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Ten Incarnations of Rebellion
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi comes an epic and daring novel that imagines an alternate version of 1960s India that was never liberated from the British, and a young woman’s struggle to change the tides of history.
“This is the kind of fiction we need more of.”—R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel
Kalki Divekar grows up a daughter of Kingston—a city the British built on the ashes of Bombay. The older generation, including her father, have been lost to the brutal hunt for rebels. Young men are drafted to fight wars they will never return from. And the people of her city are more interested in fighting one another than facing their true oppressors.
When tragedy strikes close to home, Kalki begins to play a dangerous game with small acts of resistance, tempered by cautious, level-headed Yashu and fortified by Fauzia, whose dreams of the future awaken Kalki’s heart. Together, they found Kingston’s new independence movement, obtaining jobs working for the British while secretly planning to destroy the empire from the inside out. But one wrong move means certain death, and when facing threats from all quarters, Kalki must decide whether it’s more important to be a hero or to survive.
Set over the course of a decade and told as ten moments from Kalki’s life that mirror the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu, Ten Incarnations of Rebellion is a sweeping, deeply felt speculative novel of empowerment, friendship, self-determination, and the true meaning of freedom.
“This is the kind of fiction we need more of.”—R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel
Kalki Divekar grows up a daughter of Kingston—a city the British built on the ashes of Bombay. The older generation, including her father, have been lost to the brutal hunt for rebels. Young men are drafted to fight wars they will never return from. And the people of her city are more interested in fighting one another than facing their true oppressors.
When tragedy strikes close to home, Kalki begins to play a dangerous game with small acts of resistance, tempered by cautious, level-headed Yashu and fortified by Fauzia, whose dreams of the future awaken Kalki’s heart. Together, they found Kingston’s new independence movement, obtaining jobs working for the British while secretly planning to destroy the empire from the inside out. But one wrong move means certain death, and when facing threats from all quarters, Kalki must decide whether it’s more important to be a hero or to survive.
Set over the course of a decade and told as ten moments from Kalki’s life that mirror the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu, Ten Incarnations of Rebellion is a sweeping, deeply felt speculative novel of empowerment, friendship, self-determination, and the true meaning of freedom.
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Cassidy Palomares
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“I loved the structure of this book and its episodes. The storytelling was compelling and powerful.
A good story about queer women that’s not about the women being queer.
A good story about how normal people make revolutions.”
Sudnya
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“This is definitely the book I've enjoyed most by Vaishnavi Patel. I loved the concept of the different incarnations of Vishu being connected to various forms of rebellion. Like always, her writing style is beautiful and makes it easy to be invested in the story. The plot also had an intersting, unique take on the British rule and Mumbai.
In her previous book I felt like she made a lot of changes to the character and plot to portray the main character(s) in a certain way. I didn't have that problem with this book. The plot seemed to move naturally and the characters were affected by the plot rather than the plot being molded to fit the characters. It was full of suspense and intersting moments.
That said, I felt like this book is very ambitious in what it tries to address and achieve within the short amount of pages we are give. This is a pattern I've noticed with this author. I think she would be really good with series or londer books.
As an alternate history I was left with too many questions to be satisfied with the ending. The timeline is set up using a lot of implications rather than directly telling us where the timeliness changes and why. Some of the characters are also not fleshed out as much as they could be, and some characters are forgiven too easily to wrap up the story.”
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Mattie A
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“I honestly loved this book. An alternate history of India’s independence. Wonderful character development, and the story unfolded beautifully. A pleasant surprised from a book I wouldn’t have read without a book club.”
Téné
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“A superb historical fiction novel that delivers on its promises. You have to dive in with an open mind and be prepared to question yourself. The author's writing is as beautiful as ever. I really enjoyed her previous fantasy novels, and I'm delighted to see that she also offers us some wonderful things in this new genre. The novel covers complex and controversial topics in a delicate and objective manner. The struggles and dilemmas of our characters, the narrative, and the passing years make this fiction very realistic. All this with characters who seem real. I highly recommend it for fans of this genre.”
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