Title: Faith of the Nine
Author: Sachin Dev
Pages: 358
Price: 375.00 INR
Publisher: Frog Books
Review
‘Faith of the Nine’ by Sachin Dev is the first installment of the Wheels of Janani Series. It is an epic adventure of a group of characters from Nam in the Janani world. The book follows many different paths that start with a raging battle. In the first few chapters the protagonists are introduced one by one with the progression of the story. We get to know General Fateh, the most celebrated soldier in Nam who starts to question his faith, Ishan – a gifted orphan who struggles to comprehend his destiny and Abhaya – a young monk in search of truths about this world. Their choices and actions will shape the destiny of this scarred world that becomes the playground for vindictive Gods.
The older gods have forsaken Janani and a powerful god, Pruksa is protecting the masses. It'd been prophesied that, when the sun will hide and spring will turn into the violet , one of the 10 banished god will come back to avenge himself & his lover leading to turning the existing world into the ashes. So we have the Butcher-of-the-South comings down from the hills of Kandhar and wiping an entire village named Anokhee on the southern borders of Namaakal thereby triggering the chain of events that unfold gradually.
What I like most about this book is that it is not a retelling of the epics in the name of contemporary fantasy that everyone these days seem to be churning out left and right. ‘Faith of the Nine’ is different from the milieu as such. The author has painstakingly crafted a different universe with several layers meant for the reader’s exploration. The characters are well carved out. Every scene has been described in detail that warrants applause. A map of sorts, charting the location of the places mentioned, would have been a good addition. Not to mention a little more information about this new world, even if at the end of the book, would have been a welcome relief.
Reading the book brought back memories of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. I found it a good enough read.
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About the book
"The Third Yuga is slowly drawing to a close. Nam – the greatest Empire on Janani – is going to face some fierce winds of change. Seers foresee omens of death and destruction in the return of the Banished One – A God who will claim the ashes of this world as revenge. While out in the streets, rumours abound - of older forgotten powers stirring.
Caught in this maelstrom of a power struggle between Gods are three ordinary lives: General Fateh, the most celebrated soldier in Nam who starts to question his faith, Ishan – a gifted orphan who struggles to comprehend his destiny and Abhaya – a young monk in search of truths about this world. Their choices and actions will shape the destiny of this scarred world that becomes the playground for vindictive Gods.
In a world where Rakshasas arise out of left-over traces of Maaya and twilight forms the portal to countless worlds around us for Daityas and Yakshis to dance through, a God is only as powerful as those who believe. And when Gods rise, faith of men will be tested…And broken."
Caught in this maelstrom of a power struggle between Gods are three ordinary lives: General Fateh, the most celebrated soldier in Nam who starts to question his faith, Ishan – a gifted orphan who struggles to comprehend his destiny and Abhaya – a young monk in search of truths about this world. Their choices and actions will shape the destiny of this scarred world that becomes the playground for vindictive Gods.
In a world where Rakshasas arise out of left-over traces of Maaya and twilight forms the portal to countless worlds around us for Daityas and Yakshis to dance through, a God is only as powerful as those who believe. And when Gods rise, faith of men will be tested…And broken."
About the author
Sachin discovered Tolkien in his teens, alternative rock as a new adult and digital marketing in pretty much his late twenties. These still form a large wedge in his circle of life. Travel, radio and theatre have also figured in that ever-expanding and diminishing circle. On perhaps a more prosaic note, he is an engineer from BITS Pilani and holds an MBA from Indian School of Business. Attribute the love for numbers and pie-charts to this. He is currently based in Bangalore and happily married to Harini. He spends an inordinately large amount of time chasing after his two dogs (who love the free life a bit too much) when he is not busy dreaming up fantasy worlds full of monsters. And beautiful Yakshis, of course. He can usually be found ranting on twitter under the handle @xenosach, or you can always stalk him online at www. sachindevt.com
I'd like to thank author Sachin Dev for letting me review his book. I do hope you end up liking the book when you read it. Thank you so much for stopping by, and happy reading!
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