by Samit Basu
How would you feel if you actually got what you wanted?
And what would you do if you could really change the world?
What they said:
‘For wicked wit, for post-modern superheroics, for sheer verbal energy and dazzle, Samit Basu doesn’t so much push the envelope as fold it into an n-dimensional hyper-envelope, address it to your hind-brain and mail it with a rail gun.’- Mike Carey (X-men, Lucifer, the Felix Castor series)
‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll gasp and you will demand a sequel.’- Ben Aaronovitch (Doctor Who, Rivers of London)
“Turbulence has it all… Solid writing, great character development, humor, personal loss, and excellent points to ponder in every chapter.” – Wired
“The characters are brilliantly written… With a globe-trotting sensibility even James Bond would be proud of, the cinematic action sequences are as breath-taking as anything Hollywood has to offer, so the campaign for a big-screen version, or failing that, at least a sequel to the book begins here!” – IGN
“What is the best superhero novel of all time?… it’s time to add another book to our list.” – superheronovels.com
“… inventive and very clever. But most of all, it is fun. If you have ever picked up a comic book and enjoyed it, then this is a must-buy.” – Starburst
Do get Turbulence and its sequel, RESISTANCE (Titan US/UK, Penguin India, Amazon worldwide)
Buy links
Turbulence (US) (UK)
Resistance (US)(UK)
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SAMIT BASU IS an Indian novelist, film director and screenwriter.
In books, Samit is best known for his fantasy and science fiction work. His first novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, published by Penguin India in 2003, when Samit was 23, was the first book in the bestselling Gameworld Trilogy and marked the beginning of Indian English fantasy writing. The other books in the trilogy are The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations.
Samit’s global breakthrough happened with the superhero novels Turbulence and Resistance. Turbulence was published in the UK in 2012 and in the US in 2013 to rave reviews. It won Wired‘s Goldenbot Award as one of the books of 2012 and was superheronovels.com’s Book of the Year for 2013. Its sequel, Resistance, was published in the UK/US in 2014 and was just as well received.
Samit also writes for younger readers: other works include the Adventures of Stoob series and Terror on the Titanic, a YA historical fantasy. He’s also published short stories for adults and younger readers in Indian and international anthologies, and has been a columnist and essayist in several leading Indian and international publications.
Samit also works as a film director and screenwriter. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, and was one of Netflix’s top 5 most viewed Indian films that year. He wrote the film and co-directed it with Shashanka Ghosh.
In comics, Samit’s work ranges from historical romance to zombie comedy, and includes diverse collaborators, from Girl With All The Gifts/X-Men writer MR Carey to Terry Gilliam, Duran Duran and Grant Morrison.
Samit was born in Calcutta, educated in Calcutta and London, and currently works between Delhi and Mumbai. He runs a newsletter, Duck of Dystopia, and can be found on social media at @samitbasu, and at samitbasu.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At the time of writing this, Delhi and India are facing multiple crises, nearly all man-made, and however bleak Chosen Spirits might seem, the truth is that the real world will probably be much harsher: this book is set not in a dystopia, but in a best-case scenario. We will all have to hold on to the people and ideas close to us in the bleak years to come, so here’s hoping we make it through, and bring as many as we can with us.
This incomplete list is one of people who have made my life better, and this book possible, over the years it took to write it.
To Sanghamitra, Sayoni, Samita, Srijon, Rehan, Tingmo, Arpita, Meenakshi, Kian, Nilanjana, Stoob, Arunava, Vishwa, Achala, Diyasree, Genesia, Milan, Rukmini, Sugandha, Sandhya, Shriya, Ali, Kunal, Himanjali, Mannu, Judy, Amrita, Trina, Janice, Sharanya, Sukanya, Pia, Pragya, Rishi, Aliette, Zen, Lavie, Indra, Shenoy, Fluffinder and Plato:
Thank you.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2020 Samit Basu
All rights reserved.
Cover art: Pia Alize Hazarika