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We are happy to announce the sequel to The Wall, THE HORIZON by Gautam Bhatia

There’s a word for such a thing. It is called “horizon”. Our dictionaries don’t have it. Our songs don’t sing of it. Our art doesn’t paint it.’

Gautam Bhatia on publication of his new book says, “The Horizon finishes the story begun in The Wall. It carries forward the themes of revolution and freedom, and I can promise that (most of) the questions raised in The Wall will be answered by the end of the story!

Commissioning editor, Prerna Gill says, ‘The Wall and its sequel The Horizon are strikingly original works of speculative fiction. Immersive and terrifyingly relevant, these books make for an unforgettable experience that no one should miss out on.’

Advance Praise

‘The world of The Wall will be irrevocably changed in this delightful, vastly high-concept and relentlessly intense sequel. So will its readers.’

—Samit Basu

About the book

‘Did we not once promise that we would always be honest with each other?’

‘I no longer ask for honesty. Just tell me a lie that I can forgive.’

After 2000 years, the Wall has been breached. As Mithila steps into a world unknown, her sister Minakshi tightens her grasp on a city bracing for chaos and violence under a red sky. The ghost of an old Revolution stalks the streets, while the shadow of a new one threatens to tear Sumer apart.

Spreading word about this historical transgression, Alvar and Mankala find themselves facing new perils in a City they can barely recognize—one torn between old fears and new desires, while caught in a deadly power struggle. But soon, they will know that the crossing of the Wall has consequences not just for the City, but for the world.

Praise for The Wall

‘A deeply intelligent and thoughtful intellectual adventure that raises some fundamental questions in a strikingly original and provocative way.’

—Gary K. Wolfe, Locus

‘A significant Indian debut in science fiction on the theme of freedom.’

—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Open

‘An exciting new direction for Indian sci-fi.’

The Hindu

‘By rebuking static, formulaic utopias in favour of dynamic, complex societies, The Wall asserts itself a descendant of Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed…an unforgettable story and a fantastic addition to contemporary Indian (English) SFF.’

Strange Horizons

‘It would be hard to put the book aside, even for a bit, for the last part. The Wall comes across as a deeply imagined, stylish and confident debut of an author who has introduced one new world to us, and will hopefully introduce many more’

The Wire

‘The novel pulls in readers with its thoughtful and detailed worldbuilding.’

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About the Author

Gautam Bhatia is a science-fiction writer, reviewer, and an editor of the award-winning Strange Horizons magazine. The Wall, his first novel, was critically acclaimed in places such as Locus, Interzone and The Hindu, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Valley of Words Award in the English fiction category. The Horizon is the sequel to The Wall.

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