The Ten Percent Thief

Smart, vivid, engaging * Guardian *
Biting... a dystopian kaleidoscope, hideous and true * Esquire *
Lavanya Lakshminarayan breathes new life into dystopia * Washington Post *
Impressive * SFX *
As satisfying as it is clever * Publishers Weekly *
The Ten Percent Thief is bold and creative, and Lakshminarayan expertly packages a warning that will only get more relevant with time * Starburst Magazine *
A new masterpiece * SciFiNow *
Playful and crushing in equal measure * FanFiAddict *
Lakshminarayan uses her novel to flawlessly confront constructed binaries built into the very fabric of contemporary society * Fantasy Hive *
Stunning and thought-provoking -- British Fantasy Society
Deeply thought-provoking and timely * Grimdark Magazine *
This is, punk-like, a collection of rebellions against, and reconsiderations of, the status quo. One of my favourite books of recent years * Raptor Velocity *
Spanning multiple points of view, writing styles and character voices, this masterful work of science fiction weaves its individual stories into a complex and engaging whole -- S. B. Divya, author of RUNTIME
The Ten Percent Thief is really terrific; I loved it -- Dave Hutchinson
By turns horror, cyberpunk, and biting social satire... a high velocity anthem sung through the shape of things to come -- Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, author of THE INHUMAN RACE
Immersive and skillfully wrought; a fascinating kaleidoscope of near-future dystopian fiction -- Stark Holborn
An astonishing, kaleidoscopic journey through the fractured landscape of a future India where cyber-power has created a new system of oppression, this beautifully written novel of imaginative literature serves both as a warning and a source of resurgent hope. Grim, unrelenting, polyphonic and exhilarating -- Vandana Singh
The Ten Percent Thief delivers hope, wonder, bleakness, humour and wisdom in equal measure, with unforgettable characters telling a multifaceted story of a future revolution. A complex, dazzling debut -- Samit Basu, author of THE CITY INSIDE and THE JINN-BOT OF SHANTIPORT
A sparkling debut -- Aubrey Wood, author of BANG BANG BODHISATTVA
This is fiction playing for the highest stakes - and winning -- Chandrahas Choudhury, author of CLOUDS
If you ever wondered how Huxley's Brave New World would look when social media metrics take charge, Lakshminarayan's The Ten Percent Thief gets all the likes and thumbs up for showing us a world no sane person would want to live in. It's deeply disturbing, but you can't look away -- Wayne Santos, author of THE CHIMERA CODE