Books by Gautam Bhatia
“This is a legal thriller set in a futuristic fantasy world. We are in a city-state that is riven in two – High Town, and the anarchist commune of Low Town. A hundred years ago, there was a political assassination followed by the revolution that birthed the commune. A constitution was brought in to create peace, but it was only designed to last a hundred years. That one hundred years is about to be up: enter the lawyers (or in this world, Guardians).” Read more...
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Award-Winning Fantasy Novels of 2025, recommended by Sylvia Bishop
The award-winning fantasy novels of 2025 are notable for spanning the breadth of the genre: murder mysteries and legal thrillers have been honoured alongside monsters, mythologies and folk tales. Our fantasy editor Sylvia Bishop introduces the five books that took the top spots, and the immersive worlds they offer readers.
