That’s right. In a recent discussion on our forum, it was revealed that the eventual sequel to Shantaram would be named The Mountain Shadow which is now available on amazon.co.uk for pre-order.
The description from amazon.co.uk says this about the new novel:
A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on further adventures in shadowy worlds and cultures. It is a novel about seeking identity, love, meaning, purpose, home, even the secret of life…As the story begins, Lin has found happiness and love, but when he gets a call that a friend is in danger, he has no choice but to go to his aid, even though he knows that leaving this paradise puts everything at risk, including himself and his lover. When he arrives to fulfil his obligation, he enters a room with eight men: each will play a significant role in the story that follows. One will become a friend, one an enemy, one will try to kill Lin, one will be killed by another…Some characters appeared in Shantaram, others are introduced for the first time, including Navida Der, a half-Irish, half-Indian detective, and Edras, a philosopher with fundamental beliefs. Gregory David Roberts is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose stories are richly rewarding on many levels. Like Shantaram, The Mountain Shadow will be a compelling adventure story with a profound message at its heart.
We’d like to know if you are anticipating this new novel from Gregory, and if you are you can comment below, but don’t stop there -join our forum now and tell us what you thought about Shantaram.
I can’t wait until I can get this book in the US, I enjoyed Shantaram and passed it on to my friends who also enjoyed it, what a find that book was — hurry!!!
I am very excited about reading this new novel. Where can I get a hardcover edition and will there be any book signings in the United States?
No idea what is planned Sarah, but I should imagine that this sequel to Shantaram will probably come out in hardback first.
As for signings, again no idea! Hopefully Greg will do some as and when the time allows.
If I hear anything at all, I’ll be sure to post about it here.
Hello!
Is Mr Roberts planning on making and visits to the UK! I would love to get my Shantaram signed by him!
Hi all
On amazon it lists the hardback version as being released in Sept 2010. The hardback version is available for pre order. However it also lists the paper back cover as available from feb 2010 but it is not available for pre order. make of this what you wish.
Good luck Brian
oh!!!! i am really excited to read this novel but feel sad coz i feel nobody can write better book than ‘santaram’even grogery david roberts.plese don’t publish ‘the mountain shadow’ if it is slightly unintresting than’santaram’ coz every readers have their own imagination about advanture of lin,abbdulha and nazir, i have also and i also penned down some plot of it for my satisfaction.hence,plese write it and make it as popular as bible
To all you readers of decent literature out there. If you have not read Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts then where have you been? This is by far the best modern book that I have read. Go out and buy it.
Craig
I can’t wait for this book to be out I have been waiting five years for this book to be released. I loved the first novel Shantaram, and cannot wait for the brillant sequel by Gregory David Roberts, the Mountain Shadow.
Hi all,
I loved Shantaram and think about the book often as there has not been a book such as this that has inspired me for a long time. His writing, as we all know, is brilliant and I too am excited for his next book.
I hope you all know that they have started working on the Shantaram movie, Johnny Depp will be stared as Lin Baba. I have mixed feeling about the movie as I know it will not live up to the book, but at least it is Johnny Depp filling the big shoes of the big white man in India.
Cheers,
Brad
I was recommended Shantaram by my sister’s boyfriend, and shortly after starting i knew it would become my favourite book. I’ve been anticipating this sequel ever since, and am intrigued by the fact there is a a partly-Irish character, as I myself am Irish.
I just finished reading Shantaram for the first time and it became my favorite novel from pretty much page 1. This is such great news that he is about to publish a sequel. I was hoping he would. Also looking forward to the movie. I just hope that Depp can capture the complexities of Lin’s character and that they do a good job immersing the audience into the world of India like Roberts did so well. As a Potter-phile, I of course know that this is impossible, but one can still hope.
I am so anxiously awaiting the release of The Mountain Shadow in the US. Any word? It was due in Feb 2010, but still nothing has happened…
Take care,
Patient and Anxious
I am waiting on baited breath for this sequel to come out on shelves. WIthout a doubt, i will be preordering this book as soon as the opportunity presents itself. Gregory David Roberts is my favorite author and I have created a cult following in my wake.
Never have I been so eager to read a book. I have read Shantaram twice, and never has a writer delivered something so powerful. It is unquestionably my favorite book and I have been able to share it with friends and loved ones. Can’t wait to read this! Gregory David Roberts writes beautifully and I am very happy he has more to share with readers.
When will we get the book, the mountain shadow, in India? Delhi, specifically.
I just finished Shantaram, and it is by far my favorite book. I would stop my friends and make them listen to passages, and I have read many pages several times and was awed by the profound beauty of Mr. Roberts’ writing. I read about two or three novels per week, and yet it took me about two weeks to read Shantaram. I wanted to savor every word, no matter how painful, no matter how disturbing. He made the ugly seem beautiful, and the evil inevitable. Yet, somehow, led us through it with grace, and helped us grow along with him. I already have five friends lined up to read my copy. I am DESPERATE to read The Mountain Shadow.
ppl say that shantaram is a trilogy…what is the first one?is there anything else exept shantaram and the mountain shadow?
Froso,
Yes, I believe it is said by Gregory David Roberts to be a trilogy, but the first book has not been written yet. Mountain Shadow is the next book which will be published.
Do you not see the auther as pretentious?
Eagerly waiting for the sequel to come to India. Will pre-order at Flipkart rite away. Would this be as good as the prequel or just a shadow?
