Kundo Wakes Up
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- Author：Saad Hossain
- ISBN：B0927CL45J
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Summary
In this standalone follow-up to the fan favorite The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday Saad Z。 Hossain continues to mix futurism with fable， and shows how strange our lives might become。
While Gurkha introduced us to the techno utopia of Kathmandu， Kundo takes us to Hossain’s native Bangladesh， to the fading city of Chittagong， which is slowly crumbling into the sea as even Karma goes silent。 But Kundo’s contemplation of his dying city is interrupted when his wife leaves him and then goes inexplicably missing， and soon Kundo starts to connect the dots between a number of disappearances。 But this is Hossain， and so there’s more afoot than techno shenanigans。 Kundo will find that the veil between worlds is paper-thin， and the djinn have their own stake in the matter。
Filled with enough ruminations on tea and coffee to wake anyone up， this mystery/fantasy/science fiction/myth is a genre-breaker with something for everyone to love。
While Gurkha introduced us to the techno utopia of Kathmandu， Kundo takes us to Hossain’s native Bangladesh， to the fading city of Chittagong， which is slowly crumbling into the sea as even Karma goes silent。 But Kundo’s contemplation of his dying city is interrupted when his wife leaves him and then goes inexplicably missing， and soon Kundo starts to connect the dots between a number of disappearances。 But this is Hossain， and so there’s more afoot than techno shenanigans。 Kundo will find that the veil between worlds is paper-thin， and the djinn have their own stake in the matter。
Filled with enough ruminations on tea and coffee to wake anyone up， this mystery/fantasy/science fiction/myth is a genre-breaker with something for everyone to love。
Reviews
K。J。 Charles
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A wonderful， strange addition to Hossain's climate-collapsed world of djinn and nanotech。 I adore these books， and this is a fabulous addition。 Kundo is a painter in a drowning city， determined to find out why his wife left。 He puts together a team to search that includes a djinn， a single mum with toddler， an officially dead lady， and a gangster with Alzheimer's。 This is peak Saad Hossain， but it's also a strikingly moving story of loss， love， friendship， and building something real in a broken A wonderful， strange addition to Hossain's climate-collapsed world of djinn and nanotech。 I adore these books， and this is a fabulous addition。 Kundo is a painter in a drowning city， determined to find out why his wife left。 He puts together a team to search that includes a djinn， a single mum with toddler， an officially dead lady， and a gangster with Alzheimer's。 This is peak Saad Hossain， but it's also a strikingly moving story of loss， love， friendship， and building something real in a broken world。 Can be read as a standalone， but why you wouldn't read the whole lot （start with Djinn City） escapes me。 Marvellous， imaginative， vivid， and always unexpected。 。。。more
Samantha Grenier
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3。75-⭐️ （rounded up）: This book is a touch more emotionally charged than The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday。 There is this perpetual sense of abandonment which I could never shake。 I genuinely felt sad for Kundo—not only had his wife left him without a trace， but his artistic inspiration had been depleted。 “Maybe Karma knew; maybe Karma didn’t care。”This book turns slower than the previous book in this series/duology， but it is set in a new environment， following new characters。 Kundo is most c 3。75-⭐️ （rounded up）: This book is a touch more emotionally charged than The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday。 There is this perpetual sense of abandonment which I could never shake。 I genuinely felt sad for Kundo—not only had his wife left him without a trace， but his artistic inspiration had been depleted。 “Maybe Karma knew; maybe Karma didn’t care。”This book turns slower than the previous book in this series/duology， but it is set in a new environment， following new characters。 Kundo is most certainly a flawed character， but those traits are not really explored。 What we get is a shell of a man who’s feeling so little of himself。 In this world ruled by an A。I。 system like Karma， he has transactional value， but is still lacking: “When you depreciate an asset down to zero， you have something called scrap value left。 That’s what we are， Kundo， you and I。 Scrap value only。”I loved the dark comedic tone from Gurkha， but that wasn’t the same atmosphere of this book。 This oddest thing， is that each time Kundo met a new character， that person is a bit belligerent or combative， but they quickly warm up to him like he was an old friend。 The only time this script is flipped is （view spoiler）[ ironically， when Kundo meets the devil （hide spoiler）]。 I hope Hossain has more books coming in this same world。 It tickles me！Thank you very much to Tordotcom for sending me an advanced proof for review。 。。。more
Amber （seekingdystopia）
