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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Novel by Samit Basu}}<br />
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{{Infobox book<br />
| name = The Unwaba Revelations<br />
| image = <br />
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| author = [[Samit Basu]]<br />
| translator = <br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| genre = Fantasy<br />
| publisher = [[Penguin Books]]<br />
| release_date = 2007<br />
| media_type = Print ([[paperback]], [[Hardcover|hardback]])<br />
| pages = 520<br />
| isbn = 0-14-310352-0<br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Unwaba Revelations''''' is a 2007 Indian fantasy novel written by [[Samit Basu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/samit-basu/article4344205.ece|title=Samit Basu|work=The Hindu|date=4 February 2013|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref> It is the third and final novel in the Game World trilogy after ''[[The Simoqin Prophecies]]'' (2004) and ''[[The Manticore's Secret]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/books/genocide-sex-mayhem-unwaba-reveals-all-278744.html|title=Genocide, sex, mayhem: Unwaba reveals all|last=Bose|first=Jhoomur|publisher=CNN-News18|date=21 December 2007|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref> The "Unwaba" is a chameleon, borrowed from a similar creature in the Zulu tradition, which acts as a narrator to the story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jan/22basu.htm|title=Samit Basu, weaving fantasies galore|last=Singh|first=Jai Arjun|website=Rediff.com|date=22 January 2008|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref> The novel was a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/810251/indian-fantasy-writers-are-creating-worlds-beyond-the-epics-but-readers-must-know-where-to-look|title=Indian fantasy writers are creating worlds beyond the epics, but readers must know where to look|last=Upendran|first=Achala|website=Scroll.in|date=25 June 2016|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Characters==<br />
{{main|Characters in the Gameworld Trilogy}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Devangshu Datta of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' said that the novel "leans on both Tolkien and Pratchett in terms of format, while liberally borrowing from the Ramayana, John Brunner, George Lucas, Lovecraft et al."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-last-upper/236769|title=The Last Upper|last=Datta|first=Devangshu|work=Outlook|date=25 February 2008|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref> Parizaad Khan of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' gave a positive response and called it a "delicious read".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Gedhqp8WcUESIm7GeYmmxK/Monsters-Inc.html|title=Monsters Inc|last=Khan|first=Parizaad|work=Mint|date=11 January 2008|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref> Ramya Sarma of ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' said, "Basu’s latest offering is worth reading, if only to find out how the ends left loose in the first two novels are tied up."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/books-and-more-fantasy-with-too-many-twists-1153800|title=Fantasy with too many twists|last=Sarma|first=Ramya|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=2 March 2008|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref><br />
A review carried by ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote: "Epic battles between the gods and the bad guys (demons, in this case) scorch the pages of this 500-page-plus book."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/straight-off-the-shelf/story-KiYq9f5he0I24JJgrpwHoM.html|title=Straight off the Shelf|work=Hindustan Times|date=21 January 2008|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://penguin.co.in/book/fiction/the-unwaba-revelations/ The Unwaba Revelations] at [[Penguin Books]]<br />
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[[Category:2007 Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Gameworld Trilogy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian fantasy novels]]<br />
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