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Sold out on Flipkart!

Ok. So TCOM has sold out on FlipKart already. Within a day of it being released. I'm not sure if this means that scores of people are buying it OR if FlipKart ordered too few copies for their first batch. While I try and figure this out, you can head to Amazon or Indiatimes and get the book there.

Rejected Covers

So here are a couple of covers I rejected for my novel. I found the blood-red text of option 1 too misleading (TCOM is not a gore / horror novel) and I really wanted orange. And I didn't want the hand on the cover, and I wanted the sword to be bigger and, basically, I gave my cover artist a really hard time. Hope the final product looks nice.

About the book

“Amar and Jonah played chess in childhood before a series of events ripped their friendship apart. Now, they’ve grown up and find themselves challenging each other again – a dangerous game of chess with extremely high stakes involving their lives and the lives of millions of people – a game that takes them on an audacious journey from the valleys of Kashmir to the corporate houses of London. Who will survive and who will win?”
The book is a geopolitical thriller that takes places across various geographies and explores the concept of terrorism financing. The Child of Misfortune  ventures into unchartered territories in writing – be it the conflict in frozen Siachen or the misuse of Offshore Financial Centres. The story aims at providing groundbreaking insight into these matters through a fast-paced, action-adventure narrative.