Slow Burn: A Novel

by Amal Singh

265 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 27, 2026

About the author

Writer of Science Fiction & Fantasy, with works having appeared/forthcoming in venues such as Tor.com, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Asimov's, among others.

Debut novel, "The Garden of Delights" now out!

Reviews

[Vidushi]

Came here from scroll.in
It genuinely saddens me this book has no reviews.
This book has an interesting premise
Sadly indian reading community is very poorly developed

[Prashanth Srivatsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an excellent novel! After Amal's Garden of Delights, which is set in a secondary fantasy world, I was pleasantly surprised to see Amal take a more contemporary approach with magic and speculative elements. But damn, Rishi Tripathi's character and the world of film in a shadowy, inverted Mumbai absolutely blew me away! This is a novel about power, greed, the mirrors we fall through and struggle to crawl back out of. Amal's writing his deft, and it's clear he's grown as a writer from his Garden of Delights days. There's wit and humor, sharp social commentary, and even snow in Mumbai. It is magical, but it's also deeply grounded and believable. Don't rush through it. Savor the choice of words and the world Amal has built with care, because much like the title, it's all a slow burn.