Book: Tarikshir:
The Awakening
Author: Khayaal Patel
Publisher: Westland
Genre: Fiction(Fantasy)
Blurb:
A small princely state in Rajasthan is the last bastion of
resistance against the might of the British Empire. While unrest surrounding
the sudden death of the king of Devangarh grows, young prince Rudra Pratap
Chauhan prepares to ascend the throne.
But the kingdom is in turmoil. The Devangarh army is outnumbered and the
British forces are closing in. To make matters worse, Rudra discovers the
king’s death may not have been accidental after all. The strange appearance and
disappearance of a mysterious hooded stranger and a series of ritualistic
murders in which the bodies have been drained of blood, spread panic across the
realm.
As Rudra struggles to manage his new responsibilities and investigate his
father’s death, dark secrets will be uncovered that will disrupt life as he
knows it.
Review:
Tarikshir: The awakening is an easy read but not an easy
story to pen. It has elements of love, bravery, history and folklore. From the
very start the story takes you on a ride which you want to and don’t want to
end at the same time.
The story has various characters supernatural or otherwise
which makes the story more gleeful and noteworthy. The characters have hidden
traits and stories behind their existence which make the things more
interesting.
Best thing about the book is that the pace of the story is
well maintained by the author and all that he covered in the story seemed
relevant and well thought of. Many a times in fantasy books things happen just
for the sake of connectivity between two points but here things were drawn together
keeping in mind the bigger picture.
All that I would have wanted to see in the book was a
clearer and more refined picture of how the supernatural things worked. Things in
the book happened in background and we get to know about them together in one
go. If things could have unfolded at various points, I might have felt more
connected and superbly engrossed in the tale.
I liked the end, but I thought the premise was much better
than the outcome. I am surely looking forward to continuing this series and
read all the author has left to be said.
About the author:
Khayaal Patel is working on newer stories set in Rudra’s
exciting universe, and when he is not, you can find him reading comic books,
watching movies, trying to figure out the secrets of the universe and indulging
in his incredibly unheakthy addiction to anything chocolate. This is his first
novel.
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