Immortal Knowledge is a sci-fi YA novella uncovering the solution to recover timeless data collected by scientists related to pandemics, epidemics witnessed by the world since the first major outbreak. The story moves seamlessly from the time of corona outbreak, lockdown and post pandemic. Raghav; a young boy who loses his parents in a car accident, has to witness a sorrowful funeral with his sole guardian, his maternal grandmother because one of his parents had been suffering from covid19. His acceptance to his unique mind and secluded but privileged life.
The unraveling of the mysterious labelled box lying in the basement of his house which opens a Pandora box of headaches and secrets for our junior scientist. The urge to keep it a secret and decoding it's purpose results in threat to his life.
The life post pandemic and the scientific society (university) presented in the book gives it a futuristic charm.
What didn't work for me was the concept of immortal knowledge being self-destructive and the feeble logging. I wished there were more layers to the story that would have brought the thrill to solve mysterious symbols, the secret diary, decoding part could have been more technical.
Hope the second book in the series answers the cliffhanger I'm stuck in since yesterday😁.