"Vimana" by Mainak Dhar. This book is published by Penguin India in 2012 and has 246 pages. It's a mythological science fiction.
Aaditya, who has lost his fighter pilot father to an accident, and lost his leg to another is not comfortable after giving up his ambition of becoming fighter pilot to study commerce. A strange indecent propels him in the world of Devas, Asuras, Daityas and of course Vimanas.
Who are Devas? Who are Asuras & Daityas? Are they real? What's so special about their Vimanas? Is apocalypse around the corner?
The story is a mythological science fiction. It has Devas, Asuras, Daityas and the legend on one hand and advanced technology, Vimanas controlled by thoughts, under water base, super weapons on the other. To add to it there is a plot of a double agent as well.
Narration is good. It keeps you interested. Although it is a science fiction it contains all the plots and counter plots. Some ideas are fantastic, some are mediocre. Climax is not so good. Fallen God Kalki is the obvious villain.
Author has made use of the conspiracy theories about extra terrestrial life, alien abduction and UFO sightings cleverly to explain and reinforce the world he has created.
A good read. Recommend reading.
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