The story which started in Immortals of Meluha, humanizing Shiva, on his road to "wherever fate leads him on his road to greatness" begins to peter off and head on a downward spiral in The Secrets of the Nagas.
The endearing storytelling with Shiva as the protagonist, filled with self doubt on every step and haunted by his own past quickly becomes a political drama filled with useless intrigue and an overdose of new characters. Gone are the introspective thoughts, gone are the incidents establishing camaraderie between the troopers. This is all replaced by random sequences of events at various places, mythological characters and relationships established in a manner which unfortunately seems forced at times.
I personally feel the writer has lost the inspiration and has instead chosen an easier road and a writing style which is more acceptable and popularist. Read the book like you would - just another bestseller which will be forgotten as soon the weekend is over!!
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