Scion of Ikshvaku

Re-imagining of the greatest Hindu mythology is not a simple task, only Amish can pull it off and he did that.

Keeping the soul of the this epic intact and completely restructuring the story with his gripping narration isn't easy and it's definitely an herculean task.

Since this is a complete work of fiction with divine mythical characters, one who reads this book should completely come out of one's opinions and knowledge of puranas. Otherwise the ocean of imagination will sink your ship of thoughts and opinions, after reaching to shores we can throw our own arrows.

Amish continued using his successful creations -Vayaputras, Malayaputras and Nagas in this trilogy also and these tribes are the backbones of the plot.

Vayaputras are the tribe of Lord Rudra, Malayaputras's are the tribe of Parusurama and Naga's are people born with deformities (like Marvel's X-Men).

Story starts with the humiliating defeat of Dashararth, the emperor of Ayodhya (mentioned as

Sapth Sindh in the book) in the hands of RAAVAN the mighty king of Island nation Lanka.

By establishing direct relation between Dashrath and Raavan even before the birth of Ram is definitely a stunning thought and makes reader bewildered. As per the plot, the year 7032 and Ram are considered as bad omens by the people of Sapt Sindhu because Raavan defeated Dasharath in the year 7032 on the same day Ram was born to queen Kaushalya.

Ram is widely treated as inauspicious bad omen around the kingdom considering him as the reason for the defeat of their emperor.

 Instead of occupying the kingdom Ravan has imposed economic sanctions on Sapta Sindhu by drying them out of all economic power and complete trade. 

 Sea routes are brought under his control and Lanka has emerged as mighty power and there isn't a single soul on the  earth i.e not afraid of Ravan's wrath.

Meanwhile a parallel story is unfolding at the untraceable aashramam of Maharshi Vasishta where young princes of Ayodhya are being trained. As the plot thickens story depicts the need of New Vishnu's emergence to eliminate the evil from the world and bring harmony back.

Vashistha and Viswamitra takes up this mission to identify the Vishnu and train him to accomplish their karma. 

Ram did not know that Vashista had a plan to make him Vishnu, and he was the sage's choice.

In a fitting manner, the book examined different facets of Indian social patriarchy, governance models, and women safety.

I highly recommend this book for young minds and also who love fiction.