After a
long wait, finally I received a copy of Lord of Darkness.
It is a
decent read of 267 pages and magic, limits of imagination and an interesting
story plot made me sit back, relax and finish the book in two sittings.
Story goes
like –
Arpita, a studious, grade seeking student from
Pune university, finds it really hard to get a replacement for her old hard
disk under a thousand bucks. But, when she finally finds a second-hand disk
through the help of her friend, Shipra, she couldn't help but notice that
things in her life are no more as they used to be- the horrifying death of Anwar, the one who
installed the disk, the presence of a mysterious, password protected folder in
that disk, named ‘Billycan hill’, and a presentation that vaguely mentions a
location where one can travel through past and future. After numerous efforts,
they finally locate this bizarre spot and decide to visit Moghal Empire to sell a few electronic items to these ancient people to make
some money. But, Dobler, an ardent follower of Satan, bullies them to change
their plans at the last moment. Finally, Arpita and her chaps end up in the
Satanic era near the ‘Church of Satan’ in the pursuit of the mighty
Ring of Beelzebub, and this is where the deadly game of lust and power
begins.
Starting with
the cover, it is completely in sync with the story line and gives an expression
of chilling the spine. Paper quality is above average and book is quite heavy
to carry.
Forward
section in this book is worth looking at; many reader, followers and celebrities
have written rave reviews about the book. Reading the foreword is like creating
a mood for the magical read.
There are
several plots running in the story-line at the same time, the readers will be
shocked to see the connection of the running plots. Once someone will pick up
the book, the characters will not let the reader keep the book down till the
end. The grey characters, villains, magic spells and other detailing of the
occult science makes this book an outshining star in this genre. I have not seen too many Indian authors writing on off beat subjects and I am glad that the author of Lord of Darkness and Sukoon is doing an outstanding job here.
While reading the book, readers will understand the research that the author must
have done before penning down the book. After the last release of the author
(Sukoon – In Hindi), this books is an extension of black magic literature.
Briefly, Billycan
hill proves to be a perfect blend of "Mekkana's gold, The Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit". It has strong marketing capabilities to become a National
bestseller.
The only flaw
in the book is the missed spacing between some of the words however it doesn't create
any hurdle for the reader however if it is a miss, it’s a miss. That’s why
proof reading should be done with sincere efforts.
Best Fiction
Books highly recommend this book to the readers.
