Wow! A Trilogy on Lord Shiva

I love novels that blends History,Mythology and Fiction.That is the reason i read Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code', 'The Angels and demons' and 'The Lost Symbol'.In fact i like only Da Vinci Code even though i did not like the end of the novel.The other two novels of his were not that great.I was just thinking India has got such a great history ,mythology but not even novel in this genre.But i chanced upon a novel 'The Immortals of Meluha' as it was in the bestseller section of a book shop.I was drawn by its title and title cover.Read the gist which is generally given on the back ocver.Found it very interesting and picked up the book.

The Author is a guy called Amish who is IIM graduate turned banker turned into an author.Initially thought not another Chetan Bhagat clone.But as i read the acknowledgement i could understand that this guy is more humble than Chetan who calims to be a know all.More than that when i started reading i was sucked into the novel.Never before i think has anyone  made a bold and an innovative attempt.He seems to be well read on Hindu Mythology,History,Philosophy and Ancient India's history.He has woven all these with his own intelligent thinking into a beautiful and believable novel.In this novel the protaganist 'God Shiva'.But whats different in the approach is that he says that he was a great warrior who became a great leader and  then by sheer virtue of his great acts has becom etched in the minds of Indians as an all powerful God.The novel beautifully shows how a tibetan immigrant Shiva becomes a God.The great thing is that he has decided to write a trilogy to narrate the journey from a warrior to god .So far he has come out with the first two novels.

'The Secret of the Nagas' a sequel to 'The Immortals of Meluha' has impressed me a lot.I am just waiting for the last of the Shiva Trilogy 'The Oath of the Vayuputras'.What i really like about these novels  is that there seems to be no slackening of pace in the narration.In my view he has outclassed Dan Brown.I wish they make these novels into a movie someday.These novels are as good as they can get.Even people who are not followers of Shiva will be awestruck as he has made Shiva  a ubercool leader like a Godfather.Such is the characterisation of Shiva that everyone who reads the novel will long to become like him.If not everyone atleast i have to admit that i have that feeling.

So Guys no more flaunting Da vinci Code please read these novels.