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Book review- Book 2 & Book 3- Kalki series by Kevin Missal

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Book review- Satyayoddha Kalki: Eye of Brahma (Book 2) & Mahayoddha Kalki: Sword of Shiva (Book 3) by Kevin Missal Dharmayoddha Kalki—The Avatar of Vishnu (Book 1) was a two-part story - ‘The Battle of Sambala' and' The Rise of Kali’. Satyayoddha Kalki: Eye of Brahma (Book 2) starts with part three of the story, ‘The Coup at Indragarh,’ and ends with ‘The Dandak Rebellion’. Kalki, accompanied by Kripa and Padma, moves towards the Mahendragiri mountains to attain a higher power. Meanwhile, Arjan is captured by Kali's force and forced to entertain royals employing the duel. Kali's sister attempts to reveal her assistant's true motive and, in that process, meets with a new ally, the daughter of the king of Indragrah. Manasa enters the Naga Kingdom and is met with several shocks and tragedies. Overall, book two of this Kalki series is an exciting story woven with multiple important characters and their part in it. The author has wonderfully portrayed ...

Book review- Dharmayoddha Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu (Book 1) by Kevin Missal

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“I know it sounds abysmal…” he chuckled at the mere thought of it, “but I just want to be happy and content.” “Do you not dream big? Do you not want to travel?” Kalki rounded his arms around his little brother. “Perhaps I chose not to. Perhaps big doesn’t always matter. It’s also the little things, specks of happiness, that we go through in a day that we should look out for. It’s funny how grief makes you realise the good things you have overlooked in life.” Yet another mythology read!! Our country has a rich heritage, history, and mythology that we are unaware of, and the many tales often lost within archives are yet to be explored. Books on Indian mythology are my weakness, and I love to read and be amazed by all the stories these books portray in the vivid imagination of the writers. This long-pending to-read book from my list is the recent read Dharmayoddha Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu by Kevin Missal. It is the first book in the trilogy. The plot's setting is (around 36...