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Terror on the Titanic
‘I turned to Genevieve, and my jaw dropped. She was struggling in the arms of a great Beast. The creature’s head was snake-like, its tongue long and forked, a single eye, slit-pupilled, in the centre of its forehead. It opened its great mouth as if it meant to swallow her alive…’
In 1912, when Nathaniel Brown, an agent with the Morningstar Agency, boards the Titanic, his mission is simple: he must prevent the Eye of Empire, a stolen jewel with untold powers, from reaching America. Nathaniel is a young man of many talents—he can speak to animals, and he has incredibly sharp senses and the skills of many Jungle creatures. But between him and the jewel stands guard the burning-eyed and inhumanly strong Bavarian; and on his trail are the Parloks, horrific Beasts prepared to tear him to shreds in their quest for the Eye.
With the help of Genevieve, a distractingly beautiful Morningstar agent with a mysterious past and an assortment of ingenious gadgets, Nathaniel must overcome all obstacles and complete his mission. For, the fate of the world hangs in balance.
In 1912, when Nathaniel Brown, an agent with the Morningstar Agency, boards the Titanic, his mission is simple: he must prevent the Eye of Empire, a stolen jewel with untold powers, from reaching America. Nathaniel is a young man of many talents—he can speak to animals, and he has incredibly sharp senses and the skills of many Jungle creatures. But between him and the jewel stands guard the burning-eyed and inhumanly strong Bavarian; and on his trail are the Parloks, horrific Beasts prepared to tear him to shreds in their quest for the Eye.
With the help of Genevieve, a distractingly beautiful Morningstar agent with a mysterious past and an assortment of ingenious gadgets, Nathaniel must overcome all obstacles and complete his mission. For, the fate of the world hangs in balance.
- GenresFantasy
195 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2009
About the author
Samit Basu
76 books499 followersSamit Basu is an Indian novelist best known for his fantasy and science fiction work
Samit's most recent novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, was published by Tordotcom in the US and Canada in Oct 2023.
His previous novel, the anti-dystopian near-future The City Inside (Tordotcom, '22) was on the Washington Post and Book Riot best SFF of 2022 lists and earlier shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize (India) as Chosen Spirits.
Samit's first novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, published by Penguin India in 2003, when Samit was 23, was the first book in the bestselling Gameworld Trilogy and marked the beginning of Indian English fantasy writing. The other books in the trilogy are The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations.
Samit’s US/UK debut, the superhero novel Turbulence was published in the UK in 2012 and in the US in 2013 to rave reviews. It won Wired‘s Goldenbot Award as one of the books of 2012 and was superheronovels.com’s Book of the Year for 2013.
Samit has also written children's books, published short stories for adults and younger readers in Indian and international anthologies, and has been a columnist and essayist in several leading Indian and international publications.
Samit also works as a screenwriter and director. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, and was one of Netflix’s top 5 most viewed Indian films that year. He wrote the film and co-directed it with Shashanka Ghosh.
Samit’s work in comics ranges from historical romance to zombie comedy, and includes diverse collaborators, from Girl With All The Gifts/X-Men writer MR Carey to Terry Gilliam and Duran Duran.
Samit was born in Calcutta, educated in Calcutta and London, and currently works between Delhi and Kolkata. He runs a newsletter, Duck of Dystopia (samit.substack.com) and can be found on social media at @samitbasu, and at samitbasu.com
Samit's most recent novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, was published by Tordotcom in the US and Canada in Oct 2023.
His previous novel, the anti-dystopian near-future The City Inside (Tordotcom, '22) was on the Washington Post and Book Riot best SFF of 2022 lists and earlier shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize (India) as Chosen Spirits.
Samit's first novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, published by Penguin India in 2003, when Samit was 23, was the first book in the bestselling Gameworld Trilogy and marked the beginning of Indian English fantasy writing. The other books in the trilogy are The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations.
Samit’s US/UK debut, the superhero novel Turbulence was published in the UK in 2012 and in the US in 2013 to rave reviews. It won Wired‘s Goldenbot Award as one of the books of 2012 and was superheronovels.com’s Book of the Year for 2013.
Samit has also written children's books, published short stories for adults and younger readers in Indian and international anthologies, and has been a columnist and essayist in several leading Indian and international publications.
Samit also works as a screenwriter and director. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, and was one of Netflix’s top 5 most viewed Indian films that year. He wrote the film and co-directed it with Shashanka Ghosh.
