Just Before The Thrill Begins (Book Review)

Book: Chanakya – The Legend Begins

Author: Ashok K. Banker

Sold by: Westland Books

Chanakya – The Legend Beings by Ashok K. Banker is the first of the trilogy. Chanakya, the pig-tailed genius, we all know him as a brahman with unmatchable brilliance. However, the author in the first installment of this historical fiction portrays the 7-year boy who is unaware of the working and operations of this cruel world. This 7-year old Chanakya struggles with the people around who can simple not match up to his level of intelligence.

This book introduces us to a Chanakya who is clever and intelligent and yet to get wise.

We know of Chanakya as a patriot and shrewd man, here, the author sketches the childhood of this enigmatic man. Come to think of it, it is quite thought-provoking of what Chanakya would have been in his younger days. Refreshing idea!

Talk about the story in the book, there’s nothing much to it, at least in this book. It is of a lot before the interval. This book tells us how Vishnu Gupta aka Chanakya arrives at  his karmabhoomi -Pataliputra.  this book is all about the making of  The Chanakya. Certainly, we know there are two more books coming up.  Hoping the story will get more thrilling in 2^nd installment and continue to the 3^rd.

With an internationally acclaimed author, one can be sure that the plot, flow of the story, narration, and such elements... flawless. Though, at some places, I felt the description was too large and perhaps not required.       

The cover though looks interesting, doesn’t really give you the real picture about the book; he doesn’t look like a 7-year old to me.

My Rating: 3 stars

I received a review copy of the book from Writers Melon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.