Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 The Guardians of Halahala Free Chapters

by Shatrujeet Nath

The Price of a Promise. Paid in Blood.The deadly Halahala, the alldevouring poison churned from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras, was swallowed by Shiva to save the universe from extinction.But was the Halahala truly destroyed?A small portion still remains—a weapon powerful enough to guarantee victory to whoever possesses it. And both asuras and devas, locked in battle for supremacy, will stop at nothing to claim it.As the forces of Devaloka and Patala, led by Indra and Shukracharya, plot to possess the Halahala, Shiva turns to mankind to guard it from their murderous clutches. It is now up to Samrat Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine to quell the supernatural hordes—and prevent the universe from tumbling into chaos!The Guardians of the Halahala is a sweeping tale of honour and courage in the face of infinite greed, danger and deceit.SHATRUJEET NATH is the creator of the runaway national bestseller series Vikramaditya Veergatha, a fourbook mythofantasy arc which comprises The Guardians of the Halahala, The Conspiracy at Meru, The Vengeance of Indra and The Wrath of the Hellfires. Described as “a new face to Indian mythology” by DNA, Shatrujeet writes for movies and web shows as well. He is also the author of The Karachi Deception, an IndoPak spy thriller.“A good work of mythofiction”—ANAND NEELAKANTAN“Flawlessly clubs fiction with Indian mythology” —DNA

60 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 24, 2020

About the author

Shatrujeet Nath has sold ice-creams, peddled computer training courses, written ad copy, and reported on business as a journalist and assistant editor at The Economic Times. While still at the top of his game, Shatrujeet quit journalism to write fiction. His first book, the Indo-Pak espionage thriller The Karachi Deception, was published in 2013. He then went on to write the national bestselling epic fantasy series Vikramaditya Veergatha, which comprises four books: The Guardians of the Halahala, The Conspiracy at Meru, The Vengeance of Indra and The Wrath of the Hellfires. His latest work, Warlord of Ayodhya: Resurrection, has just been released, and is the second book in a three-book series that tells the story of Bharat’s 14-year-rule in Ayodhya during the exile of Rama. Described as “a new face to Indian mythology” by DNA, Shatrujeet writes for movies and web shows as well.

Reviews

[Manali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Name of the book- The Guardians of the Halahala by Shatrujeet Nath.
Stars given- 5 on 5 stars.
My take on the book-
I totally blame my grandparents for my love for stories. My Nani on my Mimi's side and Dadu on my Bapu's side used to read my stories, be it the Bengali classics of Thakumar Jhuli or The epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. As a grown up I tried to fill that gap of epic story thirst by gorging on lores of other countries but now I have amazing retelling of the Indian mythologies and yeaps it's like a part of my childhood is back…
This book doesn't really build up, it starts running from the get go and bam!!! You are hooked…
I had a bad couple of weeks, wasn't feeling too well but this one brought up tons of good memories.
First book of the series ended and now I am dying to get my hands on the second one and hopefully it will be soon.
Ps turns out book 4 released a few weeks back so trust me you all are in for an awesome rollercoaster journey for sure.

[Rohit · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author definitely should have gotten himself a better cover designer, I very reluctantly picked this book up thanks to its cover but was in a real bloody suprise.

The author has picked real life characters from the court of King Vikramaditya( Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty) and has woven his fantasy tale around them.

This is a fast paced book that doesn't slack one bit, I would strongly recommend reading this in one sitting.

It is for sure to leave the reader craving for more.

[Elmer Pond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Kept you wanting to read more. Always wondering what the next part would take you. The more you read the more you want to read.