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February 25, 2016
Two-book deal with Harper Voyager – Markswoman will see the light!
The subject line says it all. I am so delighted to announce my two-book deal with Harper Voyager! All thanks to my lovely agent Mary C. Moore.
From the Publishers Marketplace:
“Rati Mehrotra’s MARKSWOMAN, a duology about a female order of magical-knife-wielding assassins who bring both peace and chaos to Asiana, a post-apocalyptic version of Asia, to Rebecca Lucash at Voyager, in a nice deal, for publication in January 2018, by Mary C. Moore at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (World English).”...
February 10, 2016
After the Apocalypse: Science Fiction Reads and Reviews
I’ve read somefascinating booksin the last few weeks– you could call them classics of the science fiction genre –and I wanted to share them here. They are all setinvarious post-apocalyptic worlds – what happens when war and climate change tip the balance for the human race? How do we survive as a species and as individuals?
Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin, 1971
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, thisabsorbing book is about a man in an impoverished, violentworld who has the power to...
January 13, 2016
Looking back, and looking forward
A very Happy New Year 2016 to everyone! Yes, I’m late to the party, but don’t blame me. Took THREE days to get from Delhi to Toronto and I’m still a bit zoned-out. Thick fog in Delhi meant that I spent 10 hours waiting for the plane to take off, and missed my connection in London. Where I ended up spending the night. And where did dear old Air India send me the next day? Not to Toronto, oh no, that would have been too simple. I went to St John’s. The one in Newfoundland. One of my favorite ci...
