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Ajaya: Roll Of The Dice (2013)

by Anand Neelakantan(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 14

ISBN

9381576033 (ISBN13: 9789381576038)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Platinum Press

series

Epic of the Kaurava Clan

review 1: I loved the way the story is written. The incidents in Mahabharata which are shown to have some devine reasons behind them are also very properly explained with sheer logic and nothing 'devine' in them. The characterisation is beautiful. Just one thing which I felt was, many actions were shown with a lot of negativity despite of the fact that it did not directly affect the protagonist (Duryodhana) i.e proved him right. I personally feel it was a Bold attempt to write the epic from a new point of view altogether.A must read if you are even remotely interested in epics like Mahabharata. I am eagerly waiting for the sequel of this book.
review 2: My Book of the YearIt's not often I read a book and feel jealous, but I certainly did with Ajaya: Roll of the Dice. In ... moreso many ways it echoed a lot of my own thoughts when I first read the Mahabharata. The book retells the story of the rivalry between the Kauravas and Pandavas in a new and exciting and accessible way. I know some westerners will be put off by the link to the Mahabharata, wrongly feeling that this will be a dull religious tome. You couldn't be more wrong. The Mahabharata itself reads like a great sword and sorcery novel and Ajaya ups the ante, it is every bit as thrilling and wonderful as anything Tolkein wrote, and even has elements that will appeal to fans of Game of Thrones. It will also make you despair, cheer, laugh and... in short it's got everything. I'm desperately waiting book 2. Give it a read and see this age old story retold from the other side of the coin. less

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