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Immortals of Meluha (The Shiva Trilogy Book 1) by [Amish Tripathi]

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1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation.

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.

This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.

The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: ‘When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.’

Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero?

And does he want to be that hero at all?

Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?

This is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him as our Mahadev, the God of Gods.

Length: 440 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English

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Amish is a 1974-born, IIM (Kolkata)-educated, boring banker turned happy author. The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha (Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy), encouraged him to give up a fourteen-year-old career in financial services to focus on writing. He is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions. Amish’s books have sold more than 5.5 million copies and have been translated into over 19 languages.

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Today, Shiva is a god. But four thousand years ago, he was just a man. 1900 BC: the once-proud Suryavanshi rulers of the Meluha Empire are in dire peril. The empire's primary river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying up. There are devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis - and to make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appears to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient prophecy: when evil reaches epic proportions and all seems lost, a hero will emerge...

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File size : 14778 KB
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Publisher : Westland (22 May 2012)
Print length : 440 pages
Language: : English
ASIN : B008593O8S
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported

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Madhur Sahu

Amazing

Reviewed in India on 30 December 2017

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We'll I'm not a great critic but here's my honest review about what I felt after reading this book.
At first I was hesitant to buy the book thinking that it would contain the same unbelievable fictional aspects where the gods can fly and cure the incurable diseases by their touch. I was blown away by the simplicity of the protagonist. He didn't have any powers, instead he had the skill and intelligence which led to his rise to become a Mahadev.
The story is well narrated with twists and turns of comedy, drama, rage and emotions which leaves you hooked till you read the last chapter and then, the other two books. The characters are well developed making you feel their pain and happiness.
10/10

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Buy it, but not because it's story of lord shiva

Reviewed in India on 21 December 2018

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Hello friends,

This is the first book of “The Shiva Trilogy” by author Amish.

The trilogy’s other two books are”The secret of Nagas” and “The Oath of Vayuputras“

All the three titles has gained a great popularity in India…

The concept of HINDU god “Lord Shiva” also Mahadev as a common Tibetan is catchy…

This book haves 417 pages consisting 26 chapters

This very first book tells about how Shiva (here a common man) is trying to protect Tribe… And what he does to protect them…

All characters are very well crafted and the character of lord shiva is kept very interesting as the lord Shiva is actually described…

Immortals of meluha also describes the journey of shiva and his tribe to The MELUHA which was earlier living near a holy lake (Lake Mansarovar)

The story is very well crafted… The first book unveils the event of

Mysteriously Shiva’s throat turning blue on the consumption of Soma (a drink for long life and good health).
Realisation by citizen of Meluha and their king that Shiva is the chosen one…
meeting with Sati, daughter of the king of Meluha
A Glimpse of Evil
Now in the journey, a feeble assumption of what evil is and who are evil people is made and shiva acts accordingly.

Now the question is what will happen next…

Is the assumption of true evil correct?
Will shiva be able to find what made his throat turn blue?
Will he able to find and remove evil out of equation?
The book is interesting and indulging… The details of narration complements the beautiful story very well.

Various characters are introduced in the first book well, many are told but kept in suspense…

My opinion : if you just read this first book, you won’t feel how good this story is… I liked the way story is woven… You’ll realise several distributed parts connecting when you read the whole series (well you’ll realise by the second part

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ABHISHEK C.

Amish is Amazing.

Reviewed in India on 5 July 2018

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Amish is really a genius. I've read some reviews on Goodreads that story at the end feels like rushed and sometimes it feels like a bollywood plot. I totally disagree, I think what amish has delivered is beyond words and an absolute masterpiece. He has given us something which is at par with lord of the rings and harry Potter series. And if anyone will try to make a movie out of it and if they do it properly with adequate budget, than that will surely surpass everything that Indian film industry has created.Period. Character development is great and description of the city, infrastructure and people's dressing of Meluha is so brilliantly done that it just absorbs you right in and you feel that you are literally experiencing that in a VR or something. A must read, even for those who are not into reading. Really looking forward to reading the second one.

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Ria Singh

Too much like a dramatic Script of a TV show

Reviewed in India on 23 December 2018

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I got this thanks to its popularity but unfortunately its a little too dramatic for me, it reads like a script for a Zee TV show which I don't watch but know about thanks to some family members fascinations.......
There is no character development, poor scripting, no historical research has gone into this I can presume since their are facts that don't match with what's written along with others........
Also Lord Shiva is not an angry God but when he will get angry its the end or so say the Purans but Lord Shiva is perpetually angry in this book, vendetta is raging in his veins, revenge is his middle name and for what......
The most off putting thing for me is for Parvati to be described in a sexual way....its too much for me.
Sorry but not sorry, this is not my type of reading and I will not recommend this.

