The Immortals of Meluha

As the author admits in the Acknowledgements section, his writing is decidedly pedestrian. What's worse, however, is the spoiling of a good premise by shallow, naive characters who fawn over the protagonist for the silliest reasons. Readable, but nothing special. There's no ending either. While the author could have ended the book leaving the reader with a feeling of completion, he chose instead to stop right in the middle of an ‘incident', which begs the reader to pick up the next book in the series. It is, in fact, the first book I've read which ends with a ‘To be continued...'

Almost farcically Lakewobegonish, but somehow after a while I stopped rolling my eyes and started genuinely enjoying it. This was fun, and I do recommend giving it a chance. However: be aware that it ends on a severe cliffhanger, tempting you to start in on the [b:second volume 40948565 The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy #2) Amish Tripathi https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532560274s/40948565.jpg 16782480], but that one is IMHO not worth reading. If you want to read just the first and skip the rest: She survives the attack at the end

While I did enjoy the plot of this book and I found it super interesting, the writing style made it feel as though I was reading an overly long recap of the story. It put distance between me and the characters and I just couldn't enjoy the story as much.

I think it might be a personal thing though, so I would still recommend you give the book a try if you were wondering whether to read it.

An all-time favourite. It humanises the God Shiva and rationalises his actions. Love the quick pace and the crisp writing, too. The book ends on such a cliffhanger, I cannot wait to get to the next book in the series. I read some reviews online that talked about how the author was disrespecting Lord Shiva. Personally, I consider this story a completely new tale, one that “borrows” heavily from Hindu mythology. Several snippets of Lord Shiva's story from the Puranas are taken as the “base” for this entirely different re-telling, one that can resonate and identify with the current generation and lifestyle. And that is fine, by me. I shall be re-reading the remaining books in the series, too. 

I read this years ago as a kid and was hooked. I remember reading all three books back-to-back.

Looking back now, the issues with the book are more apparent. The author's language is kind of verbose, and he uses complex words a lot, seemingly for the sake of it.

There are way too many side characters with no impact, and the story could be much more streamlined.

That said, I still like this book. I love the unique approach of explaining mythical aspects with science—that's something new.

The premise was new to me back then. The book is engaging and not boring at all, despite the flaws.

So, even though the first book ends inconclusively, it's worth a read if you're curious about Indian mythology-inspired fantasy.

The opportunities when you write using Indian mythology is immense and I had high expectation when I read the premise and the reviews. Sadly, Amish never even threatened to deliver a good book forget a great one. This seems more like an project to project Indian Gods as real people and reds more like a documentary that is being spoon fed to you with incredible slowness. It has none of the pace or plot to keep me hooked and frankly 50% is just about what I could cover. My attempt at this trilogy ends here.