Book: Jazeera: Legend of the Fort Island
Author: Yash Pawaskar
Publisher:
Amazon Kindle
Do you think
that nature has its own mechanism of correcting wrongs perpetrated by man?
Jazeera by Yash Pawaskar is set in the 14th century BC. The political
climate is terse, with the Northern Sultanate moving its capital from Delhi to Daulatabad
and back and suffered huge economic losses in this transition. The southern
states come together as the Sujaynagar Empire and aim to push back the Sultanate.
Amidst this chaos, Jazeera, a fort island on the west coast of the country and
a vassal of the Sultanate, is plagued by a mysterious Shadow, who starts
kidnapping children from the island. Whispers suggest that there’s black magic
at play to invoke the mighty Timingila. Jazeera’s ambitious Sultan and the
pragmatic Wazir summon an Officer from the Sultanate to solve this mystery. The
island has a haunting past, a turbulent present, and a prophetic future.
Jazeera: Legend of the Fort Island unravels it all in a thrilling manner.
The book has an interesting
storyline with 2 parallel tracks where we see life on the island as well as the
mainland in overlapping chapters. Divided into 3 parts-The present, the past
and the present again, the narrative in engaging and makes for a good read. The
author has taken inspiration from real locations and as a person who has
visited the said inspiration, the images painted by the author are quite vivid
and inspired from the local folklore. The plot creates a mystery at first and as
the book inches towards the end, the things unravel and wrap the story up with
a bow. The one thing that could have been better in the book had we understood
the mystery of the room with the mirrors from the beginning as that did not
give that shock that it should have probably given.
Coming to the
characters, Yash has taken time to create a backstory for each of the central
characters. Be it the Wazir, the Queen or the Tyrant ruler of the island, each
of them had their reason as to their actions. As the second part of the book
begins, we get to know the story behind the current situation and as it
progresses, you see the character arc getting established. The scene where the
evilness of the king comes out was quite dramatic, yet it set the tone for the
rest of the story.
One thing that
deserves a mention is the presence of some very great quotes in the book that
are quite inspiring and handy.
Overall, the book scores a 4.13/5 from me.
Grab a copy of the book here.
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