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rahulraj

An indispensable book for any book lover

Reviewed in India on 28 June 2017

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There isn't any word which can describe the awesomeness of this book...this book is so amazingly written that Many a time I felt as if I was watching a movie rather than reading a book... The characters came alive for me. .. As if they have risen from the book and the plot is being played in front of my eyes... An indispensable book for any book lover...

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Sukanya Gogoi

A new outlook on Lord Shiva as a great human 😊

Reviewed in India on 15 October 2018

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Book Review
Book Name : Immortals Of Meluha
No. Of Pages :415 pages
My Ratings : 4.5 🌟out of 5🌟
My View : Om Namah Shivaay , I started reading this book with a feeling that maybe i'd not like this one as i've picked this book once before when it was just launched but i did'nt liked it that time as i was'nt highly into reading books i was more of a tv shows, movie and anime kinda person . But this time after going through first 2 chapters i was deeply engrossed into this book😮😊🌟 . I loved the way Shiva was portrayed In here and i liked the author's keenness to details . The characters apart from Shiva was also given the right amount of time in the book and i loved the portrayal of Sati as a brave warrior princess . I liked how their chemistry moved and took the much needed time which was a positive😍 . I loved how nandi , bhadra later known as Veer Bhadra and Brahaspati😊🙌 . The best part about Amish's writing is how he end each chapter . This book was everything I wanted this book to be and much more 😊😍 It was full of action and the way certain places were described was simply wow 😍😁😮

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Rahul

Good built quality

Reviewed in India on 19 January 2019

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I'll talk about how the product is rather than what's the content.
The overall quality of book is really good. The pages are if good quality and font size and ink is also good.
I recommend this book.

There are other similar books but the quality is not up too the marks.

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jacw2000

Unlikely to Win Many Converts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2017

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The first part of a trilogy based on Shiva, one of Hinduism's most important gods. Except that in the story he isn't a god, he's just a bloke, who pitches up in India from the far side of the Himalayas. He turns out to have a blue throat, which is very significant as apparently there is a prophecy about the Neelkanth - someone with a blue throat saving the world. Unless I dozed through it, we never actually hear the prophecy.

It drags a bit - yeah, yeah, he has a blue throat, get on with it. There's a pretty girl involved but no naughtiness, just a bit of Bollywood dancing. The author doesn't describe stuff which is familiar to him, because he knows it - which leaves this outsider scratching his head and wondering what is going on. Sure, it's fiction, but I'm not very keen. There are tedious chunks of philosophy scattered about. Every now and then the translator leaves a hindi word untranslated - angvastram, anyone? Trishul? - which is just irritating.

My test in these things is whether I would buy the next book in the series. No I wouldn't

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Jay Jina

A Pacy read: philosophy blended with histroy, myth and action!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2013

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This is a really fun book. Amish clearly knows his Hindu/Indian history, tradtions and philosophy. He combines them well to tell a gripping fast paced story of how Shiva in the form of a man, idylically lliving in the Himalays is convinced to help rescue of the Meluhans living in the Indus-Saraswati plains of 4000 years ago. Phrophesised as the "Neelkanth", he reluctantly takes on his destiny and embarks on an adventure across the geography of ancient India.

The story is peopled by characters and places that many who are conversant with the traiditons of India will be well aware of. The use of Hindu philosphical ideas, and of Sanskrit names and phrases is delicately woven into the story with clear expanation of the context.

A good read! Looking forward to the others in the trilogy!

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N. J. Addley

Another 2 books I have to go buy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2017

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well i really liked this book. India affected Britain in as many ways as Britain did India and its a welcome change to read a story based around the myths (religion dharma) of India. Shiva is an endeaing character, as is Sita and the weaving of the tapestry around the civili\ations of the people of the land of 7 rivers was the foundation of a great story Arc.. started reading at midnight last night and just finishing it now. Now i have to go buy the other 2!

Meret99

Unique take on myth

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2012

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Its good to see a brave new take on a religious belief/ legend/ myth - plus the everyday lifestyle, the culture and the mores of the advanced and complex Indus Valley civilization was actually intriguingly revealed...a degree of research did come through. Its the style I have a quarrel with. Could have been more mature, more subtle...perhaps we will see that in the next book in the trilogy? But he has accomplished what a writer is meant to do best....retain the curiousity of the reader and reward it with an entertaining read:)

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Jaya Patel

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2019

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Doesn't disappoint, well written, good reading experience, good story, moves at nice pace, page turner.

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