A confident, witty approach to Basu’sĪwkwardly heroic characters is the most striking enhancement to the series,Įlevating this installment well above its predecessor.

Adept plotting keeps all these globe-spanning threads spooling smoothly, and meticulous blocking gives the dazzling action sequences a cinematic bravura.

Amid this chaos, Norio Hisatomi, the head of TeamĪRMOR, is pursuing a sympathetically portrayed personal vendetta against the Unit and forging ill-conceived alliances Utopic Industries is kidnapping andĮxperimenting on supers and the incomprehensible horse-headed child-god Kalki makes a welcome return in a critical role. A second wave of transformations has resulted in a glut of unrestrained superheroes and supervillains boisterously vying for attention and reality show contracts. Improves upon the original while retaining its appealing quirks. A brisk, clever summary of those years launches this rowdy, ingenious sequel, which Resistance Samit Basu 399 (Inclusive of all taxes) Sold Out Free shipping on orders above Rs.1000 Usually ships in 1 day Free Gift Wrapping on request Description Samit Basu writes books, films and comics and divides his time between Delhi and Mumbai. Read an excerpt from the novel here on Tor.com, and follow Samit on Twitter samitbasu. He is also the author of the Adventures of Stoob series of children's books set in Delhi, and Terror on the Titanic a YA novel. Its sequel, Resistance, is available July 8th from Titan Books. 2020’s Chosen Spirits, however, is the authors best work yet. He gained worldwide presence with the metahuman duology, Turbulence and its sequel Resistance, a superhero novel set in India, Pakistan and England, published by Titan Books. Twelve exploit-packed years have passed since the events of Basu’s debut, Turbulence, which introduced the Unit of oddly endowed superheroes. Resistance (Turbulence 2) by Samit Basu (Goodreads Author) 3.58 Rating details 283 ratings 49 reviews In 2020, eleven years after the passengers of flight BA142 from London to Delhi developed extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires, the world is overrun with supers. In 20, Basu published Turbulence and Resistance respectively, two superhero novels that engaged with the conventions of the genre in a playful, entertaining manner.

Resistance by Samit Basu