Narasimha: The Mahaavatar Trilogy Book 1

Narration is decent, pages are of good quality,Overall a good read.

As kids, we have all heard the story of the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu-Narasimha. He was the formidable avatar-Half Man-Half lion-incarnated to save his ardent devotee-Prahlad when his father, the demon King-Hiranyakashyap tries to kill him. A pretty simple story of victory of good over evil, right?Narasimha (The Mahaavatar Trilogy 1) is a retelling of the story from Kevin’s perspective. He has taken several stories around this central plot and bound it into a narrative. The characters are mostly human with some mythical plots built in. The book opens with the prologue showing an attack on Kashyapuri, the capital from where Hiranyakashyap rules. Devendra or Indra attacks the capital as the king was not there. Facing the confrontation, Kayadhu- Hiranyakashyap’s wife-decides to face the battle and gets killed by Narasimha, who was trying to do his duty and protect Indra. The book shifts to events fourteen years after this. We are introduced to Narasimha who is living as a physician in a human settlement. We see Prahlad & Anuhrad, Sons of Kayadhu & Hiranyakashyap- face a battle against Jayant. After the war, we see Hiranyakashyap seek a meeting with his son’s where he details them on the future that each of them was going to have to work on. He sends Anuhrad to help his cousin Andhaka in procuring the Pashupatastra, he himself leaves for Yakshlok to help Vigyasa defeat Lord Agni leaving Prahlad as the Interim King. We are also introduced to the different tribes-Simhas, Devas, Asuras and so on, their origins and their story. On reaching Yakshlok, Hiranyakashyap learns that his brother was in the search of the ultimate weapon-Brahmashastra- and to get that, one has to pass the three trials in the Temple of Brahma.The story moves on to answer these questions. Will Andhaka get his hands on the Pashupatastra with the help of Anuhrad? Will Prahlad turn into a worthy Asura ruler or will he bend towards faith? Will Hiranyakashyap pass the trials and get his hands on the Brahmashastra? Why did Narasimha leave the war?Part 1 of the trilogy sets the plot of the entire series beautifully. We are introduced to all the characters well. Each character has a distinct storyline with the proper details needed to establish the cause for their actions. The turning points in the story are very good and the cliffhangers are well placed. The mythology of the Narasimha has been amazingly turned into a fictionalized account of a part human-part god tale.All things considered; I would have preferred the three trials that Hiranyakashyap undertakes in the Temple of Brahma come in the second book so a certain mystery can be maintained. Nevertheless, the book ends on a very good point with all the plot lines merging towards a single location.

Very nice Book best book ever read this book tells about narasimha's story

Narasimha:The Mahaavatar Trilogy part 1Author - @kevin_9695Publisher - @harpercollinsinPrice - 250(printed price)Page - 350Genre - Mythological Fiction📖📖Content - Indra attacked Kashyapuri,Hirankashyap's kingdom when he was not around and his wife,Kayadhu was killed by Nara,a soldier from the Simha tribe.After the horrific war,Nara has left out of remorse and lied low as a physician in a village.But when a familiar face from his past came to him to seek helpto stop Andhaka, Hirankashyap's nephew who was becoming impossible to kill and can destroy the world,what will Narasimha do?Why did he leave the war in the first place?Wasbit just remorse or something else?Prahlad,son of King Hirankashyap determined to prove his worthiness to his father but also wanted to believe in Lord Vishnu unlike other asuras.What will he do?Hirankashyap,The Asura King,after his wife's death was raged with anger and determined to avenge his wife.But to be successful against Indra,he needed to go through the Trials to have the ultimate weapon:The Brahmashastra.Will he be able to succeed?Read this amazing book to know the story of these three individuals.📖📖My Views - We all are familiar with the famous story of Narasimha,Prahlad amd Hirankashyap but this is a reimagination of the whole story(already stated by author) written from each character's perspective.Every character has a different story to tell.Every character has flaws and conflict in them which makes them more relatable.We get to know about some other amazing strong characters like Anuhrad,Holika,Chitra, Chechen,Narada,Bhairav and each of them are too powerful.Andhaka,the main villain also has a very different past of him.The author has done a marvelous job creating such strong characters.The narration is superb and the language is also simple.The ending was unexpected.Please do read till the end..Hats off to the author for such a brilliant book.Really excited for the sequel.📖My Rating - 4.7⭐/5⭐

A fast pace and interesting storytelling. The author has done complete justice with the story. Can’t wait for book 2.