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Visit Ashok's official website meakalpa.com to read an exclusive excerpt from The Bombay Lovecraft Society! Membership comes at a price... From Bram Stoker and CWA nominated and Utopiales Nantes Award-winning author Ashok Banker comes a chilling new novel of occult horror set in 1980s Bombay A masterful fusion of Lovecraftian terror and Indian Gothic that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page. In the shadows of 1980s Bombay lurks an ancient evil that makes the notorious Rockman serial killings pale in comparison. When a struggling artist is lured into the mysterious...

Two princes, Shvate and Adri, are born in Hastinaga, capital of the vast Krushan empire - one blind, the other albino. Though one cannot see and the other cannot face sunlight, the Dowager Empress Jilana and Prince Regent Vrath assure their people and allies that all will be well. Any rumblings of dissent are summarily quashed; none dare challenge the might of the Burnt empire. But when Jarsun of Reygistan's daughter is spurned by the ruling family despite her legitimate claim to the throne, Jarsun - a powerful demonlord - embarks upon a relentless campaign to destroy the Burnt empire.

The Demonlord Jarsun is poised to claim the Burning Throne and cement his rule over the Burnt Empire. Standing in his way is his daughter, now reincarnated into a new avatar named Krushni, who is determined to avenge her mother’s death by his hand—and put an end to her father’s reign of terror once and for all. Aligned with him is the vast army of the Empire, the One Hundred children of Emperor Adri, and their former guru, the legendary warrior Dronas.

She came seeking blessings. She found something already inside her—watching, waiting, waking. Karen leaves New York believing she’s prepared for India. She’s read the books. Taken the shots. Practiced the mantras. Her fiancé is Hindu, and she wants to honor his culture. A destination wedding in a sun-drenched Punjabi village seems like the perfect start. But the India that greets her is not the one from brochures and Bollywood dreams. It is humid, hungry, and humming with invisible eyes. From the moment she touches the soil, strange things begin to happen—dreams of temples that ...

All she wanted was a mango. What she got was desire, death—and a goddess who never forgets. In the slums of Bombay, eleven-year-old Shanti breaks every taboo to beg a dark goddess for a single gift. What follows is a miracle: sweetness where there was none, a body in place of payment, and a growing hunger that no fruit can satisfy. As the city reels under an unusually hot pre-monsoon summer, Shanti’s prayers yield pleasures she never expected—love, power, a taste of something like freedom. But every blessing demands a balance. And beneath the cracked concrete of Ambedkar Chawl, ...

A chilling horror short story by the author of The Bombay Lovecraft Society. In a city where myths sleep lightly beneath the surface, one woman stumbles into a forgotten horror that remembers her name. When Lisa, a brilliant young artist seeking solace in the shadowed aisles of an old bookstore, discovers a passageway that shouldn’t exist, she thinks she’s found a secret worth treasuring. But what lies beneath the Bombay Bookshop isn’t treasure—it’s worship. And hunger. Drawn into a hidden world of ancient rites and cosmic devotion, Lisa must confront a truth older than any ...

It started with a single hair...and grew into a living nightmare. Greg is a call center worker in San Francisco, just another faceless voice helping disgruntled customers troubleshoot their smart appliances. He wears gloves, long sleeves, and a mask—he says it’s for hygiene. But the truth is growing harder to hide. Literally. As hair begins to sprout from places no hair should grow, Greg struggles to keep his body—and his life—from unraveling. But this isn’t just some bizarre medical anomaly. This is something older. Something deeper. And something that will not be denied. Uncanny...

Returning to Ashok K. Banker's brilliant #OwnVoices, epic fantasy world of the Burnt Empire, first introduced in Upon a Burning Throne, A Dark Queen Rises features Krushita and Karni, two women on quests to protect the innocent and bring down tyrants.

Something’s wrong with Ajay Sharma. He can feel it deep inside him. Growing. Waiting. It started with a bath. New apartment. Faulty plumbing. A moment alone. Then came the sensations—impossible ones. Heat, pressure, pleasure. A shifting in his body he couldn’t explain. Arousal that felt alien. Orgasmic flashes with no clear cause. And an overwhelming sense that he’s no longer alone in his own flesh. Ajay tries to act normal. He goes to work. He talks to his wife. He meets his best friend for brunch. But something in him is changing—fast. And it’s not just physical. There are ...

All she wanted was her life back. What she got was the end of the world. Ekta Gupta had it all—wealth, status, influence. Then came the scandal, the raids, the betrayal, and the fall. With her life in ruins and nowhere else to turn, she climbs Gilbert Hill in the heart of Mumbai to beg a forgotten goddess for help. The goddess listens. And answers. As monsoon clouds gather and ancient tides rise, Mumbai begins to drown—washed clean by a flood summoned from the depths of myth and madness. But even as Ekta watches the city crumble beneath her feet, she learns the true cost of her wish... ...

He died for his beliefs. They brought him back to serve theirs. In a future Mumbai reeking of toxic air and caste memory, Inspector Neel Kant is resurrected from deadsleep—his body borrowed, his past erased—to investigate an impossible crime: the brutal murder of a cloned god. On Chowpatty Beach lies the mutilated corpse of Ganesa—flesh and blood, tusked and divine. Not a statue. Not a myth. A living, breathing clone made from ancient DNA… and someone butchered him. As Neel unravels the mystery behind the murdered deity, he is pulled into a subterranean conspiracy involving illicit ...

This is a story about Hannah. She seems shy. Some would even say spiky. People don't pay much attention to Hannah. Which is exactly how she's planned it. It's also a story about Ricky. Ricky is anything but shy. Rich, charming, good-looking, Ricky has never had a problem getting what he wants. And now he wants Hannah. There's a spark between them from the moment they meet. Even Hannah can't resist a man like Ricky for long. But this is not a love story.

They've brought him back from the dead--again. To seek and retrieve a missing goddess. Resurrected Inspector Neel Kant—body borrowed, memories scrambled—is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of Lakshmi, a divine artificial intelligence worshipped as a living goddess on India’s lunar colony. But Lakshmi isn’t a person. She was never born. She was designed. And now she’s vanished. From the domed megastructures of Bharat One to the silent craters beyond, Neel follows the trail through corrupted sanctuaries, weaponized myth, and quantum-coded temples where belief is currency ...