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The Hundred Names Of Darkness

Nilanjana Roy . Aleph Book Company . English

In the sequel to her critically acclaimed, bestselling novel, The Wildings, Nilanjana Roy takes us back to the Delhi neighbourhood of Nizamuddin, and its unforgettable cats Mara, Southpaw, Katar, Hulo and Beraal. As they recover slowly from their terrible battle with the feral cats, they find their beloved locality changing around them. Winter brings an army of predators - humans, vicious dogs, snakes, bandicoots, along with the cold and a scarcity of food. Unless Mara can help them find a safe haven, their small band will be wiped out forever. With the assistance of a motley group of friends - Doginder, a friendly stray, Hatch, a Cheel who is afraid of the sky, Thomas Mor, an affable peacock, Jethro Tail, the mouse who roared and the legendary Senders of Delhi, Mara and her band set out on an epic journey to find a place where they can live free from danger. With all the brilliance and originality of its predecessor, The Hundred Names of Darkness brings the story of Mara and the enormously appealing cats of Nizamuddin to a breath-taking conclusion.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

Nilanjana Roy spent most of her adult life writing about humans before realizing that animals were much more fun. Her first novel, The Wildings, was widely praised and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. Her column on books and reading for the Business Standard has run for over fifteen years. She also writes for the International Herald Tribuneon gender. Her fiction and journalism have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including The Caravan, Civil Lines 6, Guernica, The New York Times' India blog, Outlookand Biblio. Some of her stories for children have been published in Scholastic's Spooky Stories, Science Fiction Stories and Be Witched. She is the editor of A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Food Writing. Nilanjana lives in Delhi with two cats and her husband and on Twitter @nilanjanaroy

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