The Savage Hills

by Abhay Narayan Sapru

THE PIR PANJAL RANGE IN KASHMIR! Mountain stacked on mountain with the raging Chenab river meandering through. Daunting snow-clad summits, remote valleys and isolated hamlets, peopled by Muslims, Hindus and the migratory Gujjar tribesmen.The centuries-old peace between the two communities is about to be ravaged. Militancy has reared its ugly head and blood will be spilled; brother will fight brother. As the hills start burning with Pakistan-backed terror, there is vendetta being played out, with death and mayhem unleashed in its wake. Sucked into this vortex of violence and vengeance is Harry and his SF troop. Along the way, some foreign trekkers are abducted by an unknown militant group called the Al-Faran. Unbeknownst to all the dramatis-personae involved,their paths will converge violently with dire consequences for some.

Genres: Military Fiction

Paperback

Published July 11, 2021

Reviews

[Varun Sadasivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gripping and interesting read.

The story is a summary of the adventures of three men of violence and arms who get deeper and deeper into the violent tornado of peak Kashmir militancy in the 90s. Harry who can be termed as the protagonist of the story is a soldier protecting other soldiers and is hunting down militants, RK a BSF deserter is a pawn of local police and Army and is used to do a kind of violence which the state cannot do and has a blood feud with a friend turned brother turned mortal enemy and Manzur, the mortal enemy of RK , choose the life of a militant by deserting from a promising BFS career and mentally justifies his violence through his religious beliefs.

[Pranav · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is EXTREMELY well written. The flow is maintained, grammar used adds to vocabulary in places while ensuring its a flow smooth read at all toimes. The writting is crisp. and is at the level of god American authors.
With addition of some technical details & insights on weapons and tactics, Mr.Sapru can be the Indian Tom Clancy

[Prajwal Dakua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read

Made me feel like I am watching special op movie.
No regret to have spent a couple of hours reading this masterpiece.

Thank You so much Major Abhay Narayan Sapru, 1 para sf sir.

[Ajitabh Pandey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on real life incidents of Special Forces

A fiction based on real life special forces incidents. Absolutely thrilling and also tells the hard life the Indian Army soldiers live.

[Raks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best gripping tale about two ex-BSF Jawans from the Valley who were childhood pals and then they go rogue and turn into foes. The tale also takes you through the harsh conditions that the Indian armed forces go through in neutralizing the insurgency.

[Charit · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun masala book! Great to see fiction writing on Indian armed forces’ experiences - the gods know we have read enough about US and British special forces and the like.

[Mohammed Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is fucking lit the action, story telling, sapru sir I just wanna meet you sir thanks for writing this book this also motivated me to join the forces!

[Bhabatosh Dash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old school, free style soldiering. Beautifully described, the location, the era, the combat and the combatants in all their grandeur.

[Subrato Tapaswi · Rating 5 out of 5]

fast paced, detailed, unputdownable!!