The Simoqin Prophecies
Gameworld, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Ramon Tikaram
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By:
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Samit Basu
About this listen
The Simoqin Prophecies, first published in 2003 in India, was critically acclaimed and an instant bestseller. It marked the beginning of Indian fantasy writing in English.
Written with consummate ease and brimming with wit and allusion, it is at once classic sff and subtle spoof, featuring scantily clad centauresses, flying carpets, pink trolls, 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 across mythology and history.
The 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.
©2005 Samit Basu (P)2014 Audible StudiosCritic reviews
"In Simoqin, first-time author Samit Basu has created a wonderfully detailed alternate world peopled with a dozen species from mythologies of different cultures… And then Basu has topped it by not taking that world too seriously." (Outlook)
"Numerous delights, great and small... The Simoqin Prophecies is an intelligent, inventive delight. It marks the arrival of a fresh and very original voice." (The Indian Express
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- Kendersrule
- 16-11-15
A delight
Come for the Dorian Pavus, stay for the story.
I laughed, I meeped, I berated, I smugged.
Most excellent, I await my next audible credit with impatience.
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- Sangeeta
- 16-06-15
Very well written!
An amalgamation of a lot of myth from different civilisation put together in a wonderful story.
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- Adam
- 07-01-15
Interesting story but not to my taste
This ended being a book that I had to find time to listen to rather than being compelled to finish it. It the end for me I wasn't engaged enough in the narrative to easily keep track of the different races and this detracted from my enjoyment. In the end it also felt like the long introduction to a larger epic rather than a sufficiently standalone story.
Having said all that I'd recommend it to people who are more fans of high fantasy than I am.
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- Donal
- 12-08-18
So good Entertainment and fantasy witfully written
as above. moving quickly onto its sequel. lol. very recommended. fresh comic wry captivating
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- Mr. Da Crisp
- 27-03-14
Avoid
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
This book may appeal to the younger reader - possibly a younger reader with very, very low standards.
On the other hand if you are an aspiring writer (of any age) you will doubtless be heartened by listening to this as it will demonstrate that the stumbling drafts you discarded on the grounds of being overly cumbersome and unsatisfying are at least not this bad.
What was most disappointing about Samit Basu’s story?
This book tries very hard to be witty and clever in the fantasy style of Terry Pratchett... very, very hard.
However I (and I can only speak to my own experience) found it lumbering, disjointed, flatulent and characterless.
In short it was terrible!
Have you listened to any of Ramon Tikaram’s other performances? How does this one compare?
While I haven't heard any other narrations by Ramon his performance was by far and away the best part of this listening experience.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
I can at least say that this book evoked strong emotions in me. On occasion I ground my teeth in anger, at other times I found myself groaning at yet another clunky bit of dialogue, ham handed cultural reference or incoherent rambling plot point.
Now I seldom write reviews, let alone negative ones, but finding this book (audiobook at least) as a highly starred recommendation seemed somehow cruel and unjust.
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