Book name- The Sixth:The Legend of Karna
Author- Karan Vir
Blurb- Karan vir Oberoi, a real-estate magnate living in New York has recurrent dreams of someone that looks like an ancient warrior clad in golden armour adorning golden earrings. He feels a deep bond with the warrior but the dreams remain a mystery to him. After miraculously surviving an assassination attempt, Oberoi is determined to seek answers. His quest for truth leads him back to his homeland India where his true destiny awaits him. Karna, the legendary hero from the Mahabharata is considered as one of the most valiant and generous kings of his era. He defied social customs and traditions to achieve immortal glory by his virtues and skills. He became a king and trusted friend of Duroyadhana - the crown prince of Hastinapur. Embark on a journey with Oberoi as the two worlds blend and as he seeks the answer to his existence. Will history repeat itself or will Oberoi choose to venture into an uncharted territory? Unravel the mystery. Read the legend! The Sixth - The legend of Karna is a masterpiece in storytelling by Karan Vir Arora - an Award winning CEO/Creative Director Vimanika Comics. He ushers us not only into his passionate research of fifteen years but the grandeur of a forgotten era, and presents before us a completely new and unexplored facets of Kama in his debut novel and the rumoured bestseller.
Review-
The book starts with the picture of a warrior,with closed eyes,facing upwards. It can be partially called a picture book,as most of the chapters are illustrated using the pictures.Karan Vir is the protagonist of the book. My first thought after reading the protagonist's name and his description was- is this book an autobiography? After reading this book,we can't consider it as an autobiography as there is no hint as such in the whole book. Maybe, some hint would be provided by the author in the upcoming book of the trilogy.
The story goes on like this. Karan Vir has frequent dreams related to Karna, the eldest of Pandavas. We find him equally confused as we ourselves are after reading about the dreams. His dreams become a nightmare and it eventually starts overpowering him and his mind. He finds it very difficult to come out of it. In order to find the answers to all the unanswered questions,he visits India. And,this is how the rest of the story goes on.
Coming to the language of the book,it is simple and lucid. One will not need a high vocab to give this book a read. However,there are certain Sanskrit words,whose meaning needs ti be found out while reading the book. The good thing is that the reader is provided with a glossary at the end of the book to look for meanings. But I would have really appreciated if words ,whose meanings are provided at the end,were italicized. This would have made this book an easy read. It gets very irritating to look back and forth,again and again while reading the text.
The ending of the book seems clueless to me. Obviously,one needs to wait for the upcoming part to know the whole story,but I find this book incomplete. Incomplete in the sense of plot and structure. And,that leaves me clueless. However,I would suggest you to wait for the upcoming part. Maybe,it is a trick used by the author to keep his readers on track. So,if you haven't read about Karna, the legendary hero of Mahabharata ,or if you feel reading Mahabharata is a very boring task,go for this book. You will be acquainted with the Legend of Karna, without actually getting bored. Give it a try.
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My rating-3.8/5
Review by- Heena Priya (author.heena@gmail.com)
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