The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport -- Samit Basu, Hardcover

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"So much fun!"-Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author

From international bestseller Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport is an exuberant new sci-fi adventure with heart that reads like a mash-up of "Aladdin" and Murderbot--with gloriously chaotic results

Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rulers aren't helping anyone but themselves.

Lina, a daughter of failed revolutionaries, has no desire to escape Shantiport. She loves her city and would do anything to save its people. This is, in fact, the plan for her life, made before she was even born.

Her brother, Bador, is a small monkey bot with a big attitude and bigger ambitions. He wants a chance to leave this dead-end planet and explore the universe on his own terms. But that would mean abandoning the family he loves--even if they do take him for granted.

When Shantiport's resident tech billionaire coerces Lina into retrieving a powerful artifact rumored to be able to reshape reality, forces from before their time begin coalescing around the siblings. And when you throw in a piece of sentient, off-world tech with the ability to grant three wishes into the mix... None of the city's powers will know what hit them.

Also by Samit Basu
The City Inside

Author: Samit Basu
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781250827517

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2023 pg. 13
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2023
Library Journal 09/01/2023 pg. 73
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 36

About the Author

Samit Basu is an Indian novelist. He's published several novels in a range of speculative genres, all critically acclaimed and bestselling in India, beginning with The Simoqin Prophecies (2003). The City Inside was shortlisted (as Chosen Spirits) for the JCB Prize, India's biggest literary award. He also works as a director-screenwriter (Netflix, 2019), a comics writer, and a columnist. He lives in Delhi, Mumbai, and on the internet.

Website: samitbasu.com
Twitter: @samitbasu
Instagram: @samitbasu