The Scion...

So, the famed author of Shiva Trilogy writes again... This time he writes about the Maryadapurshottam, Eka-patni Eka-Vachani Prabhu ShriRam. So, one who dislikes the man who deserted his pregnant wife coz a third-person raised a question.... I wasnt sure I wanted to read Amish's latest book. but when your best friend tells you that a book is interesting and that you should read it... you can't flat out deny it...so, I read it.

It is the story of Lord Ram.... No shock there...
It isn't your regular retelling of the Ramayan... well, that much was kind of expected from Amish.
He creates a new world with familiar surroundings... another expected thing The SPEED of this novel is rather fast... That was not something I expected The concept of Nagas, Malayputras and Vayuputras is carried forward... or carried backward, since this narrative happens BEFORE the Shiva Trilogy one...

The whole deal kind of makes me think of George Lukas and the Star Wars series... being made in reverse / semi-reverse manner. Though, I must admit that I'm not very impressed by the whole novel, I do think it will feature to be a good read when the series moves forward. And when I say that I'm not impressed by it...it basically due to that Amish has already used a lot of things / premises / ideas in Shiva trilogy. Add to that the fact that Ramayan is kind of widely read and re-read countless times, it does make the story kind of know-it-all. Nothing in the narrative or the premise causes me to sit up and take notice... I kind of hoped better from Amish.

So, in all... If you have read and enjoyed Shiva Trilogy and DON'T expect an out of the world experience from this one... you might just enjoy it. I did enjoy reading it, and am looking forward to reading the next one's in the series.

Till then.... Happy Reading...