Chatanon Men Fire/چٹانوں میں فائر

Imran Series #2

by Ibn-e-Safi

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Young Adult

75 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1955

About the author

Ibn-e-Safi (also spelled as Ibne Safi) (Urdu: ابنِ صفی) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad (Urdu: اسرار احمد), a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Arabian expression which literally means Son of Safi, where the word Safi means chaste or righteous. He wrote from the 1940s in India, and later Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947.

His main works were the 126-book series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) and the 120-book Imran Series, with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterized by a blend of mystery, adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South Asia.

More information about Ibn-e-Safi can be found on http://www.ibnesafi.info and http://www.wadi-e-urdu.com/

Most of the original first edition title images of his novels on goodreads.com were obtained from Wadi-e-Urdu.com website.

Reviews

[Shabana Mukhtar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Irrespecive of the title, and what rating I give, I love his work.
Ibn-e-safi, the person who introduced me to the world of suspense and thriller at young age of six (ish).
Growing up, it was a challenge to get hold of his books. Thanks to the people who put a lot of effort to digitize all his books.
Since past three years, i read all his 150+ books, Imran Series and Jasoosi Duniya, at least once in a quarter. Yes, that is how much I like his work. Sue me, if it is wrong.

[Sara Saif · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know about anyone else but I find this and other stories like it thoroughly stupid. Imran pretends to be an absolute loon for three quarters of the story and then solves the entire thing in a jiffy.

[विकास 'अंजान' · Rating 3 out of 5]

चट्टानों में आग इब्ने सफ़ी द्वारा लिखी गई अली इमरान श्रृंखला का दूसरा उपन्यास है। यह उनके उर्दू में लिखे उपन्यास चट्टानों में फायर का हिंदी अनुवाद है।

उपन्यास मुझे बहुत पसंद आया। इमरान श्रृंखला से जो जो उम्मीदें आपको होती हैं यह उपन्यास वह पूरी करता है। एक अच्छी रहस्यकथा तो आपको देता ही है साथ में हास्य से भी आपका मनोरंजन करता है। अगर आपने अब तक नहीं पढ़ा है तो एक बार इसे पढ़ कर देख सकते हैं।

मेरे विस्तृत विचार आप निम्न लिंक पर जाकर पढ़ सकते हैं:
चट्टानों में आग

[Mudassar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent thriller

[W · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is Imran's second adventure.
In these early books,Imran is at his silliest and his antics are a lot of fun.He rescues Colonel Zargham from the clutches of the criminal mastermind Lee Yuka,whose very name inspires fear.

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

average... not too good, not too bad ...

[Osama Siddique · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mysterious enemy (the international drug crime syndicate Li You Ka which has been successfully running for two hundred years and has evaded detection and arrest), unusual surroundings (the wild mountains of Sonagari), a cast of somewhat idionsyncratic characters (Colonel Zargham, his daughter Sophiya, his two nephews, his friend Colonel Dickson and his daughter and the taciturn Czech national Bartosh), a dire threat (to Colonel Zargam) through a cryptical symbol (a miniature wooden monkey; to be followed by a wooden snake and a wooden rooster); mysterious missing papers; a villain named Shiftun; the possibility some quick action against masked men; and the setting is ideal for Ali Imran M.A; PhD to offer his unique portfolio of sharp detective work, utter idiocy and nonsense, unique wit, deft turn of phrase, capacity for violence when required, and vast knowledge of classical Urdu poetry, with Captain Fayyaz playing Watson as always.

[sohail bhatti · Rating 2 out of 5]

لگتا ہے کہ اس سیریز کے پلاٹ بھی کرنل فریدی سیریز جیسے ہی ہوں گے۔ لیکن اس میں عمران پس پردہ، یا پس تحریر کہہ لیں، نہیں رہ سکتا کیونکہ وہ اکیلا ہے۔ پھر بھی مصنف نے اسے رات میں بھگا دیا اور اس قدر شاطر مجرم بھی نہ سمجھ سکا کہ وہ اس کی یا کاغذات کی نگرانی کے لئے بھاگا ہے۔
اس قدر احمقانه حرکتیں کچھ زیادہ لگتی ہیں۔ عمران کے جملوں میں بھی حمید کی جھلک محسوس ہوتی ہے۔ یا شائد ایک مصنف ہونے کی وجہ سے شائبہ لگتا ہے۔

[Dil Nawaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is ok but not to much interesting

[Bushra Ayub Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

عمران ایسی ایسی باتیں پکڑتا ہے کہ میں بس حیران رہ جاتی ہوں ۔۔

[Mahnoor Asif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lio-kaa 👀

[Shabana Mukhtar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Irrespecive of the title, and what rating I give, I love his work.
Ibn-e-safi, the person who introduced me to the world of suspense and thriller at young age of six (ish).
Growing up, it was a challenge to get hold of his books. Thanks to the people who put a lot of effort to digitize all his books.
Since past three years, i read all his 150+ books, Imran Series and Jasoosi Duniya, at least once in a quarter. Yes, that is how much I like his work. Sue me, if it is wrong.

[Abhyudaya Shrivastava · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea of a funny detective/ spy is fascinating because the reader is drawn to the character. Someone smiling while playing with fire makes for a great protagonist. Imran is an adorable character and Ibn-e-safi has done some good work here. The only grudge I have with the book is that it didn't have more pages.

[Harshit Gupta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too great, but Imran's series has a certain charm.