The Immortals of Meluha

The fascinating start of the Shiva trilogy that keeps you going until you "unfortunately" reach the end and you wonder why you did not get # 2 book! Not only a very addictive thriller, but so well done with Indian philosophy, geography etc... and a story line that plays a movie in your mind.The writing style is very flowery and very Indian and flavorful even though sometimes you read a discrepancy between the old times when it takes place and the current language that we hear nowadays.But you take to it. The heroes become YOUR heroes and friends, you understand the choices they are confronted with and you have no other way but think about your own life and own choices in your own world and time.This is very well done. And I would actually recommend it to all those who study yoga, Indian civilization and culture because this comes out of this culture. Even those who are tickled by a natural curiosity about India may want to delve into this trilogy.Enjoy with all your heart!

Being a devotee of Lord Shiva I was delighted beyond imagination after discovering this amazing book, the first in the Shiva Trilogy, and was immensely rewarded by the well-crafted story blending mythology and fiction. Just two words came to my mind after reading it - Shiva rocks..!!! Shiva is wonderfully depicted as a fearless leader, a passionate lover, a ferocious warrior, a graceful dancer and a faithful friend. Shiva, along with his tribe, travels from Mount Kailash to India to find a better life for himself and his people. Little does he know that his destiny awaits him in the city of Meluha. The absolute faith of the Meluhans in the legend of the Neelkanth, destroyer of evil, along with an agonizing childhood event motivates Shiva and turns him from an ordinary tribal leader to their Mahadev. The foreigner accepts his destiny and the war between good and evil begins. This book took me by surprise and it was sheer joy to read it. It has a great story along with strong characters. Amish gradually and skilfully develops the various facets of Shiva's character which allows the reader to marvel at him and believe in the legend of the Neelkanth accepting Shiva as the Mahadev. The language is unexpectedly unconventional and may not be acceptable to all. I think it was deliberate to attract young adult readers. However, lack of proofreading was a let-down. There were typo errors for some words throughout the ebook version. I am not aware about the printed one. But the story makes up for that. Hence I am looking forward to read the next two books and strongly recommend this trilogy to one and all.Om Namah Shivaiya.- Roshani Hingorani

This book was very engrossing and very interesting.. the idea of this fictionalized version was very catchy and i couldn't put it down until i finished it.The one negative that was about the Kindle version of the book was the spelling a lot of words which had "tl" e.g. battle, little would become "batde" or "Litde".. there were some others as well, which i cannot remember.. i wish that these could be corrected and an updated version of the e-book is delivered.coming back to the book, i personally loved the author's excellent description of the action scenes or the romantic moments between Shiva & Sati. also the dialogs between the main characters is very earthy and at times it was little difficult to imagine Shiva talking / joking in that language.But overall, i thought it was a very interesting book to read and i immediately purchased the sequel which was also finished in one-shot.Can't wait for the 3rd and final version of the trilogy.

Turned out to be a good read, but thankfully I did not have too many expectations to begin with.I had heard a lot of positive reviews of this trilogy, and decided to pick it up when I found it in the Kindle ebook format. The author has done a pretty good job of "humanizing" Shiva, and seems to have set a decent stage for the next book, where I suspect the real action will begin (I haven't read that book yet).PROBABLY A SPOILER:The author also has an interesting take on the societies of the Suryavanshis and Chandravanshis. IMO, both societies do not fulfill the principles of a true Utopian "Ram Rajya", i.e. the Suryavanshi society is almost Dystopian, while the Chandravanshi society is almost anarchaic / chaotic. I use the word "almost" because in spite of the flaws in these societies, citizens of both appear to be highly contented, which is uncharacteristic of true Dystopian and Anarchaic societies. The author has presented the duality of these two societies in a fairly simplistic and easy-to-understand manner, which is quite commendable.The book is fairly easy to read, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in an alternative take on Indian mythology. It might help readers knowing a bit about traditional Indian mythology in advance, to truly appreciate how the author deviates from it.NEGATIVE:There are quite a few spelling errors in the book - not sure if that's there in the original print publication, or if it is true for the Kindle format. If not for this, I would've given it 4 stars.Overall: I am looking forward to reading the next book in the trilogy.

Fantastic way it’s been narrated, has romance, friendship, fight and critical thinking and gaining power by merits !

It's a treat to read this book. you gonna love it. read it.Book quality is good.Amazon has sent me the book in very good condition.

I’m loving this book. It brings an interesting twist to mythological characters and I’m loving it.

Ich bewerte hier alle drei Bücher ( The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas und The Oath of the Vayuputras) Guter Lesestoff für lange Abende....lohnt sich die drei Romane mehrmals zu lesen.

Very Nice Story, time will past by in a hurry.If you like a hero Story you will Love it

Good reading. Fresh book.