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Devi (collected editions)
Series · 3 books · 2007-2008

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Shekhar Kapur's Devi - Vol. 1

2007

Librarian's Note: The ISBN 9789383260195 for this book was also used by "[This Girl](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784909.ThisGirl "This Girl")" by Colleen Hoover ._ Between the divine and the diabolical, there is... Devi India's first super heroine. A native of mythical Indian city of Sitapur, Tara Mehta has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light that created her and the demon Lord Bala and his army of things that go bump in the night. But in a never-ending war where innocent human souls are unfortunate, but acceptable, collateral damage, the all-to-human Goddess begins to wonder if either side deserves to win in Sitapur, city of modern atop ancient, mixed amongst the profane, where the divine drifts toward the diabolical.
Devi book cover
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Devi

Samvara

2007

The power of the goddess is unrivaled. Forged by the strength of the gods, the force the goddess Devi retains is meant to bring balance among gods and men. But the current Devi Incarnate is different. Her female host, Tara Mehta, is still alive and struggles to comprehend the awesome responsibility she now faces. Humanity is threatened by the fallen Lord Bala and salvation rests in the hands of a goddess-torn in two. Devi wields the power of the gods, but now the virtue that makes the female entity so distinct, yet so vulnerable: compassion. The Divine and Diabolical collide in an epic battle, culminating in a night of reckoning in Devi: Samvara, the exciting sequel to the first trade paperback
#5

Shekhar Kapur's Devi 5

2008

Once she was human, but now Tara Mehta is Devi, the living goddess and protector of mankind. A new chapter begins in Tara's life as she comes face-to-face with those who granted her powers to her, the gods of Akashik. All is not well within the pantheon, as power struggles and devious designs have escalated into an all-out war. As the conflict threatens to spill over into our world, Devi faces her biggest challenge yet: protecting mankind from being destroyed by their own gods.

Authors

Samit Basu
Samit Basu
Author · 12 books

Samit 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

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