They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. 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.

In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. I hate books that leave the reader in a cliffhanger.1900 BC. War strategies and scenes have been over-simplified and that makes war scenes (at least the final big one) unrealistic. Some sections just drag on without much action or suspense.

What I did not like in this book: The book should have been at least 30% shorter. I applaud the author for getting the message across very effectively without boring me. Achieving that with adult readers into their 30s is a huge feat. And we feel we have traveled and learned along with Shiva, during the journey. The best thing about the book, I feel, is the solid philosophy. Result? I bought the second book and have read 50 pages already! Strategically, the author has not revealed those crucial points in the first book. I was anxious to know who was behind this, who was the traitor, etc. I also like the way the story developedwith right amounts of twists and suspense. Historical India has been constructed well. The author takes us into a believable journey into a period that is so far back – 1900 A.D., and makes us believe these events may have actually happened. Those two epics have been done to death, I am not sure why Amish chose to rewrite it for the millionth time with his current series!Īlthough character development is not excellent, it’s still good. What I liked about the book: A fresh Mythological subject that is NOT Ramayana or Mahabharata. I think this was one of the best selling books in India back when it was launched, that too by a debut author. I finally bought the audio book version from Flipkart.

From the day I listened to Amish at the Hindu Lit for Life event I wanted to read this book. I like historical fiction books that have been written after exhaustive research. Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi is the first book of the Shiva Trilogy series published by Westland Books.īook Review in one line: I loved the book, but it could have been shorter/tighter.

The immortals of meluha trilogy