Re: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - XIII
Posted: 27 Jan 2015 18:00
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Personal stories from civilians (maybe focus on Kulkarni's family) in those cities could provide a glimpse into the horrors, survival and bravery beyond the frontline before, during and after the strikes. Anyone know if there are any official city/state/GoI's WMD contingency plan for population centres?Vishal_ag wrote:Great Writing Vivekji - but somehow, these last 2 posts seem a bit out of place. As far as we know, atleast 4 ballistic missiles have hit Delhi. Bangalore and some other major cities have also been hit by nukes. With 100s of millions dead, the story of Kulkarni's survival or activities of the pathfinders doesn't arouse the same level of interest.
JMT
On the contrary, this is now the most interesting aspect of the story , I want that bugger haider to be caught and flayed. Come on Vivek, continue this trail.. also, I am a bit curious as to the international situation at present. 100 million plus dead and what will we have after the guilty are caught, Nuremberg type trials or Saddam type public hanging ?Vishal_ag wrote:Great Writing Vivekji - but somehow, these last 2 posts seem a bit out of place. As far as we know, atleast 4 ballistic missiles have hit Delhi. Bangalore and some other major cities have also been hit by nukes. With 100s of millions dead, the story of Kulkarni's survival or activities of the pathfinders doesn't arouse the same level of interest.
JMT
Joshi_Sa wrote:Vivek Sir! Feb First Week ho gya sir! where the book?
Ah. I received the proof copy of Fenix just last week saar. I need to read the whole thing and look for editing errors. Hence the delay.hpatel wrote:Amazing writing, Vivek.
Any word on the book?
Yes saar, Fenix will be available in Kindle and on amazon india and amazon global sites in hard copies.sibyt wrote:Vivekji,
I bought a Kindle for reading chimera on the Go....
Fenix will be available in kindle version also??
Vivek saar, do you plan to do informal book tour? With hard copies of the book individually autographed? Both Chimera and Fenix?vivek_ahuja wrote:Joshi_Sa wrote:Vivek Sir! Feb First Week ho gya sir! where the book?Ah. I received the proof copy of Fenix just last week saar. I need to read the whole thing and look for editing errors. Hence the delay.hpatel wrote:Amazing writing, Vivek.
Any word on the book?
Give me a few days to read and re-read the book in its hard copy to see if there are things to be fixed before giving the green light for publication onlee!
On a sidenote, Fenix looks awesome in print. A year's worth of work cleaned up and refined into 400 pages. So close to publication now.
Yes saar, Fenix will be available in Kindle and on amazon india and amazon global sites in hard copies.
Cerberus (next book after Fenix) will be available the same way, unless one of the big-five publishers ever show an interest in picking them up.
-Vivek
Vivek saar, do you plan to do informal book tour? With hard copies of the book individually autographed? Both Chimera and Fenix?[/quote]Khalsa wrote:-disha
Generally speaking, I agree with the idea of the book-tour (informal or formal). When Harper-Collins was considering Chimera, this had been very much on the cards. An official book release event and a book tour, essentially.Joshi_Sa wrote:@Vivek Saar: this a good idea onlee!
Book fair in Delhi from 29.08.2015 to 06.09.2015...if you finalize the publisher then you can be at the exhibition at their stall.
Khalsa saar,Khalsa wrote:Good Morning Vivek
Bumping the thread to the top again as a reminder to either finish this off or release the book on Amazon
I can't wait man... all I want to do is be inside the Arjun Tanks
Of course. So this is only the first draft of the scenario. I added some stuff for the novel in my editing so as to force you all to buy it!nash wrote:still lot of questions unanswered, may be we can find those in the book, so when is the book coming..
Thats great , but when and where we can buy the book and if its ok then could you please tell us bit about the Cerberus.vivek_ahuja wrote:
Of course. So this is only the first draft of the scenario. I added some stuff for the novel in my editing so as to force you all to buy it!
Yes please Yes please. I am dieing for Fleshed out characters of Pathfinders.One option that has come up is to follow the Pathfinders as a standalone series of novels (Ala an Indian Rainbow Six?). But we will see what happens when we get Cerberus up and going.
Vivek sir: I work for a oropean paper manufacturing co. & deal with these big fives regularly..honestly speaking they are pure looneys!...don't go by them.Generally speaking, I agree with the idea of the book-tour (informal or formal). When Harper-Collins was considering Chimera, this had been very much on the cards. An official book release event and a book tour, essentially.
But publishing these novels without support of the "big-five" publishing firms becomes trickier, because the main concern is how to get the audience to show up for the book. This is where BRF readers can help. If there is a book fair etc coming up in your city, pliss to message me via BRF and/or my email vivek underscore ahuja 123 at yahoo so that I can make some plans to visit.
FYI: I have also sent Fenix to the editors of the "big-five" to see if we get a more favorable response this time or not. If Chimera was "controversial" in their eyes, I am not sure Fenix will fare any better!
Same place, yes. In a pack...not sure. Need to dig into that a bit with Amazon. Sounds like a cool way to sell the trilogy when its done!jamwal wrote:Will it be possible to buy Chimera and Fenix in a pack from same place ?
Joshi_Sa wrote:Why not make the discussion wider? the audience will come if marketed properly...nataraj publication is good, they do a lot of books from armed forces prespective. Get Lt Gen PC Katoch, you, maybe Mahroof Raza as well..background will be book..the stage will be set for a good dialogue.
So Amazon.com, Amazon.in (India site) and Flipkart will have hard and soft copies of the book. Soft copies in Kindle format for now.nash wrote:Thats great , but when and where we can buy the book and if its ok then could you please tell us bit about the Cerberus.
Very cruel..vivek_ahuja wrote: Of course. So this is only the first draft of the scenario. I added some stuff for the novel in my editing so as to force you all to buy it!
Brilliant stuff! I had enjoyed the Chimera and now this. I look forward to getting my hands on the hard copy of Fenix soon.vivek_ahuja wrote: “You know,” Haider said as Ravoof was about to walk out of the door, “there was only one thing that went wrong in our plans, now that I think about it.”
“And what was that?” Ravoof asked, turning around.
Haider sighed and looked Ravoof in the eye: “you people weren’t supposed to respond...but you did.”
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