Samit’s work in comics ranges from historical romance to zombie comedy, and includes diverse collaborators, from Girl With All The Gifts/X-Men writer MR Carey to Terry Gilliam and Duran Duran.
Samit was born in Calcutta, educated in Calcutta and London, and currently works between Delhi and Kolkata. He runs a newsletter, Duck of Dystopia (samit.substack.com) and can be found on social media at @samitbasu, and at samitbasu.com
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November 2, 2018I don't remember much about this other than the
fact that I bought this from a scholastic book fair gor the reason it had a badge free with it😅😅
Forgive the 12 year old me.
fact that I bought this from a scholastic book fair gor the reason it had a badge free with it😅😅
Forgive the 12 year old me.
July 28, 2010
From the brilliantly witty author of The fantabulistic Simoqin Prophecies comes a story as dry, boring and bald spotted such as this one. Who would think that the person who wrote the fast paced and absolutely fun fantasy series - The Gameworld Trilogy - would churn out something so childish and badly thought through. This book lacks all that one expects from Samit Basu's awesome sense of humour and style. I should have got my Gameworld Trilogy collection signed instead of this book.
Either way, as a devotee of the Gameworld Trilogy, I will read the upcoming books in the Morningstar series, just in anticipation of some excitement in Indian writing.
Either way, as a devotee of the Gameworld Trilogy, I will read the upcoming books in the Morningstar series, just in anticipation of some excitement in Indian writing.
July 18, 2010
Samit Basu's Game World trilogy was maybe one of the first forays made by an Indian author into the realms of Fantasy Literature and it was a decent set of books too which i enjoyed reading. It was probably this literary acquaintance that led me to pick up this book to read. I wasn't very much disappointed for I did not have high hopes on the book to begin with.
The author/publisher calls the book as belonging to the YA genre but i tended to place it in the children's literature genre. Although there is the parade of all the usual suspects for YA literature, this tale is more one that children would relish. The one that was of real interest to me were the references to Kipling's Jungle Book being an ardent fan of the work. The characters are not ones that vie with each other to pull up a chair and sit down in your mind but more of the kind that tend to wave at you from passing cars on the street, never to be seen again.
If you are above 18years of age and if on a Sunday afternoon, you have pretty much nothing else to do to help you pass the time. This book would be a serious contender...
The author/publisher calls the book as belonging to the YA genre but i tended to place it in the children's literature genre. Although there is the parade of all the usual suspects for YA literature, this tale is more one that children would relish. The one that was of real interest to me were the references to Kipling's Jungle Book being an ardent fan of the work. The characters are not ones that vie with each other to pull up a chair and sit down in your mind but more of the kind that tend to wave at you from passing cars on the street, never to be seen again.
If you are above 18years of age and if on a Sunday afternoon, you have pretty much nothing else to do to help you pass the time. This book would be a serious contender...
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October 19, 2022DNF.
Got this from Scholastic in school because it came with a free badge. I wanted the badge.
Got this from Scholastic in school because it came with a free badge. I wanted the badge.
December 30, 2016
I was expecting the classic Samit Basu of the Simoqin Prophecies but this read turned out to be drab and slow. Some parts of the narrative were gripping and witty but most of the time I felt the book letting me down.
A brand new hero, another secret agency, and some intelligent connections with popular media failed to create the magic that was prevalent in the author's Gameworld Trilogy.
If this Morningstar series is to continue, I wish the author would churn out a more fast paced and interesting plot than this one.
A brand new hero, another secret agency, and some intelligent connections with popular media failed to create the magic that was prevalent in the author's Gameworld Trilogy.
If this Morningstar series is to continue, I wish the author would churn out a more fast paced and interesting plot than this one.
February 18, 2014
Mr. Nathaniel Brown is the son of Mowgli of The Jungle Book fame. Being raised in the Jungle, he can speak, walk, laugh and even run animal style! (Similar to Mr. Bachchan’s English in Namak Halal!) Read on for more: http://www.indiabookstore.net/bookish...
August 14, 2010
Was disappointed..not my type of book at all..
November 7, 2010
The book is a simple fantasy yarn that makes for a delightful train journey read for young adults.
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April 21, 2013this is a very good book
October 13, 2013
the book is the best
April 6, 2014
Its one of the best books i have read!
Nice and interesting story
Creates a suspense while reading!
Nice and interesting story
Creates a suspense while reading!
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May 22, 2014HATED THE FUCKING BOOK !
NOT GOING TO RATE IT ! WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY! BASATRD
NOT GOING TO RATE IT ! WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY! BASATRD
April 24, 2016
Nice Book........but a little drastic
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