SCIENCE FICTION · MYTHOLOGY · THE HUMAN CONDITION

Rishabh Dubey
‘Kridious’

Stories that question the world.
Worlds that question us.

Novels, ideas and imagined futures. Explore the books and the questions that bring them to life.

Rishabh Dubey Kridious, folded arms and facing towards the page introduction

CHOOSE YOUR NEXT WORLD

Three doorways into the imagination.

Official cover of DEV: Battle of the Ten Kings

MYTH MEETS SCIENCE

The DEV saga

Ancient epics. Extradimensional questions. Start with DEV and follow Matlee into the impossible.

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Official cover of Krikos: The Vertical Horizon

BEYOND THE EARTH

Krikos

A far-future civilisation. A star-powered home. An expedition that asks what humanity has become.

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Official cover of SciBle: The Science Fiction Bible

IMAGINATION INTO INNOVATION

SciBle

How imagined futures influence the technologies, cultures and choices of the real world.

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FIND YOUR FIRST READ

What would you like to explore?

I want mythology reimagined through science.

Begin with DEV, then continue with DEV: Battle of the Ten Kings.

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I want a far-future world to disappear into.

Enter Krikos: The Vertical Horizon, a story of humanity, impossible scale and the questions beyond survival.

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I want to understand how imagination changes reality.

SciBle explores the influence of science fiction on innovation, technology, policy and culture.

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BOOKS BEYOND BORDERS

Books at India’s leading institutions.

IIT Hyderabad

Knowledge Resource Centre

Krikos · The Last Knight of Chittor · DEV · SciBle

IIM Kozhikode

Nalanda Library & Information Centre

Krikos · The Last Knight of Chittor · DEV · SciBle

Science-fiction books displayed in glass cases at the Chengdu exhibition

INDIAN SCIENCE FICTION, BEYOND BORDERS

Krikos in Chengdu.

A story imagined in India, on display alongside science-fiction writing from across the world.

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FROM THE WRITING DESK

Read something that stays with you.

An open illustrated book showing Rama and Sita in different painting traditions alongside a Thai-style shadow-puppet archer.

How Many Ramayanas Are There?

On the stories we inherit, the versions we overlook and the courage to ask one more question.

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Or begin with a letter from tomorrow.

In a future where time becomes currency, a letter asks what a life is worth.

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TRAILERS & IMAGINED WORLDS

Watch the worlds come alive.

DEV · Motion poster

Krikos · Book trailer

THE AUTHOR, IN CONVERSATION

Rishabh Dubey at the launch of his book DEV

Ideas belong in conversation.

Book launches, literary conversations, science-fiction conferences and the stories behind the work.

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MUSIC & MOVING IMAGES

Beyond the written word.

End of the Change

Corporate Life · Anime music video

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Official Kiddious Volume 2 Indian History Adventure collection, Books 1–8

KIDDIOUS BY KRIDIOUS

Little minds.
Big discoveries.

Colouring, stories and playful discovery across mythology, Indian history, Jainism and Buddhism.

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