heroes, magicians who create movies and storks who create “pashans”. The author builds a delightful game of “find the hidden reference”, from Hindu Mythology to “The Mummy” to Feluda to Harry Potter! A Dark Lord who doesn’t like his tower, a heroine more heroic than the hero, and a deadly assassin who is a bunny rabbit. These are the characters that make the book “unputdownable”.
An evil power is on the rise and it has been prophesied that a hero will rise too, and vanquish this monster. But heroes are not born, they are made. Or some have heroism thrust upon them. The first book shows us the making of the hero and the rise of the arch-villain. And the second book shows us that there are always forces more powerful and mysterious at work. As for the third book, I can’t wait for it to be published!
My Rating -9/10
posted by Tanushree @ 4:22 PM
2 Comments:
In GameWorld, nothing is what it seems -- sounds like the "Matrix" :-D
interesting
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