Sinbad and the tomb of Alexander by Kevin Missal

​"Sinbad and the tomb of Alexander" by Kevin Missal - A defeat!

This book is published by Penguin Random House India in 2022 and has 336 pages. This is Book 2 of Sinbad series. 

Sinbad is ostracized from the Ninurta Guild, no longer a Seid (monster Hunter), just Sinbad the sailor (actually a pirate). Caliph Haroon Al-Rashid gives Sinbad an assignment. It’s to save a person who is searching for Tomb of Alexander the Great. Iblis recruits lame archdemon Sakhr to find the tomb and water of life.

Can Sinbad find the tomb? What is water of life? Why is Iblis interested? What price does Sinbad have to pay? Will Sinbad win?

Sinbad leads a crew consisting of Ashrafiya - the vampire, Best Friend - Seid Husayn, Pressa - the Chinese seer, Markus - a giant African warrior, Seid Idris whose husband Vampire Emir is arrested, his love and the Devil’s daughter - Safeena who is staying away from him. There are magical beings like Ifrit - a genie made out of fire and glass and clay, Nephilim - children of fallen angles, Draugr - the living dead, Gholum - Demon made of remains of humans raised by Rabbi.

Safeena doesn’t reciprocate Sinbad’s love. The guild wants to capture Safeena and use her as a weapon. The guild doesn’t like Caliph Harun Al-Rashid who has sent Sinbad on this mission. Iblis has recruited Sakhr. The stage is set. 

The story is full of magic, magical beings, Sinbad’s thinking on feet, his supreme confidence, his crew who is also his family. Although there are so many ingredients to make a fantastic story, author misses the bus. Note that the story is not bad, but it is not as good as it could have been. Author has lost the opportunity. 

Sinbad has his own fears. His greatest fear is of abandonment. He fears that one day his friends will abandon him and leave to pursue their life goals and he will be left all alone. 

Why did I read this book? Had read the first book. 

What I didn't like? Lost opportunity. 

What did I like? Humanness in Sinbad.

Read only if you plan to read the series, otherwise Avoid.