The Secret of the Nagas
About the author
Described as Indias first literary popstar by world-renowned film director Shekhar Kapur, Amishs unique combination of crackling story-telling, religious symbolism and profound philosophies has turned him into an Indian publishing phenomenon, with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra hailing Amishs books as archetypal and stirring.
Amishs 6 books till now The Immortals of Meluha (2010), The Secret of the Nagas (2011) and The Oath of the Vayuputras (2013), which collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy, and Ram Scion of Ikshvaku (Book 1 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2015), Sita Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2017), and Immortal India Young Country, Timeless Civilisation (Amishs first non-fiction book) (2017) have 4 million copies in print with Gross retail sales of Rs. 120 crores.
His books have been translated into 19 Indian and International languages.
The Shiva Trilogy is the fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history. The Ram Chandra Series is the second fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history, with Ram Scion of Ikshvaku, (Book 1 of the Ram Chandra Series), being the highest selling book of 2015 and Sita Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series), being the highest selling book of 2017. Immortal India Young Country, Timeless Civilisation, Amishs first non-fiction book has been on the bestselling charts since its launch in August 2017. The Indian language translations of Amishs books have sold over 5 lakh copies, breaking records in this space as well.
Amish is a graduate of IIM-Calcutta and worked for 14 years in the financial services industry before turning to full-time writing.
About the Book
Today, he is a God.
4,000 years ago, he was just a Man.
The Secret of the Nagas is the second book of the Shiva Trilogy, the sequel to the No 1 national bestseller, The Immortals of Meluha.
Shivas hunt for the Naga who killed his friend Brahaspati and targeted his wife Sati, takes him down Indias major river networks, searching for traitors and seeking allies in his war against evil. But evil is rising again, more potent than ever. A whole nation is dying. Another, suffering for no fault of its own. Everyone is suspect: new friends, old allies and even his philosopher guides. At every corner, Shiva finds evidence of Naga activity. A crown prince is murdered. A people held to ransom for a miracle drug made only by the Nagas.
Shivas journey takes him across the length and breadth of Swadweep, to the land of the Brangas and further south, deep into the Dandak forest. Shiva searches for the truth in a land of deadly mysteries only to find that nothing is what it seems.
Book 2 of the Shiva trilogy takes up from the point where Shiva is dashing to save Sati at the end of The Immortals of Meluha. Does he succeed? His archenemy seems to be winning every encounter. All Shiva knows for sure is that the Chandravanshis arent evil. But then, neither are the Suryavanshis. So who or what is evil? And who is the mysterious Naga that stalks his family? What does he want? What is The Secret of the Nagas?
