It is mythology and promisingly stays so. The author doesn’t put much effort into modernizing the story. We see a beautiful love story of Rudra and his lover and the warrior princess-Parvati, who helps him in the fight against Asuras. How Rudra learns to use his gift and fights against Asuras is the plot of the story. The gift, therefore, becomes a threat to him and his loved ones as Rudra is innately an aggressive person. When Rudra is in rage, his third eye opens up, destroying anyone in his way. Rudra is a celestial warrior prince, born with a gift-HIS THIRD EYE. Rudra means ‘who eradicates problems from their roots’.ĭhyanesh, the 15-year-old author of the book, has made an excellent attempt at presenting the story of Rudra. In the Rigveda, Rudra is praised as the 'mightiest of the mighty'. One translation of the name is 'the roarer'. Rudra is a Rigvedic deity associated with wind or storm, Vayu, and the hunt. Shiva is said to be the controller of time itself and has the responsibility of carrying out the process of destruction at the end of creation. Wikipedia: Shiva is one of the 3 principal deities of Hinduism. But the Hindu god that garners the most attention is Shiva. I find so many books in the market about Ram, Raavan, Sita, Draupadi, Krishna, etc., that I have lost the count. This book is suitable for teenagers, adults and even senior citizens.Indian mythology is taking over the hearts of readers lately. For clear understanding of some Sanskrit words used in the story, the author has also given a glossary at the end of the book which gives the meanings of those Sanskrit words in English. The end is definitely a cliffhanger, but it increases the reader's curiosity and makes him/her wait for the next book. The story is ended with the birth of Vinayaka, who is destined to continue the Legacy Of Rudra, and the Return of Rati. As the story goes, we get to know about how Rudra burns Kama with his third eye, Rudra and Parvati's wedding and the final war between the Devas and the Asuras. The beginning and ending of each and every chapter is unexpected, which doesn't allow the reader to put the book down. Otherwise, overall, from chapter to chapter the suspense increases. The uniqueness of the story in my opinion is, there are only some points of the story where we are able to guess what is going to happen next. We also get to know about the reviving of the Vajra and Parvati's transformation. The first few chapters tell us about the creation of Satyaloka and other Lokas, about the age-old conflict between Devas and Asuras, about the war between Devas and Nagas and how Indra's most powerful weapon, the Vajra gets stolen.
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