Basu is the author of the GameWorld Trilogy,
The Simoqin Prophecies, ''
The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, a fantasy trilogy published by Penguin Books, India. He gained worldwide presence with the metahuman duology, Turbulence
and its sequel Resistance'', a superhero novel set in India, Pakistan and England, published by
Titan Books. He is also the author of the Adventures of Stoob series of children's books set in Delhi, and
Terror on the Titanic a YA novel. In 2020,
Chosen Spirits was published by Simon and Schuster. The book is described as 'anti-dystopian'. The UK publication of
Turbulence in 2012 introduced Basu to the West.
Wired said "Turbulence has it all… Solid writing, great character development, humor, personal loss, and excellent points to ponder in every chapter." It also won a
Wired Geekdad Goldenbot Award and appeared at no.2 on the list of hot new Amazon Science Fiction titles on the week of its release. Since 2013, Basu has also written a series of children's books titled
The Adventures of Stoob. Three books have been published so far in the series -
Testing Times,
A Difficult Stage and
Mismatch Mayhem. All three have been illustrated by graphic artist Sunaina Coelho. Basu is also a comics writer. His initial projects with Virgin Comics were as a writer for
Shekhar Kapur's Devi (#3-#10) and
The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma based on the Panchatantra. Basu also co-wrote
Untouchable (comics), a graphic novel with
X-Men and
Lucifer writer
Mike Carey and went on to write UnHoli, an episodic zombie comedy set in and around New Delhi. In 2013, Basu published Local Monsters, a comic/fantasy take about six immigrant monsters living in a house in Delhi, and contributed to
18 Days, a
Grant Morrison take on the
Mahabharata. ==Direction and Screenwriting==