Every now and then there's a fantasy fiction in the market where there is a story of good v/s bad and strange things happening on earth or any other imaginative planet or ecosystem. Author Sumukh Naik has made a brave attempt in his debut novel to pen down a Fantasy Fiction novel to uncover the journey of two young people who are out to save the world from the evil with a spiritual perspective added to this fanstasy story. Has Sumukh Naik done justice to the plot or it's just the same old fantasy fiction book. Let's find out.
The blurb looks good. There are two maps included in the book which have been carved out well in tandem to the imagination of the author. The cover is nothing special except for a mysterious triangle with a ray of light in the center of it. Perhaps the author should have made a little more efforts in chalking out a far better cover for the book. The colors are dull on the cover page of the book.
The story revolves around the world of Pantolis where darkness has engulfed the kingdom of Jaguar and unknown forces are on work against the helpless human beings. The human beings turn towards spiritual masters and great powers to help them overcome this problem. The neighboring kingdom of Ivory is on the loose too. The lead protagonist a young prince William & Princess Sara join forces to fight off evil Dushtt which resides very much on the lands of Pantolis and threatens it with dire consequences.
The story starts off on a mystery note and then reveals characters of great importance typical in a fantasy fiction book. Sages, gods & other spiritual leaders like the 11 masters of Pantolis, Ratraa and other great gods gather together and employ the services of Prince William & Princess Sara to root out the problems on their beloved land. The characters have been carved out well in accordance with the story. The author has taken liberty in using his imagination to perfection to depict mystical lands and tribes in another Spiritual world called Hiblisk. The plot will revolve around the good and the bad people and how the good gathers momentum throughout the story in order to defeat the evil.
The story line had an edge to it up to one point of time but it gradually lost direction paving way for too many details and over imaginative explanations of pyramids and spiritual learning. Simplicity is the best policy sometimes. .But few chapters towards the end are a burden on the readers. They should have been trimmed down in order for the story to be more effective. The end was rather mediocre which was quite unexpected from the author. It just didn't do justice to the entire plot. The character and city names too are out of sync at many places with the story.
The first half of the story has been penned down marvelously and the story will show a lot of promise. But the latter half of the story has unnecessary long conversations which render no sense to the story. Some spiritual lessons are worth reading in the story. Fantasy in terms of Hiblisk world works out well. The villain Dushtt seems to be left out for a great length of time in the story. Perhaps his role should have been enhanced more in it.
It's a good fantasy fiction attempt by the author but problems will galore because in the end there are no differences in terms of moral of the story when you look down other works in this genre. They all carry the same message of good triumphs over the bad. Something different should have been attempted in such a promising story line to make it more interesting for the readers.
RATINGS:
3 OUT OF 5.
P.S: THIS WAS A REVIEW COPY SENT BY THE AUTHOR PERSONALLY.
It is the journey of Prince William and Princess Sara, the protagonists,through the magical and spiritual worlds of Pantolis, Hiblisk, and Ikra.As their voyage unfolds, they realize the true motive behind the terror employed by the dark forces of Dushtt to claim supremacy over the lands of Pantolis and beyond. Every new revelation brings to light the methodical madness employed by the dark forces and secrets of Mother Nature, which have been safely guarded for ages by the various civilizations of the secret worlds.
Their journey also introduces them to the divine forces that monitor thefunctions of the world and gives them access to legendary, mystical weapons and advanced spiritual knowledge which illuminates the flow of their understanding and actions towards various aspects of life. They use the knowledge gained, to try and bring peace, to their war ravaged lands and fight the ever growing might and influence of the mysterious dark forces that haunt their kingdoms. Will the light of all that is divine, fighting under the banner of Prince William and Princess Sara, flicker away into oblivion against the might of the dark forces under Dushtt, or will they survive?Only time in her womb holds the answer, potent enough to change the outlook of the very world we live in.
The blurb looks good. There are two maps included in the book which have been carved out well in tandem to the imagination of the author. The cover is nothing special except for a mysterious triangle with a ray of light in the center of it. Perhaps the author should have made a little more efforts in chalking out a far better cover for the book. The colors are dull on the cover page of the book.
The story revolves around the world of Pantolis where darkness has engulfed the kingdom of Jaguar and unknown forces are on work against the helpless human beings. The human beings turn towards spiritual masters and great powers to help them overcome this problem. The neighboring kingdom of Ivory is on the loose too. The lead protagonist a young prince William & Princess Sara join forces to fight off evil Dushtt which resides very much on the lands of Pantolis and threatens it with dire consequences.
The story starts off on a mystery note and then reveals characters of great importance typical in a fantasy fiction book. Sages, gods & other spiritual leaders like the 11 masters of Pantolis, Ratraa and other great gods gather together and employ the services of Prince William & Princess Sara to root out the problems on their beloved land. The characters have been carved out well in accordance with the story. The author has taken liberty in using his imagination to perfection to depict mystical lands and tribes in another Spiritual world called Hiblisk. The plot will revolve around the good and the bad people and how the good gathers momentum throughout the story in order to defeat the evil.
The story line had an edge to it up to one point of time but it gradually lost direction paving way for too many details and over imaginative explanations of pyramids and spiritual learning. Simplicity is the best policy sometimes. .But few chapters towards the end are a burden on the readers. They should have been trimmed down in order for the story to be more effective. The end was rather mediocre which was quite unexpected from the author. It just didn't do justice to the entire plot. The character and city names too are out of sync at many places with the story.
The first half of the story has been penned down marvelously and the story will show a lot of promise. But the latter half of the story has unnecessary long conversations which render no sense to the story. Some spiritual lessons are worth reading in the story. Fantasy in terms of Hiblisk world works out well. The villain Dushtt seems to be left out for a great length of time in the story. Perhaps his role should have been enhanced more in it.
It's a good fantasy fiction attempt by the author but problems will galore because in the end there are no differences in terms of moral of the story when you look down other works in this genre. They all carry the same message of good triumphs over the bad. Something different should have been attempted in such a promising story line to make it more interesting for the readers.
RATINGS:
3 OUT OF 5.
P.S: THIS WAS A REVIEW COPY SENT BY THE AUTHOR PERSONALLY.
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