Our paper analyses Samit Basu’s "Chosen Spirits" as a literary exploration of surveillance capitalism's techno-economic logic. Using Shoshana Zuboff’s framework, we argue that the novel illustrates how human experience is transformed into raw material for data extraction, prediction, and monetisation. Set in a near-future Delhi, the narrative depicts a society where algorithmic systems and biometric technologies dominate daily life through continuous data collection. The study highlights how Basu’s fictional world, with elements like the Flowverse platform and AI assistants, exemplifies Zuboff’s concept of instrumentarian power. Read the full paper here.