Just started reading The Simoquin Prophecies, the first book of the GameWorld trilogy by Samit Basu. The dude is just 28 now, and according to Wikipedia was only 22 when The Simoquin Prophecies was released!
The first thing that struck me about this book is its tonal similarity to Terry Pratchett's DiscWorld series. I got the feeling Basu set out to write an Indian version of the Fantasy-spoof.
So far, Basu seems to be doing a good job. The humour is good, the allusions are recognizable and cute, and the writing is natural. The storytelling: I'm not hooked yet, and I definitely don't understand some of the superlative praise heaped on the book, but maybe I will in a few pages.
I'll update once I read a little more.
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