So, you rely on your curiosity to find out what is the deal with the Nagas and carry on reading. Honestly, there comes a point where Amish has lost you. The book takes off slowly, trying to meander through stories of Princess Anandmayi luring the celibate General Parvateshwar and of the Branga tribe. In this part of the trilogy, Shiva is on his quest to vanquish the Nagas to avenge the death of his ‘brother’ Brahaspati and also because he has been told incessantly how the Nagas are the root of evil and they must be destroyed. The second book does not take off where the first left us, which is quite a relief actually. Pick it up if you haven’t read TIOM there is no fun in that though Amish claims in the foreword that this book can stand on its own. Don’t The Secret of the Nagas (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When you pick the book after reading The Immortals of Meluha (TIOM), you can’t wait to know what happened to Sati. The Secret of the Nagas has a legacy to live up to. But enough about bad story tellers who claim to be writers. That is something Chetan Bhagat never tried to work on.

In this book, there is glaring evidence that the man has tried to improve his writing for which I must applaud him.

In the first book, it was established Amish is a banker who is a good story-teller. The Secret of the Nagas, the second book in the Shiva Trilogy, is Amish’s second attempt at writing, among many other things. Unbelievable secrets will be revealed in this second book of the Shiva Trilogy, the sequel to the #1 national bestseller, The Immortals of Meluha.What happens when you self-publish a piece of text which grabs eye-balls of millions and then you have the onus of delivering a book? You are careful with the language you use. In a journey that will take him across the length and breadth of ancient India, Shiva searches for the truth in a land of deadly mysteries - only to find that nothing is what it seems.įierce battles will be fought. Unknown to Shiva, a master puppeteer is playing a grand game. Even the perfect empire Meluha is riddled with a terrible secret in Maika, the city of births. The Vasudevs - Shiva's philosopher-guides - betray his unquestioning faith as they take the aid of the dark side. A kingdom is dying as it is held to ransom for a miracle drug.

The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is everywhere. His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Shiva, the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife Sati.

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