"Star Warriors of the Modern Raj proposes a new model for Indian Science Fiction in English which will be very useful for students and advanced scholars of the genre - transMIT, tying in the three pillars of ISFE - mythology, ideology and technology. Written in an easy and accessible language, Khan's book provides a solid underpinning of the troubled history of definitions of the genre, and for once, this review includes Indian thinkers and writers. The accessibility of the book does not take away from the very thorough research it is based on and the original insights it offers into SF and its fellow travelers. One of the most valuable contributions of this volume in my opinion is the original and independent perspective it offers on Indian SF, steering away from the binary rocks of seeing it either as a 'Western' import or imitation and of locating it in ancient Indian mythological texts. It provides a solid historical review of the genre, once again not restricting itself to the Western definitions but including Indian ones, and provides a fascinating model of 'how Indian SF (and therefore, ISFE, in specific) exists across the intersecting domains of technology, ideology and mythology within the emergent genre space of a developing country'. This is an invaluable addition to the growing and exciting area of SF studies in and from India and will certainly transmit the author's own passion and excitement in the subject to the readers." --Angelie Multani, IIT Delhi, India.