The Wildings/The Hundred Names of Darkness - Nilanjana Roy

Written by Nilanjana Roy
Read by Tania Rodrigues
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

In the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi, India, lives a small band of cats: Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese; Katar, 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 - the first in a series of extraordinary events that threatens to annihilate them and everything they hold dear.

The Wildings is a gorgeous evocation of Delhi, a love paean to cats and a rich, often savage tale of survival and conquering one’s fears.

Part 1: The Wildings
March 10 2016
10 hrs and 17 mins

Part 2: The Hundred Names of Darkness
November 10 2016
12 hrs and 49 mins

Illustrations by Prabha Mallya
(though they are severely limited in these mass market editions… I do recommend searching the artist and checking out how the first edition appeared!)