Does anyone have any advice on how I can buy a copy of The Mountain Shadow? Is it available in Australia? I’m willing to pay or even travel to obtain it. If the book is REALLY finished in this day and age I can’t imagine there’s no way to get a copy. I’m not suggesting anything sordid, but if there’s someone out there that can help me, drop me an e-mail.
Shantaram was one of the best novels I’ve ever read. When I got down to the last 200 pages I actually began rationing myself a maximum of 50 pages a day, because I didn’t want it to end. I truly felt as though I’d lost a friend in the weeks after I finished it.
Is there any way to send messages directly to members who have posted the above comments?
I tried to send one from my outbox using the name at the top of the post and it failed.
Chas, no there isn’t a messaging facility within the comments here. Did you have a specific question?
AFAIK, the new book has not been published anywhere as yet, it appears to have been delayed from the dates given above.
Anyway, I know what you mean I too felt like the book had become a friend which I turned to hear its news.
Funny, that Mr Barry above asks if we do not think the author pretentious, but I couldn’t see that being further from the truth. Everything included in Shantaram is as necessary to express what it is, for it it were not, it would not be the book it is.
Shantaram is the best book I ever read.I could not leave it!
So good that I bought one for my sister in french and another one in spanish for my daughter.
Everyperson I suggested the book to,came back to me saying that it was one of the best book they had ever read.
It is a MUST READ,can’t wait for “The Mountain Shadow”
i heard that Mountain Shadow was to be released on April 4, 2011 but not come out until September of that year. i also heard that there are to be four books: a prequal, Shantaram, Mountain Shadow, and a final book. can someone tell me if this is true??
Shantaram is one of my absolute favorite books. I was practically in tears when Prabu and Abdullah died. Abdullah, Prabaker, and Nazeer are my favorite people in the whole book.
September 2011? :{
By far the best book I have ever read. I was lucky enough to meet Gregory at a book signing. Yes there will be four books in total, the last one to be a prequel to Shantaram.
Colourful,intense,spiritual,& inspiring.This man through his expierences has truly got the answer.
The closest thing to a living God I can imagine.
Three months ago I googled “The Mountain Shadow” for publication date. The response was February in America, September in Britain. Then in January Greg Roberts announced on his own site that he hadn’t finished writing the book and that he hoped it would be published later this year. So it looks as though September will be the earliest publication date. Greg also said he would post an update in March.
@admin: thanxs for the infos.
i d like to ask also if the mountain shadow will come out in greece.greek or english language i dont mind because i got shantaram in greek also.did it come out in india?
I am still reading Shantaram. Its a very exciting story and i like it very much. In his web site Gregory mentions that this series is a Trilogy and Shantaram is the second book.Do anyone know the title of the first book? I cant wait till the third one is released.Looking forward to read it.So Gregory please hurry up cause i cant wait to read it:-)
Cheers
I bought a hard back Shantarm, with soundtrack CD a couple weeks after Scribe initially published it many years ago now. It remains the most cherished novel in my possession and my wife and I have both read it at least twice. I recommend it to all as singularly the most oustanding ‘yarn’ (Australian colloquilism) of modern literature that I have read. I fear ( a little) for the sequel and a purported movie as the bar is currently so high that to equal it or better it would be a monumental achievement. I wait with baited beath.
Cheers
It takes a rare quality for an author to radiate such emotions from mere words onto a page so evocatively. I have read many books that I have thoroughly enjoyed, but this is the only one that I have ever genuinely fallen in love with. Even reading the reviews brings back memories of joy, tinges of sadness and many other feelings as you follow Lin and his friends through their journey.
It’s no exaggeration when I say that reading this moving masterpiece will change something inside your soul forever. Take it from someone who could never be bothered to write on any blog before this work of genius inspired me to do so. This is not simply a collaboration of words on a page to tell a good story. It’s far more than that. It’s so heart-rendingly emotive, written in a way that so easy to read that the pages flow by. This is a dear cherished friend that you will always reminisce about from time to time but never see. Every other book I read will be compared to this as the holy grail of perfection in written form.
was just wondering when the book would be released in australia, and weather their would be a book signing in brisbane by any chance
I was just curious about an update on Mountain Shadow? Has Mr. Roberts completed writing it or not? If not, what is the delay in publishing it?
Shantaram is a monumental feat of reading an incredible story of an incredible man. It is most definitely a good friend and you really don’t want to get to the end of the story –
Thank you Mr. Roberts for your incredible talent in writing your life – such an amazing life it has been. Hopefully you will come to Colorado one day to encourage more people to read your books.
G-d Bless
I spoke to Shantaram at Leopolds in April in Mumbai. He said he was still writing the book and it would be in shops by the end of this year. He mentioned his publisher is calling him every day asking how many pages he was written. He expects the book to be around 850 pages and that the book will be better than Shantaram.
I met his wife as well, and they are now living in Geneva but are currently in Mumbai so he can finish the book.
Cheers
Simon
santaram, is just not a novel, it is a saga, larger than life. in my whole life, i never read novel like santaram, when it finished, i feel sad coz no other novel could be such intresting and can deal all human dimention.when i heard about mountain shadow by writer, i am eagerly waiting for it.
The publication date for The Mountain Shadow is now listed as September 1, 2011.
SO does anyone really know when the new book is coming out? Im off travelling Oz and NZ again very soon and id love to have this book to read. Shantaram is the best book ive ever read and I fell in love with india whilst reading it and being there. Please someone tell me its soon.
I think Scott is right, and that amazon is now showing it a year later than was originally listed. 2011 it is then, I guess
Hope it will be worth a wait !