1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha – a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered
Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas,
an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.
The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: ‘When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.’
Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero? And does he want to …
1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha – a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered
Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas,
an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.
The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: ‘When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.’
Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero? And does he want to be that hero at all? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?
Review of 'The immortals of meluha' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
It deviates so much from the Mythological lore and being a huge fan of Mythological Shiva, it is disappointing to read this. It is even more disappointing that, with the huge reception it has received, the generation to come might take this as the ancient lore.
But having said that its really hard to find proper translation of Shiva or Shiva Purana or lores of Shiva Purana.
Review of 'The Immortals of Meluha' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Almost farcically Lakewobegonish, but somehow after a while I stopped rolling my eyes and started genuinely enjoying it. This was fun, and I do recommend giving it a chance. However: be aware that it ends on a severe cliffhanger, tempting you to start in on the [b:second volume|40948565|The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy #2)|Amish Tripathi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532560274s/40948565.jpg|16782480], but that one is IMHO not worth reading. If you want to read just the first and skip the rest: She survives the attack at the end
