NINE: CURSE OF THE KALINGAN

INTRODUCTION: This is the second book I am reviewing for bookreviewwalla.com and this is the first book I received by the publisher. I would sincerely thank Sundeep who has given me an opportunity to review this book.
           A couple of days ago , Sundeep has ringed me up at 12 in the night, he was in a hurry and asked me whether I would be interested in reviewing a book which is a fact-fiction, I was actually drowsy and just accepted the offer.
           And now After reading the book , I feel really privileged to actually review  a book of such finesse and  intellect.

JOT( from the back cover) :

THE PAST HAS COME TO DESTROY THE PRESENT AND CHANGE THE FUTURE.


261 BC.
After his bloody battle with kalinga,the Mauryan emperor Ashoka ,overcome with remorse,swore never to wage another war .And to make sure no one else did .His Navarathnas- the NINE-
     Zealously guarded their powers and knowledge, handing them down through millennia and generations to ensure lasting peace.

                                        EXCEPT THAT IT WAS NOT TO BE!
from the corpses of kalingan warriors rose an angry spirit bent upon avenging the kalinga empire ,destroying the NINE and using their hidden knowledge to rule the world and change its destiny.
     
                                                    PRESENT TIME
The bloodthirsty warrior has possessed the body of a young man,making him hunt down and kill the NINE one by one. IT is now up to the chosen Trinity -nurse Tara ,DJ Akash and forensic expert Zubin -to stop him.

MY REVIEW ON THE BOOK:

            The cover page is festooned with a green emerald in the middle, a picture of tomb and a building to the corners.I initially didn't fathom their presence on the cover page, but as I leafed through the book ,they started making sense.
            Firstly I don't have words to describe the author's narrative style. The plot is absolutely terrific.It's a fine tapestry of history,philosophy,science,technology,spirituality, religion. Even though this is a work of fiction few parts of the book are actually objective like:
                                           
             'Everything we experience has a purpose.It might not be what you thought it would be but you know you can handle it.If you were not who you are, if there was the slightest doubt that you were incapable, then you wouldn't have been here.You have a reason to be here..'

These few sentences have a great effect on the reader.I felt , they were written as if to address the reader.

            It's amazing how the author has interwoven the whole plot around spirituality and Buddhism.

'The mind works in two ways :Linear thinking and associated thinking.IQ is associated with the linear thinking and emotions with associative thinking .And a repetition of a chant breaks both these circuits and allows the mind to be in a state of rest and awareness'
         
          Through these lines the author has given a scientific approach towards chanting mantras (religious) which is very informative to youngsters,who are usually sceptic towards  rituals and praying.

          All together the book has kept me curious,enthusiastic and surprising through out the read. Once reading the book, I learned that there are many thing to explore in the world.

Note: I specially thank the author Mrs. Shobha Nihalini who has written this beautiful Novel which has inspired me and educated me about many things and I am anticipating to read the next book of the triology