Savage Blue: A Novel

by Vikram Balagopal

An electrifying new fantasy adventure from the author of the award-winning graphic novel Simian.

Akila Raina, the principal's precocious daughter, was only ten when she disappeared. Shyam, who was with her that fateful night, is daily haunted by a dream of it - a dream more grisly than reality could possibly be. Until Akila mysteriously reappears twenty years later, grown-up and gorgeous.

She tells him of surreal worlds, her travels between them, her encounters with strange creatures, their own connection across the realms and the malevolent power that lies at the heart of it all. And then she shows him...

Bold and passionate, Savage Blue is an unnerving ride into unknown worlds.

416 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2016

About the author

Vikram Balagopal is the author of the award-winning graphic novel Simian. Following his training at the New York Film Academy (New York), he has worked in India with various film-makers, and his screenplay was chosen for Mira Nair’s Maisha Screenwriter’s Lab. He is a published poet, illustrator and cartoonist in magazines. His first book, Simian, was published in India in 2014 (HarperCollins Publishers India). Savage Blue, a fantasy novel published in India in 2016 (HarperCollins Publishers India), is his second book. He lives in New Delhi.

Reviews

[Madhuri Varma]

Refreshingly awesome read! (4/5)
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[Mister Frog]

I am not particularly interested in reading a lot of new or recent works, but this one drew me in, and I'm glad I came across it. I believe it will do well in the market. I haven’t seen many Indian authors experimenting with magical realism the way he has. It’s absolutely a wonderful book, though it could use some more refinement.