The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday
$22.46
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2019
Summary
When the djinn king Melek Ahmar wakes up after millennia of imprisoned slumber, he finds a world vastly different from what he remembers. Arrogant and bombastic, he comes down the mountain expecting an easy conquest: the wealthy, spectacular city state of Kathmandu, ruled by the all-knowing, all-seeing tyrant AI Karma. To his surprise, he finds that Kathmandu is a cut-price paradise, where citizens want for nothing and even the dregs of society are distinctly unwilling to revolt.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250209115 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250209110 |
| Author: | Saad Z. Hossain |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 132mm x 207mm |
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Critics Review
“Hossain spins satire out of myth and science fiction in the near-future postapocalyptic paradise of Kathmandu… . Compact and quippy, this is a whirlwind story that cleverly blends genres and finds humor and pathos in human failure.”–Publishers Weekly
“Saad Z. Hossain continues to blow through the flimsy walls of genre like a whirlwind with The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, sweeping science-fiction, fantasy, myth, and satire into the wildly imaginative vortex of his ever-expanding fictional universe of alternate djinn-history and futures. Hossain’s wit and wry compassion create a vision of humanity’s hurtling path through time and space as both farcical and epic, leaving a blazing trail of casualties and wonders.”–Indra Das
Saad Z. Hossain
Saad Z Hossain is the author of two novels, Escape from Baghdad! and Djinn City. He lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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