My Thoughts On a Book 'Immortals Of Meluha'

As a big fan of fiction books, it was my wish to read a fantasy fiction book written by an Indian author. But, for many years that wish of mine remained unrealized and unfulfilled. However, few months back out of the blue, I happened to came across a book named ‘Immortals of Meluha’. And oh dear! What a book written by author named Amish Tripathi.

The Immortals of Meluha  is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi. The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and how they are saved from their wars by a nomad named Shiva.  It begins with the Meluhan king Daksha inviting tribes to stay at his country, one of them being Shiva's tribe. They soon come to recognize Shiva as their fabled savior called Neelkanth, after he devours Somras, a legendary healing potion, which turns his throat blue. Shiva decides to help the Meluhans in their war against the Chandravanshis, who had joined forces with a cursed group called Nagas. However, in his journey and the resulting fight that ensues, Shiva learns how his choices actually reflected who he aspires to be, and how it led to dire consequences. 

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Writer Amish Tripathi, a finance professor graduated from IIM,  has successfully created a world and characters worthy of place in fantasy. Writing style throughout the book is quite engrossing and story unfolds in such an interesting way that reader would find it difficult to part away with the book until he reaches the last page saying The End.

There is every ingredient in the book to make it perfect mixture of entertainment. There is a secret of past life of Shiva. There is a romance between Shiva and Sati. There is a action packed scenes when Suryavanshis and Chandravanshis lock their horns with each other. There are emotions, love, hatred, and what not. Language of book is slick and simple. So it is warranted that you need not keep referring your dictionary time and again.

So final word, this book is the best fiction book by an Indian writer and a must read for every Indian who is a fan of fantasy world. And it would be very unfair to compare it with western authors and western fiction. Hence if you can try avoiding the comparison with the foreign authors’ work, I bet you would enjoy this book to the fullest.   

Visit official website of Shiva Trilogy.