Praise for The Horizon

'The world of The Wall will be irrevocably changed in this delightful, vastly high-concept and relentlessly intense sequel. So will its readers.'

-Samit Basu

Praise for The Wall

'A deeply intelligent and thoughtful intellectual adventure that raises some fundamental questions in a strikingly original and provocative way.' -Gary K. Wolfe, Locus

'A significant Indian debut in science fiction on the theme of freedom.' -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Open

'An exciting new direction for Indian sci-fi.' -The Hindu

'A fast-paced, gripping read, it is an important addition to Indian and world speculative fiction.'
-The Hindustan Times

'By rebuking static, formulaic utopias in favour of dynamic, complex societies, The Wall asserts itself a descendant of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed ... an unforgettable story and a fantastic addition to contemporary Indian (English) SFF.' -Strange Horizons

'It would be hard to put the book aside, even for a bit, for the last part. The Wall comes across as a deeply imagined, stylish and confident debut of an author who has introduced one new world to us, and will hopefully introduce many more.' -The Wire

'The novel pulls in readers with its thoughtful and detailed worldbuilding.' -Scroll

Gautam Bhatia is a science-fiction writer, reviewer, and aneditor of the award-winning Strange Horizons magazine. The Wall, his firstnovel, was critically acclaimed in places such as Locus, Interzone and TheHindu, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Valley of Words Award in the Englishfiction category. The Horizon is the sequel to The Wall.