Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 - The Guardians of the Halahala  (English, Paperback, Nath Shatrujeet)

This is fantasy fiction in authentic Indian settings par excellence. The quality of writing is powerful and beautiful, almost surreal. The story, the characters, the plot, the scene beginnings and endings, the pacing, the narrative, the sub plots, the chapter names, the English oh my god everything and everything about "The Guardians of Halahala" is simply superlative. I cannot avoid hyperbole while praising this work, at least to me, this is one of the best books I have ever read. (Only Ashw...

With this book, the author brings together two famous stories from Indian mythology, that of the Halahala poison and that of King Vikramaditya (of the Vetaal fame) and his nine councilors, the navaratnas. When the group is tasked with the protection of a 'weapon of mass destruction' by none other than Shiva himself, they didn't quite bargain for the troubles they would sign up for. As if this weren't enough, their traditional enemies also plan an attack on the kingdom's borders. Read this boo...

AWESOME! Brilliant story-telling that keeps the reader Spell-bound... the pace of the story is perfect, never a dull moment, in short, "Un-put-down-able"... All the characters have been dealt with so well that each one of them lingers in memory. There were many moments in the story where I felt "**** YEAH!!! That was bloody brilliant". Thank you so much for the wonderful experience you provided Master Story-Teller.. Can't wait to get hold of Book 2: The Conspiracy at Meru