The Manticore's Secret
Being a Hero isn't easy – but it's a lot easier than being a Dark Lord.
Dark forces just aren’t what they used to be in the good old days.
The Manticore's Secret is the spellbinding sequel to The Simoqin Prophecies: Part One of the GameWorld Trilogy. Once again Samit Basu creates a mesmeric landscape bursting with weird and wonderful characters and a gripping narrative that’s complex, playful, sometimes sombre but always dazzlingly inventive.
A mysterious Dark Lord and his grotesque army threaten all that is good on earth... or do they? The heroic immortals who vanquished his rakshas father long ago have returned to do battle with the forces of evil, which is good news... or is it?
In the shadows a secret society of shapeshifters battles deadly mind-controlling foes who threaten history, humanity and the future of the planet. A beautiful, amoral rakshasi plots world domination while a strangely civilized barbarian fights to save the world.
But the world is spinning out of control. Because the gods are back. And they want to play...
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Samit Basu
Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter.
Basu is the author of The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, the three parts of The GameWorld Trilogy, a fantasy trilogy published by Penguin Books, India, Terror on the Titanic a YA novel, and Turbulence, a superhero novel set in India, Pakistan and England, published by Titan Books internationally. He currently lives and works in Delhi, India. "Resistance", the sequel to Turbulence, will be published in July 2014 internationally.
The GameWorld Trilogy
The GameWorld Trilogy consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
