Description:

The Simon Prophecies foretell the reawakening of the terrible rakshas, Danh-Gem, and the arrival of a hero to face him. But heroes do not appear magically out of nowhere; they have to be found and trained. And sometimes the makers of prophecies don't know everything they need to know… As the day of Danh-Gem's rising draws closer and the chosen hero is sent on a quest, another young man learns of terrible things he must do in secret and the difficult choices he must make in order to save the world from the rakshas. Featuring flying carpets, pink trolls, belly dancers and homicidal rabbits. Monty Python meets the Ramayana, Alice in Wonderland meets The Lord of the Rings and Robin Hood meets The Arabian Nights in this novel — a breathtaking ride through a world peopled by different races and cultures from mythology and history. CURATOR'S NOTE (The World SF 3 Bundle) «What is Samit Basu not good at? He's done comics, children's books, superhero novels and just when you thought you had a measure of him he went and directed a Bollywood movie for Netflix. Truly there is nothing Samit cannot do, and do well. The Simoqin Prophecies is a ground-breaking Indian fantasy novel from the ever inventive Samit, and word is a film may not be far behind...» – Lavie Tidhar