#bookreview : Warjuna (Book 1 : Mrithasu rising)
Series: Warjuna
Author: Krishnaraj
Genre: Mythological fantasy
Language: English
No. of pages: 314
Release date: April 2017
ISBN: 9781946983640
My Rating : 3 out of 5
*I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by the author.*
"From the darkness that allowed creation, to the creation that bore life and to life that defines both the living and the lifeless, the energy that sustains within all as the omnipresent and omnipotent becomes you"
Warjuna: Book 1 Mrithasu Rising
This ain't Mahabharata or retelling of that classic epic. The author took his favorite characters from Mahabharata and placed them in a different universe. building a fantasy world with characters from the mythological origin is a tedious thing to do and Krishna Raj handled it very brilliantly.
The plot involves Arjuna, crown prince of wargharr leading his people to himavan to safe guard them from upcoming hayacree attack, with a sudden twist of scenario he found himself in a Vaidya sala and given the job of warning the Raja ragu path of ashmakra, from here his journey begins so does ours. what seems to start out as simple invasion war between bharta and hayacree turns out to be fought between light and darkness. arjuna somehow founds himself in this complete mess where his only hope was Kanha, prince of Dwaraka. Kanha was on his own path of finding the greater threat that consumes Bharatha mrithasu. in simple terms, this is an about a young prince who is destined to become great.
Pros :
Brilliant and powerful writing, so thrilling and gripping, the book started with a jet engine pace and completely lost me in the middle and then picked up speed towards the end. the fantasy is awestrucking and might be overwhelming at certain points. there is very few Indian fantasy coming out these days and I am pretty sure this book will outshine everything and encourage new writers towards fantasy.
Cons :
There's quite a number of characters in the story, and almost everyone are one dimensional, there isn't any character development at all, the story is moving brilliantly but the characters remains to be same, I felt that there is a lack of human touch or emotional empathy I couldn't relate with any of the characters. Kanha and Arjuna are a bit over powering and this is a serious problem when comes character development. Kanha is a god he exhibits omnipotence, it's understandable but it makes the reader distance themselves from the character, same with Arjuna, he the savior and hero but even hero need to suffer, be vulnerable.
Another thing that bothered me is the part where Kanha attains enlightenment that whole portion is just vague, i felt it must be stressed.
Overall :
This is a fantastic book, I assure you that you will enjoy this book. recommended to all ages. I finished it in a single sitting. so grab the book and buckle up to get lost in a magical fantasy land.
-- SIDHARTH
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