Book: The Signet Ring
Author: Kapil Dabur
Publisher:
Leadstart Publishing
Do you believe
in the concept of immortal beings, or chiranjeevis?
The Signet
Ring by Kapil Dabur is a story about a brotherhood
that strives to avenge the injustice meted to it eons ago by Lord Vishnu. With the
story set in present times, it chronicles the journey of its two lead characters-Jupiter
and Kartik as they set out to uncover the secret the Lord tried to hide ages
ago. Blending present with History and Mythology, the book travels from
prehistoric times through mythology, mixing it with technology, mythology and
devotion as it tries to uncover the biggest treasure known to Mankind.
The Signet
Ring is a book with an interesting twist in the
manner in which it is told. Being a story that has elements of mystery,
mythology and fiction, it was a good read that explored a different dimension
of the Indian mythological stories about the avatars of Lord Vishnu. The plot
was crisp and mature that would engage the reader and compel him to turn the
page. The element of surprise was present multiple times in the story and the
author has used some really interesting historical factoids to make the plot
seem plausible. While the plot was great, the book suffers with some issues. The
first being the time and location confusion as we see the story unfolding in
multiple parts of the world but yet the characters manage to travel to Indian
locales quickly. This could have been improved by mentioning the location of
the chapter before it began. Second was the time inconsistency as the story
spans a long time, but the exact passage of time is not understood at many
locations. I really hope that a revision is done in the subsequent editions so
that such a great story gets its due. The climax was good that tied the entire
story up.
Coming to the
characters, I loved the manner in which the antagonist of the book was shown to
be slightly powerful than the protagonist, at least just before the end. The background
stories of the characters tied up to the mythological equivalents was great. I
expected a bit more story behind that of Dr. Indira and Mahesh as they were
shown to be quite critical, but that harms the current storyline in no manner.
The book scores a 3.25/5 for me.
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