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This felt like Mr。 Robot meets Ready Player One and I loved every second of it。 It also made me hungry 🤤In this short book we follow Kundo， a once-famous artist who has lost his touch。 He has fallen into a depression because his wife disappeared， and decides to set out and find her。 Along the way he meets a cast of very different， very lovable characters that quickly become a found family。 This is a companion novel to the Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday， so it is in the same world but follows a d This felt like Mr。 Robot meets Ready Player One and I loved every second of it。 It also made me hungry 🤤In this short book we follow Kundo， a once-famous artist who has lost his touch。 He has fallen into a depression because his wife disappeared， and decides to set out and find her。 Along the way he meets a cast of very different， very lovable characters that quickly become a found family。 This is a companion novel to the Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday， so it is in the same world but follows a different set of characters。 It was interesting to see how Karma， the AI that powers many cities， behaved in this one。 The writing style was easy to follow and the pacing flowed smoothly。 Even though the book was short （~200 pages）， it felt long enough to be satisfied with the journey。 I highly recommend this for a quick， unique read！Thank you to the publisher for the gifted ARC！ 。。。more
laurel [the suspected bibliophile]
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Not the ending or the climactic moment I was expecting， but it was exactly what I needed。 And the author's acknowledgment was everything。Full FTC。I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review Not the ending or the climactic moment I was expecting， but it was exactly what I needed。 And the author's acknowledgment was everything。Full FTC。I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review 。。。more
Alexandra
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I read this courtesy of NetGalley。 Firstly， for those who have read The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday， this is set in the same universe but is not a sequel; so there's no pistachio-cracking Gurung， no Melek Ahmar getting furious about the world。 One blurb describes it as a "companion"; it is still a world in which the climate crisis has reached epic proportions; in which some cities are run by an AI called Karma （a different version in each city， it seems）; and humans can basically only survive I read this courtesy of NetGalley。 Firstly， for those who have read The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday， this is set in the same universe but is not a sequel; so there's no pistachio-cracking Gurung， no Melek Ahmar getting furious about the world。 One blurb describes it as a "companion"; it is still a world in which the climate crisis has reached epic proportions; in which some cities are run by an AI called Karma （a different version in each city， it seems）; and humans can basically only survive when they're in sufficient numbers that the nanites they create are at such density that they can make the climate liveable。 In Karma cities， there is no money; there's just points for good deeds， which you can 'spend' to get what you want。 And when there's points， there's always going to be people who have none - who are zeroes。。。 Oh， and also there are djinn。 This time， the focus is Chittagong， Bangladesh。 And things are not going particularly well - either for the city， or for Kundo， once a famous-enough artist， now a man whose wife has left and whose life is such a stretch of nothing that he easily loses track of days。 The focus of the story is on Kundo looking for his wife; I have to admit that I was a bit worried about where the story would go - there are good reasons for wives to leave， and Kundo admits he was never a great husband - but I shouldn't have been concerned; Hossain dealt with that aspect of the story skilfully。 In the course of trying to find his wife， Kundo gets a team together - a struggling mum， a has-been underworld figure， and a junky coder。 Together they try and figure out the world， and get enough to eat， and maybe some basic human dignity as well。 It's another really great story from Hossain。 He explores the variety of humanity: what they need - and what they want; frustrations and desires and ways of relating; what's good for one but not for another。。。 all in the context of quite a frightening view of the future， actually， that still manages to have some redemption and goodness in it。 I'm hoping that we get more stories from this world。 。。。more
Rachael
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Another fantastic book from Hossain - short but filled with deft world building and great characters。 After a period of being 'fallow，' artist Kundo searches for his missing wife - perhaps lost to an immersive video game。 On his quest he builds a community and finds a much bigger mystery。 Another fantastic book from Hossain - short but filled with deft world building and great characters。 After a period of being 'fallow，' artist Kundo searches for his missing wife - perhaps lost to an immersive video game。 On his quest he builds a community and finds a much bigger mystery。 。。。more
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