"The wordkeepers" debut novel by Jash Sen. This book is published by duckbill in 2013 and has 248 pages. This book is Book 1 of the trilogy.
The story is set in 2028. Anya, a 14 year old girl, gets a cryptic message from her mom asking her not to trust her father of even her mom. Ashwathama and Bibhishan, the immortals, are involved. A great responsibility lies on young Anya's shoulders. Bilal can do tricks no one can. One day his friend is murdered and he is taken to a special camp by a stranger for training.
Is the legend of Chiranjeevi true? Who is the avtar of Vishnu? What is the connection between Anya and Bilal? Who is the villain? What is the red planet?
Here Kali is the villain. He wants to rule the world. There are young boys and girls with powers who are trained in a camp by Chiranjeevi. There is a prophecy of one particular child killing Kali. He is hunting for it and the wordkeepers are protecting it till it becomes capable of fulfilling the destiny. Does it remind you of Percy Jackson? Well there definitely are parallels.
The story has immortals Ashwathama, Bibhishan, Parshuram and avtars of Vishnu and Balram along with a couple of Gods. Anya is the wordkeeper and so are others. Their amulets are powerful.
Kali has his own force of bad guys that includes conjoined twins, shape shifters, non human entities etc.
The story is aptly narrated. It contains magic, flying, shape shifting, intergalactic travel, immortals etc. The last section of the book seems to be written in hurry. It's devoid of necessary details. Story ends with start of new adventure. What will happen next? Although it's author's debut novel, she has done well.
India's answer to Percy Jackson. Recommend reading.
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