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The Immortals of Meluha
- 416 pages · about 7 hours
- First published 2010
- 13 editions
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1 About this book
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?
- Indic Mythology
- Fantasy
- India
2 What to expect
A fantasy that imagines the Hindu god Shiva as a mortal man: a Tibetan tribal chief who comes to the ancient empire of Meluha and is hailed as its prophesied savior. It mixes mythology with an imagined Indus Valley civilization, battles, a love story and discussions of good, evil and duty. The plot moves briskly, the language is modern and plain, and it is the first book of a trilogy.
Good for readers who want: Indian mythology retold, a fast-moving fantasy, and the start of a great trilogy.
3 About Amish Tripathi
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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