The story that started it all…
The Insanity Saga
The Insanity Saga is a 2,000-page High Fantasy trilogy that follows the adventures of Bryn Bellyset, heir to a financial empire that brews Calaspia’s most popular drink, Swigny.
Instead of living it up, Bryn finds that he must fight Insanity, a corruptive force that originates in the Invisible World – and dwells within every living creature.
When his village is destroyed by monsters presumed to be extinct, Bryn is thrust into a world of political intrigue that leads him to the realisation that they must fight not only monsters, but the monster in man.
Written at the age of eleven, Book One, Conspiracy of Calaspia, was revised nine times over six years until an Indian publisher (Tara Press / Bahri Sons) gave the seventeen-year-old twins the chance they had been waiting for. Suresh and Jyoti were rewarded when the novel climbed to #2 on the Indian Fiction bestseller list (Associated Press). Over 100,000 copies of Book 1 are in print, in four languages (English, German, Dutch and Italian).
Reviews
“Most enjoyable … As soon as I finished, I started reading it again.”
— Richard Adams, Watership Down
“Warning … don’t open the book – it will seriously improve your life. Many authors struggle to old age to write a book like this. The Guptara twins have done it in their teens. Proves that two minds are greater than one – especially when they are set to become classic fantasy writers. Amazing stuff…”
— G. P. Taylor, New York Times #1 bestselling author (Shadowmancer)
“Insanity is a terrific story. Fans of Robert Jordan will be delighted with its magical world building. The elements of excitement, danger, and powerful forces at work in everyday people all come together in a wonderful fashion. Highly recommended.”
— Davis Bunn / Thomas Locke (Legends of the Realm), over 8 million books sold
“Fire your imagination with Conspiracy of Calaspia, an extraordinary Fantasy novel”
— India Today Book Club
“Super cool”
— NDTV
“They are amazing”
— FOX News
“Some of our fave books.”
— MTV Voices
“ [The Guptara Twins’] talent is intimidating ”
— BBC World TV, Asia Today
Publication status
The Calaspia books are currently out of print. All rights have reverted to me and I’m editing the books for re-release as new editions. We’ve learned a thing or two about writing since we were teenagers!
Backstory
My twin brother Suresh and I were born on 22.11.1988, and with a birthday like that we felt like we had to do something epic. Since we didn’t feel like we could do anything epic in real life, we went on adventures in our imagination.
From the age of six, we started writing down these adventures. Character sketches, scenes, and maps – especially maps. The stories were, after all, fantasy fiction.
One day, while tidying our room when we were eleven, we found a pile of intriguing papers. Our old stories! Inspired and filled with ambition, we sat down at the computer, started writing a new book, and swore a sacred oath that we would not quit until we’d finished a book.
Six months later, we had 100 pages and decided to write THE END. Arbitrarily. And sent it to a publisher.
It would take six YEARS before that book (re-written and edited ten times) would finally be published as Conspiracy of Calaspia. It went on to sell over 100.000 copies and was translated into four languages, which launched our literary career.