The Emperor’s Riddles I Satyarth Nayak.

• Book: The Emperor's Riddles.
• Author: Satyarth Nayak.
• Publication House: Amaryllis.
• Category: Fiction.
• Rating: 4.65/5

Story-in-Short:

More terrifying than the savage murder of historian Ram Mathur on the ghats of the Ganga, are the questions that follow. The letter carved on his face… the cryptic mail he sends his daughter Sia after he dies… more murders piling up. Desperate for answers, Sia turns to esoteric writer and friend Om Patnaik. But what begins as a huntfor the killes, becomes an extraordinary trail of riddles strewn across the country, that must end at the gates of an enigma… 

An ancient enigma so powerful that even gods would kill for it!!!

In another time and space, rules an emperor who plays with phenomenal forces that make him supreme… who faces these very forces when they threaten the survival of the human race. An Emperor who must ultimately pay homage to the enigma… 

As Patnaik and Sia race from one riddle to another, towards a royal secret that has remained alive for centuries… will the final truth save them or destroy them forever? The path beckons. Can you solve The Emperor’s Riddles? 

In my view: 

And here I am done reading debutant author Satyarth Nayak’s The Emperor’s Riddles. Well, Reading the blurb itself, is enough for any reader to understand what the book is about.

Ram Mathur, a known historian is found murdered on the ghats of Ganga. Eccentrically, Om Patnaik, a good friend of Mathur receives a message from him, on facebook after he was killed. However, Patnaik has no clues about the murder of Mathur. He only learns about the incident when he goes to the ghats after he receives Mathur’s message. There comes the entry of Sia Mathur, the daughter of the historian who claims that she received an email from Mathur minutes after he was killed. 

Eight murders have already happened on the ghats and Ram Mathur’s murder is the ninth one. On a hand where investigating Inspector Parag Suri names the murderer as scorpion, Sia and Patnaik try to crack this mystery. 

While solving the mystery of the orange paper with lines and circles, that Sia claims she got in a mail from Mathur after his death, Sia and Patnaik reach to the Sarnath temple where they find a woman. She later turns out to be Jashodhara, a Television Programmer and a follower of Ram Mathur.  She also joins them in this mystery. Interest grips up when trio solve the riddles. In the course of solving this mystery, number nine plays an importance role, about which you will get know when you read the book. The powerful and crucial discoveries, inventions and experiments that India did in prehistoric times has also found space in the book. 

Over-all, this whole tale is an interesting one with suspense and thrill attached to it. The ecstasy in the book will surely generate a sort of quest among the readers to know more and more about the story. The writing style of the author is really brilliant. Even the narration of the story is perfect. The mythological flavour that the book contains will surely fascinate the readers towards it. I can evidently say this that the whole novel is an outcome of thorough research done by the author. 

Speaking about the drawbacks, at certain parts I did find an unrequired extension which could have been eliminated by the author. Also, the story of the emperor that runs simultaneously creates a bit of confusion at times. Otherwise, the book is thrilling and one will surely enjoy in the course of reading it!

Considering everything, I would rate it with 4.65/5. Recommending it to the readers, I would label it as a ‘must-read’ novel! Grab your copies today!!! My best wishes to Satyarth Nayak for his future projects! 

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