Samit Basu Books in Order
Samit Basu has written 16 books, published between 2004 and 2023. The first book is The Simoqin Prophecies (2004) and the newest is The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2004–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,741 in 7 of 16 books
Samit Basu writes Indic fiction in English, spanning science fiction, fantasy and superhero comics. Three series stand in the catalogue: the GameWorld Trilogy, Devi and Adventures of Stoob. Titles listed include The Simoqin Prophecies (2004), The Manticore's Secret (2005), The Unwaba Revelations (2008), Terror on the Titanic (2009), Turbulence (2010) and A Difficult Stage (2012). Sixteen books are catalogued, reaching The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport in 2023.
How many Samit Basu books are there?
Samit Basu has 16 books, released between 2004 and 2023. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Samit Basu Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Samit Basu books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120045121/4
- 220055361/4
- 32007–1/4
- 420071441/4
- 5The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 620085081/4
- 72008–1/4
- 8Terror on the Titanic2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 920103361/4
- 102012–1/4
- 11Local Monsters2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 1220142891/4
- 132014–1/4
- 142016–1/4
- 15The City Inside2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 16The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport2023 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420234161/4
Samit Basu books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
GameWorld Trilogy in order
3 booksDevi in order
3 booksAdventures of Stoob in order
3 booksTurbulence in order
2 books- 1. Turbulence
- 2. Resistance
Standalone books
5 books5 Samit Basu titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Samit Basu books in order?
You only need to read Samit Basu books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Samit Basu
Start with The Simoqin Prophecies (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Samit Basu book?
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport (2023) is the newest Samit Basu book released so far.
Is there a new Samit Basu book coming?
No next Samit Basu book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Samit Basu at a glance
- Paused
- No new Samit Basu title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Samit Basu books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,741 pages across the 7 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Samit Basu books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the Samit Basu books are about
6 of the 16 Samit Basu books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: indic fiction (english) is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Indic fiction (English) 3 of 6 books