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Book Title: Time Crawlers: Stories from Parallel Universes Author : Varun Sayal ISBN : --- Publisher : --- Genre : Science Fiction  Publication : 2018 Pages : 118 Format : E-book BOOK BLURB: Alien Invasion, Dark Artificial Intelligence, Time-Travel, High-Tech Mythology, Djinn Folklore, Telekinetics, and life-consuming Cosmic Entities are some major themes in this book which has six tightly-knit, fast-paced Sci-Fi stories. 1. Nark-astra, The Hell Weapon The weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology. 2. Death by Crowd The dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background – an advanced artificial intelligence? 3. Genie He rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth. 4. Time Crawlers There are individuals who existing in multiple time periods a...

Book Title: Glitter and Gloss Author : Vibha Batra ISBN :  9789385936364 Publisher : Bloomsbury Genre : Romantic Comedy Publication : 2016 Pages : 184 Format : E-book BOOK BLURB: Misha is a make up artist who, after a series of mishaps and twists and turns, falls madly in love with Akshay who reciprocates her love with ardour. The only hitch in this perfect romance is her prospective sister-in-law who thinks Misha is everything a Bahu shouldn’t be: garrulous, geeky, gawky, gainfully employed (especially the last bit). The questions is will Misha win Didi (and the Kha-Pee Panchayat) over with her Stepford Wife Act? Will she continue to be the poster child for the inherent evils of the Bahu Brigade? Or will she learn to ‘lau’ herself before the whole world and its wife can do the same? RATING: 3  ☆'s REVIEW: First of I would like to thank the author for the review copy in exchange for an honest review and would also like to extend my grat...

BOOK DETAILS: Book Title : Inkredia: Luwan of Brida Author : Sarang Mahajan ISBN :  9788193365809 Publisher : Gloryburg Genre : Fantasy  Publication : 2017 Pages : 388 Format : E-book BOOK BLURB: In Fal Doram, also called as the great empire of Inkredia, a conspiracy begins to unfold. The first step is an easy one – kill a simple, villager named Luwan. When Luwan suddenly faces an enemy straight out of the folklore, he is left dumbfounded by the mystery why they are after him. As he makes a daring run to survive, journeying through the unknown world outside his village, new mysteries emerge, some closely concerning him. Riddled with questions and hunted by legendary assassins, and by the nonhumans made of the darkest element in the nature, Luwan makes a dangerous journey through the incredible empire of Inkredia. RATING: 5  ☆'s REVIEW: First of I would like to thank the publishers for the review copy in exchange for an hone...