Sons of Darkness

India's first grimdark fantasy series

welcome to a dark tale of
magic and mayhem

Sons of Darkness by Micaela Alcaino

All the world is a stage, and the play is badly cast. Pirate princesses  and naïve kings, pious assassins and ravenous priests, warrior women and vengeful boys converge where the Son of Darkness is prophesied to rise even as Forgotten Gods prepare to play their hand.

 

“Sons of Darkness is massive in scope, blending Indian lore with the cut-throat machinations of epic characters, a unique yoga-based magic system and 80-page battle scenes – all delivered with fine writing and a rich seam of dark humour.”

 

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes his exciting debut with this epic grimdark fantasy saga inspired by ancient Indian epic Mahabharata and filled with treachery, war and vengeance, in the tradition of Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen Series and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Series.

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Dan Jones
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"Like Game of Thrones in an Indian alternative universe, Sons Of Darkness is an exhilarating, imaginative, genre-busting mash-up of high fantasy, timeless myth and ancient history!"
R.R. Virdi
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"Dark South Asian fantasy infused to the brim with Mahabharata and Malazan's DNA"
Shauna Lawless
Shauna Lawless@shaunaLwrites
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"Sons of Darkness is outstanding. Brutal, lyrical and imaginative, it is an inspired mix of mythology and grimdark fantasy that I just couldn’t put down."
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Anand Neelakantan
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"The author's vision and the story world he has created is breathtaking and fascinating. The Indian Fantasy Fiction genre finally comes of age with this book."
Kirkus Reviews
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"Remarkable characterization and vivid worldbuilding bolster this riveting epic fantasy."
San Francisco Book Review
San Francisco Book Review@SFBookReview
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"Through humor, torture, gore, magic, lust, dangerous power games and bloodcurdling battles, Sons of Darkness takes us on an unforgettable wild journey set in re-imagined Vedic India."
Online Book Club
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"A wild, intriguing work of fantasy that would keep you glued from the beginning till the end."
Fantasy Book Critic Blog
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"A worldbuilding aficionado's dream come true. Best Fantasy Debut of this year!"
Petrik Leo
Petrik Leo@PetrikReads
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"Mahabharata imbued with A Song of Ice and Fire, The First Law, & Malazan Book of the Fallen, Sons of Darkness is the best fantasy debut of 2022."
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Gourav Mohanty

Gourav Mohanty was born in Bhubaneswar, the City of Temples. A gold medallist from SLS, Pune, he currently practices law in Mumbai. He moonlights as a stand-up comic, a painter, and a blogger. As evident, his life always has many tabs open. A connoisseur of mythologies and momos, he has won numerous scholarships, one of which took him to the castles of Europe. Ever since, he has wanted to play medieval matchmaker by conjuring a world where Vedic India meets Italian Renaissance. Sons of Darkness is his first book. Please buy it for he owes people money.
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