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The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish
My Rating : 4.5🌟
"People do what their society rewards them for doing. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting."
This book is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him as our Mahadev, the /god of Gods. The story takes place during 1900BC (also called as the Indus valley civilization ) in the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created by Lord Rama centuries earlier. Will the ancient legend that has been a hope for the people come true? Is the rough-hewn Tibetian immigrant Shiva, really that hero?
The first thing i loved about the book is the fact that the character traits of all the names used does not deviate from the actual mythology. It is pretty easy to connect the characters to their behavioral traits. The second thing i loved about the book is the character introduction and what is the place they have in the book. It really gives the reader a way to refer the characters when a new one gets introduced.
While Shiva might be the main character in the book, he is as clueless as us readers. That gives an extra bonding while reading. We get to know about how the civilization works, and what is the legend or meaning behind every rule they follow. There are small illustrations given as well for few and it really helps understand the concept of their origin.
The only pre-requisite to read this book is that, if you start reading with Shiva as 'The God of Destroyer of Evil', then you will not be able to enjoy the simple concepts and the confusion he has, which holds a very important role for the plot development. I really love the way the relationship between Sati and Shiva has been depicted. If you know the actual history of Shiva & Sati, you will be able to get the contrast between the book and the actual events. It actually made a really good point for me, and i actually really enjoyed the differences. That is the reason i couldn't give a whole 5 stars. I am diving into the next book with a clean slate!
But let me warn you! This book ends in a really bad Cliffhanger, and you will be forced to pick up the next book in the series!! Other than that, I absolutely loved this book. Though it had few flaws, it was such a solid and wonderful read, and i definitely recommend this book to you if you are a fan of mythological fiction!
"People do what their society rewards them for doing. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting."
This book is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him as our Mahadev, the /god of Gods. The story takes place during 1900BC (also called as the Indus valley civilization ) in the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created by Lord Rama centuries earlier. Will the ancient legend that has been a hope for the people come true? Is the rough-hewn Tibetian immigrant Shiva, really that hero?
The first thing i loved about the book is the fact that the character traits of all the names used does not deviate from the actual mythology. It is pretty easy to connect the characters to their behavioral traits. The second thing i loved about the book is the character introduction and what is the place they have in the book. It really gives the reader a way to refer the characters when a new one gets introduced.
While Shiva might be the main character in the book, he is as clueless as us readers. That gives an extra bonding while reading. We get to know about how the civilization works, and what is the legend or meaning behind every rule they follow. There are small illustrations given as well for few and it really helps understand the concept of their origin.
The only pre-requisite to read this book is that, if you start reading with Shiva as 'The God of Destroyer of Evil', then you will not be able to enjoy the simple concepts and the confusion he has, which holds a very important role for the plot development. I really love the way the relationship between Sati and Shiva has been depicted. If you know the actual history of Shiva & Sati, you will be able to get the contrast between the book and the actual events. It actually made a really good point for me, and i actually really enjoyed the differences. That is the reason i couldn't give a whole 5 stars. I am diving into the next book with a clean slate!
But let me warn you! This book ends in a really bad Cliffhanger, and you will be forced to pick up the next book in the series!! Other than that, I absolutely loved this book. Though it had few flaws, it was such a solid and wonderful read, and i definitely recommend this book to you if you are a fan of mythological fiction!