Sep 5, 2008

The GameWorld trilogy



I just concluded the Gameworld trilogy by Samit Basu. The trilogy clubs Greek mythology and Indian mythology to bring in great story. If you are interested in fantasy books, this series is a must read. Still, I would rate it lower than the Bartiemius trilogy.

The trilogy starts out as a good versus evil epic but slowly moves on with the characters acquiring a lot of grey shades. The trilogy consists of The Simoqin Prophesis, the Manticores Secret and the Unwaba Revelations. This is definitely the best fantasy novel I have come across from an Indian author (not that I read much by Indian authors). There is enough comic relief in the book interspaced between epic wars between dragons, vanars, vamans, humans, shapeshifters, asurs and of course, rakshas. You will still burst out laughing just visualizing the memorable quips long after finishing the book.