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Shekhar Kapur's Devi #6
Devi #6
Agantuk goes to the Cabinet of Shadows, a group battling for the right of man to lead their own lives without affect from gods or demons; he is their agent within the Durapasya. He speaks with them about the Devi situation. She has been unseen for a month and Kratha escaped the night after capture.
He is then introduced to another of the Cabinet's agents. One within the Darinde, the followers of Bala: Amara Gaelle. She speaks of her efforts to find the source, a vessel that contains a millennia of unanswered prayers, which would have immeasurable power if unleashed. A plan is concocted to extract it, but Agantuk receives a call that Iyam has escaped.
Elsewhere, Tara awakes in Rahul's apartment and is told that she has spent the last month in the mogue so she would be safe. She has no memory of this, but Rahul says she caused strange things to happen while there. The two are transported to a woman who was praying for help from Devi as she is being attacked. Unable to call on her powers, the Devi entity takes control and dispatches with the men. After which they are transported back to Rahul's apartemnt and Tara is very distraught about her condition, and gets up to leave.
He is then introduced to another of the Cabinet's agents. One within the Darinde, the followers of Bala: Amara Gaelle. She speaks of her efforts to find the source, a vessel that contains a millennia of unanswered prayers, which would have immeasurable power if unleashed. A plan is concocted to extract it, but Agantuk receives a call that Iyam has escaped.
Elsewhere, Tara awakes in Rahul's apartment and is told that she has spent the last month in the mogue so she would be safe. She has no memory of this, but Rahul says she caused strange things to happen while there. The two are transported to a woman who was praying for help from Devi as she is being attacked. Unable to call on her powers, the Devi entity takes control and dispatches with the men. After which they are transported back to Rahul's apartemnt and Tara is very distraught about her condition, and gets up to leave.
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First published December 1, 2006
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About the author
Samit Basu
79 books528 followersSamit Basu is an Indian novelist best known for his fantasy and science fiction work
Samit's most recent novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, was published by Tordotcom in the US and Canada in Oct 2023.
His previous novel, the anti-dystopian near-future The City Inside (Tordotcom, '22) was on the Washington Post and Book Riot best SFF of 2022 lists and earlier shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize (India) as Chosen Spirits.
Samit's 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 US/UK debut, the superhero novel 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.
Samit has also written children's books, 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 screenwriter and director. 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.
Samit’s work in comics 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 and Duran Duran.
Samit was born in Calcutta, educated in Calcutta and London, and currently works between Delhi and Kolkata. He runs a newsletter, Duck of Dystopia (samit.substack.com) and can be found on social media at @samitbasu, and at samitbasu.com
Samit's most recent novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, was published by Tordotcom in the US and Canada in Oct 2023.
His previous novel, the anti-dystopian near-future The City Inside (Tordotcom, '22) was on the Washington Post and Book Riot best SFF of 2022 lists and earlier shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize (India) as Chosen Spirits.
Samit's 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 US/UK debut, the superhero novel 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.
Samit has also written children's books, 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 screenwriter and director. 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.
Samit’s work in comics 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 and Duran Duran.
Samit was born in Calcutta, educated in Calcutta and London, and currently works between Delhi and Kolkata. He runs a newsletter, Duck of Dystopia (samit.substack.com) and can be found on social media at @samitbasu, and at samitbasu.com
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