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Seven Years in making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of detective Sartaj Singh, and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India.
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"Monumental.Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos." -- Wall Street Journal
"Dazzling.Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning." -- Sunday Oregonian
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told.The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first." -- Denver Post
"Bold, fresh and big.SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement." -- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"Superb.complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India." -- Grand Rapids Press
"Unfailingly interesting.Superbly realized.The novel bursts with characters.I almost never wanted to put it down." -- Houston Chronicle
"Ravishing.Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Well-written entertainment.a plot of Victorian complexity." -- Atlantic Monthly
"Masterfully crafted fiction.the resonance and elegance...of his writing.put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters." -- Blogcritics.org Books
"Chandra.knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them.Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader." -- Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining.[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai." -- BookPage
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force.Impossibly rich." -- Daily News
"Lavish, accomplished, and.elegant.[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India." -- Tennessean
"Electrifying.Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing.He.hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries." -- Carl Bromley, The Nation
"Monumental...Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos."--Wall Street Journal
"Lavish, accomplished, and...elegant...[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India."--Tennessean
"Electrifying...Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing...He...hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries."--Carl Bromley, The Nation
"A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza."--Elle
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force...Impossibly rich."--Daily News
"Unfailingly interesting...Superbly realized...The novel bursts with characters...I almost never wanted to put it down."--Houston Chronicle
"SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up."--New York Times Book Review
"Superb...complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India."--Grand Rapids Press
"Dazzling...Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning."--Sunday Oregonian
"Ravishing...Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole."--Entertainment Weekly
"makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT."--New York magazine
"Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed."--Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony.""--John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining."--Parade
"Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters...[An] intriguing act of literary decolonization...Sacred Games is cinematic in scope."--Newsweek International Edition
"One of the most brilliant...tales I've read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable."--Eric Ormsby, New York Sun
"A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs."--ABC magazine
"Well-written entertainment...a plot of Victorian complexity."--Atlantic Monthly
"Chandra...knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them...Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader."--Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining...[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai."--BookPage
"As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays."--New York Times
"Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India."--Salon.com
"SACRED GAMES won't deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told...The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first."--Denver Post
"The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once."--Daily News
"Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters."--Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle
"An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic."--Christian Science Monitor
"Bold, fresh and big...SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"It's a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel's thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled."--Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe
"A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying."--Seattle Times
"Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience."--Booklist (starred review)
"Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural."--People
"Page after page it plucks me from the here and now."--Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe
"Masterfully crafted fiction...the resonance and elegance...of his writing...put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters."--Blogcritics.org Books
"A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler."--San Antonio Express-News
"Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in."--Rocky Mountain News
"SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original."--Newsday
SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up. --New York Times Book Review"
Page after page it plucks me from the here and now. --Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe"
Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters. --Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle"
Ravishing Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole. --Entertainment Weekly"
Chandra knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them Chandra s genius is in the way he trusts his reader. --Los Angeles Times"
Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural. --People"
A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza. --Elle"
As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays. --New York Times"
Bold, fresh and big SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement. --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"
Monumental Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos. --Wall Street Journal"
It s a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel s thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled. --Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe"
[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force Impossibly rich. --Daily News"
makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT. --New York magazine"
SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original. --Newsday"
One of the most brilliant...tales I ve read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable. --Eric Ormsby, New York Sun"
Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in. --Rocky Mountain News"
A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony. --John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once. --Daily News"
Well-written entertainment a plot of Victorian complexity. --Atlantic Monthly"
Electrifying Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing He hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries. --Carl Bromley, The Nation"
A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature. --San Diego Union-Tribune"
SACRED GAMES won t deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
A grand story...carefully and passionately told The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first. --Denver Post"
Unfailingly interesting Superbly realized The novel bursts with characters I almost never wanted to put it down. --Houston Chronicle"
A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying. --Seattle Times"
Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining. --Parade"
Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining [A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai. --BookPage"
An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic. --Christian Science Monitor"
Dazzling Chandra s sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning. --Sunday Oregonian"
Lavish, accomplished, and elegant [SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India. --Tennessean"
Superb complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India. --Grand Rapids Press"
Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India. --Salon.com"
A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler. --San Antonio Express-News"
Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed. --Globe and Mail (Toronto)"
Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience. --Booklist (starred review)"
Masterfully crafted fiction the resonance and elegance...of his writing put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters. --Blogcritics.org Books"
A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs. --ABC magazine"
Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters [An] intriguing act of literary decolonization Sacred Games is cinematic in scope. --Newsweek International Edition"
