The Simoqin Prophecies

Blurb

The Simoqin Prophecies is a fantasy novel in English written by Indian author Samit Basu, and is the first novel in the GameWorld trilogy. It has also been published in Swedish, German and Spanish
Other novels in the Gameworld Trilogy are The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations.
On the surface, without considering the allusions, revisionist writing and parodies, The Simoqin Prophecies is a motley mix of eastern and western fantasy featuring a huge bestiary of creatures from mythic traditions from all around the world, both ancient and modern - vanars, dragons, manticores, rakshases and various others, often with interesting twists.
The book in particular and the series in general is a amazing tour de force in making fun of the traditional heroic biopic with plenty of pop culture references and clever asides that bring to mind the writings of Sir Terry Pratchett.
The story revolves around two prophecies made before a great war two centuries before the events in the book take place, one foretelling the return of the great rakshas Danh-Gem, and the other revealing that a hero would also rise to challenge the reborn rakshas.