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Skingrafters
Skingrafter (n.): a slur for those who illegally wield the magical drug, WP.
Maadhini Kedilaya and Aditya Shetty know a word doesn’t define them, but some words cut deeper than knives. What do you do when society tries to define you by what you lack rather than what you have to offer? In their cases, the world is about to find out.
Dive into the WP Saga again with this prequel from the award-winning author of A Trilogy and find out how these two pivotal characters from the WP Saga got their start.
Maadhini Kedilaya and Aditya Shetty know a word doesn’t define them, but some words cut deeper than knives. What do you do when society tries to define you by what you lack rather than what you have to offer? In their cases, the world is about to find out.
Dive into the WP Saga again with this prequel from the award-winning author of A Trilogy and find out how these two pivotal characters from the WP Saga got their start.
325 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2022
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About the author
Bharat Krishnan
15 books116 followersBharat Krishnan writes about family, ambition, and the crushing weight of success. He’s the author of seven books, including a memoir he had the audacity to publish at 27. He is still trying to recreate his dad’s quesadillas.
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August 11, 2023
I loved Bharat's novel PRIVILEGE and its unique take on white privilege, conceptualized as a drug. I was fascinated with seeing that side of things and how it was portrayed, how it affected culture.
SKINGRAFTERS is a two for one deal, following two very different characters' prologues that lead up to the main trilogy. I loved the sapphic love story, the sexual awakening, the two daughters of immigrants finding their way through life as they head down separate paths and then come back together. The other story gave really interesting background on an antagonist from PRIVILEGE, which was exciting to read about. In PRIVILEGE we dislike him, but in this book we're rooting for him, this underdog who's building a place for himself in a world that doesn't want him there, carving it out piece by piece and paving the way for those after him. Knowing what happens in the future makes it so much more bittersweet, and makes me want to go back and re-read PRIVILEGE knowing what I know now.
Highly recommend this book if you enjoy political thrillers, JADE CITY, and WARRIORS.
SKINGRAFTERS is a two for one deal, following two very different characters' prologues that lead up to the main trilogy. I loved the sapphic love story, the sexual awakening, the two daughters of immigrants finding their way through life as they head down separate paths and then come back together. The other story gave really interesting background on an antagonist from PRIVILEGE, which was exciting to read about. In PRIVILEGE we dislike him, but in this book we're rooting for him, this underdog who's building a place for himself in a world that doesn't want him there, carving it out piece by piece and paving the way for those after him. Knowing what happens in the future makes it so much more bittersweet, and makes me want to go back and re-read PRIVILEGE knowing what I know now.
Highly recommend this book if you enjoy political thrillers, JADE CITY, and WARRIORS.
January 4, 2023
I had previously read the first two of the WP Trilogy books, so it was great to learn what happened before in this prequel. Skingrafters carries the same impact and punch of Privilege and Promise, where the author uses his inside view of American politics to craft an artful mix of mystery/thriller with gritty satire. The deep character study brings you close to them but still leaves room for plot surprises. This would be a great read as a standalone but reading the WP trilogy first will deepen the experience. Highly recommended!
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