Arcx is all about literary inspiration. In this six episode mini-series, we talk to six South Asian sci fi, fantasy and speculative fiction writers, tracing their ideas from conception to execution. In this episode, we’re talking to one of India’s best known Sci-fi and fantasy authors, Samit Basu. An incredibly versatile writer, Samit’s work has spanned mediums, with comic books,  film scripts and children’s and YA novels. Samit’s first novel, the Simoquin Prophecies, was published in 2003, when he was just 23. It evolved into the bestselling Gameworld Trilogy.  His latest novel, The City Inside was shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature in 2020.  We chat with Samit about how he got started as a writer, his refusal to be bound by genre, and the not-so-distant future depicted in his novel.  Follow Samit on Twitter at @samitbasu. Arcx is a series of the Subverse, the podcast of Dark ‘n’ Light, a digital space that chronicles the times we live in and reimagining futures with a focus on science, nature, social justice and culture. Follow us on social media @darknlightzine, or at darknlight.com for episode details and show notes.