A full-blooded feline action-adventure, set amidst the crumbling ruins of Delhi's old Nizamuddin quarter A small band of cats lives in the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi. Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese, Katar, a cat loved by his followers and feared by his enemies, Hulo, the great warrior tom, Beraal, the beautiful queen, swift and deadly when challenged, Southpaw, the kitten whose curiosity can always be counted on to get him into trouble... Unfettered and wild, these and the other members of the tribe fear no one, go where they will, and do as they please. Until, one day, a terrified orange-coloured kitten with monsoon green eyes and remarkable powers lands in their midst - setting off a series of extraordinary events that will change their world for ever. Nilanjana Roy spent most of her adult life writing about humans before realizing that animals were much more fun, The Wildingsis her first novel. She writes a regular column for theBusiness Standardand theInternational Herald Tribune, and some of her stories for children have been published in Scholastic's Spooky Stories,Science Fiction Stories and Be Witched. She lives in Delhi with two cats and her husband.

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em>The Wildings is her first novel. She writes a regular column for the Business Standard and the International Herald Tribune, and some of her stories for children have been published in Scholastic's Spooky Stories>/em>, Science Fiction Stories and Be Witched. She lives in Delhi with two cats and her husband.