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Title: The Secret Of The Nagas
Publisher: Westland
Author: Amish Tripathi
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 9380658796
EAN: 9789380658797
No. of Pages: 414
The book is the second part of a Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. The story begins from where “The Immortals of Meluha” (IOM) ended. Do read my review of the first book of the Trilogy here.
To recap in brief, Shiva, The Mahadev had seen the injustice meted out to the “vikarmas” who were deprived of their justful part in society for being unfortunate, and had taken steps to set right this wrongful act of the Meluhans and had led the Suryavanshis to attack the Chandravanshis, who were considered evil people who had to be conquered and disciplined in leading their lives on this planet. Having accomplished the mission, the question arose, were the Chandravanshis after all evil at all?
In this book, the hunt continues for pinning down the evil “Nagas”, who seem to have had a hand in destroying the secret nectar facility and killing Brahaspati, the genius behind the nectar production technique and a dear brother to Shiva. The activities of the Nagas can be sensed due to the sporadic attacks now and then. An initial encounter that Sati and Shiva face prompts them to pursue the evil folks into the land of the Nagas – but then it is the Branga community which seems to hold the key information that could lead them to their avowed foes – the evil Nagas. But why then do the Brangas associate themselves with the evil folks with their nefarious activities, they wonder? It is only when a life-saving medicine has to be administered to the injured that one learns that the people of the Branga community have no option as they are being held to ransom for their critical supplies life saving medicines.
When Sati finds unknown folks join them in a fight with the wild cats in the jungle eventually saving their lives, she finds to her utter surprise that the unknown people are really her close blood relatives! The revelation about Sati’s family connections with the Nagas shocks Shiva and prompts him to keep distance with her new-found relatives. Then comes time to reconcile to the realities and allow the suspects to reveal it all. But the defending Nagas, want to tell them all in their own land – the Land of the Nagas.
The second book of the Trilogy does answer many of the questions posed in the first book, the IOM. There are many questions unanswered in the second book, which the author would certainly reveal in the third one which is yet to release. Certainly a gripping Trilogy, but the main question that poses the reader is does Shiva, the destroyer of evil, as he is known find the evil people he is out to seek? Rather, the question is, are there any evil people at all on this planet? Or just passionate people pitted against each other in their own goals in life?
Rating – 4/5
