Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Samit Basu for a chat about his new novel The City Inside, how he got into writing, screenwriting and filmmaking, comic books and superheroes, surveillance and technology, the current state of South Asian fantasy and science fiction, representing India and New Delhi in his work and much more. EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, film director and screenwriter. His written works include The City Inside, the GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance and more. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, which he wrote and co-directed with Shashanka Ghosh. Samit has also worked in comic books, writing for the series Devi, collaborating with M.R. Carey on Untouchables and contributing to Grant Morrison’s 18 Days. Find Samit on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

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