Book Description:
"Dazzling.Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning." -- Sunday Oregonian
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told.The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first." -- Denver Post
"Bold, fresh and big.SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement." -- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"Superb.complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India." -- Grand Rapids Press
"Unfailingly interesting.Superbly realized.The novel bursts with characters.I almost never wanted to put it down." -- Houston Chronicle
"Ravishing.Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Well-written entertainment.a plot of Victorian complexity." -- Atlantic Monthly
"Masterfully crafted fiction.the resonance and elegance...of his writing.put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters." -- Blogcritics.org Books
"Chandra.knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them.Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader." -- Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining.[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai." -- BookPage
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force.Impossibly rich." -- Daily News
"Lavish, accomplished, and.elegant.[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India." -- Tennessean
"Electrifying.Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing.He.hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries." -- Carl Bromley, The Nation
"Monumental...Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos."--Wall Street Journal
"Lavish, accomplished, and...elegant...[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India."--Tennessean
"Electrifying...Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing...He...hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries."--Carl Bromley, The Nation
"A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza."--Elle
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force...Impossibly rich."--Daily News
"Unfailingly interesting...Superbly realized...The novel bursts with characters...I almost never wanted to put it down."--Houston Chronicle
"SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up."--New York Times Book Review
"Superb...complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India."--Grand Rapids Press
"Dazzling...Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning."--Sunday Oregonian
"Ravishing...Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole."--Entertainment Weekly
"makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT."--New York magazine
"Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed."--Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony.""--John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining."--Parade
"Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters...[An] intriguing act of literary decolonization...Sacred Games is cinematic in scope."--Newsweek International Edition
"One of the most brilliant...tales I've read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable."--Eric Ormsby, New York Sun
"A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs."--ABC magazine
"Well-written entertainment...a plot of Victorian complexity."--Atlantic Monthly
"Chandra...knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them...Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader."--Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining...[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai."--BookPage
"As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays."--New York Times
"Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India."--Salon.com
"SACRED GAMES won't deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told...The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first."--Denver Post
"The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once."--Daily News
"Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters."--Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle
"An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic."--Christian Science Monitor
"Bold, fresh and big...SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"It's a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel's thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled."--Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe
"A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying."--Seattle Times
"Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience."--Booklist (starred review)
"Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural."--People
"Page after page it plucks me from the here and now."--Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe
"Masterfully crafted fiction...the resonance and elegance...of his writing...put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters."--Blogcritics.org Books
"A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler."--San Antonio Express-News
"Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in."--Rocky Mountain News
"SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original."--Newsday
SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up. --New York Times Book Review"
Page after page it plucks me from the here and now. --Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe"
Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters. --Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle"
Ravishing Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole. --Entertainment Weekly"
Chandra knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them Chandra s genius is in the way he trusts his reader. --Los Angeles Times"
Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural. --People"
A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza. --Elle"
As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays. --New York Times"
Bold, fresh and big SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement. --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"
Monumental Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos. --Wall Street Journal"
It s a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel s thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled. --Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe"
[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force Impossibly rich. --Daily News"
makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT. --New York magazine"
SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original. --Newsday"
One of the most brilliant...tales I ve read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable. --Eric Ormsby, New York Sun"
Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in. --Rocky Mountain News"
A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony. --John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once. --Daily News"
Well-written entertainment a plot of Victorian complexity. --Atlantic Monthly"
Electrifying Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing He hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries. --Carl Bromley, The Nation"
A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature. --San Diego Union-Tribune"
SACRED GAMES won t deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
A grand story...carefully and passionately told The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first. --Denver Post"
Unfailingly interesting Superbly realized The novel bursts with characters I almost never wanted to put it down. --Houston Chronicle"
A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying. --Seattle Times"
Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining. --Parade"
Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining [A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai. --BookPage"
An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic. --Christian Science Monitor"
Dazzling Chandra s sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning. --Sunday Oregonian"
Lavish, accomplished, and elegant [SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India. --Tennessean"
Superb complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India. --Grand Rapids Press"
Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India. --Salon.com"
A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler. --San Antonio Express-News"
Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed. --Globe and Mail (Toronto)"
Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience. --Booklist (starred review)"
Masterfully crafted fiction the resonance and elegance...of his writing put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters. --Blogcritics.org Books"
A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs. --ABC magazine"
Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters [An] intriguing act of literary decolonization Sacred Games is cinematic in scope. --Newsweek International Edition"
Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra: 'To win is to lose everything . . . and the game always wins.' The international number one bestseller, now in paperback.
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