Book Review 46: Aswatthama's Redemption: The Rise of Dandak by Gunjan Porwal.




In the literary world, lately, there has been a lot of work on Mythology. The number of books on mythology, especially Indian Mythology is on the rise. I guess in recent times, the Indian readers are interested very much interested in reading this genre. 
Ashwatthama's Redemption: The Rise of Dandak by Gunjan Porwal is a mythological fiction.
Mythology has always been a subject of interest to me and is one of my favourite genres. I really liked the way the author has narrated the tale of one of the lesser known and not-so-much discussed characters of the great Indian epic Mahabharata, Aswatthama.

The story takes place a hundred years after the great war of Mahabharata, Kurukshetra war. As the story begins, we see that the Kingdoms of Avanti and Surparaka comes to know about the trouble brewing in the forest of Dandak. To prevent the rise of Dandak, Rana, the Prince of Avanti and Vikram, the King of Surparaka seeks the help of Ashwatthama. Then the three of them sets off on a journey to retrieve the lost bow of Lord Rama, Kodanda.
Will they be successful in their quest? will Ashwatthama be able to regain his lost glory?
Read the book to know more!

The author has done a commendable job in developing and constructing the plot of his debut novel, Aswatthama's Redemption. It takes a great deal of research to write a mythological fiction. The characters are well developed. The language is simple which makes it a quite easy read.

Altogether, this book was a nice read. I really enjoyed reading it. Fans of Mythological Fiction, this book is definitely for you!


About the author: Gunjan Porwal, an engineer by day and writer by night, is fascinated by Indian mythology, especially the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
After graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2002, Gunjan worked in MNCs as an engineer while contemplating writing anything other than code. 
Gunjan lives in Pune with his wife, kids and parents. Ashwatthama’s Redemption: The Rise of Dandak is his debut novel.


My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Publisher: Om Books International.
First Published: September 2018
Pages: 264
Price: ₹295/-

 You can buy this book from Amazon

Thanks to the author, Gunjan Porwal, for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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