The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi

The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was one of the most recommended book that I ever came across , and now I understand why . There are two types of comments for this book. People either loved it or hated it. There were no mixed reactions .I too was not very sure about how the Indian mythological fantasy will be represented, and how will it stand when compared to that of the classic fantasies like Lord of the Rings. But it did a splendid job. I am glad I read it , and I loved it. It took me some time to get registered with the personification of lord Shiva, but after getting used to it , I thoroughly enjoyed the plot.

What Amish have done exceptionally well, is to create the Meluha Empire. The Picture of the people, the culture , the cities was all in front of my eyes as if I was watching a movie. The bits of historical reference and places incorporated with the plot added the extra enthusiasm as it felt like a part of actual history. Amish played very smoothly between Myth , History and Hindu religious beliefs giving importance to each of them and also respecting the credibility.

The plot itself was very engaging. It was utterly impossible to lay down the book. The pace of the book was very stable , nothing was hurried or stretched. It had right amount of innocence, emotions , adventure ,romance and excitement . The wars chapters were also very well written . It had all the ingredients of a perfect fantasy.

The book ended in a very dramatic situation and I cannot wait to start the second book.

Overall I will certainly recommend this book and my rating is 4.5 *

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