If you've read & loved the Shiva Trilogy by Amish, then you've probably already read the Scion Of Ikshvaku, or at least already have a copy lying in your bag or next to your bed. So this review is not for you, my fellow fan of this new age indian mythology. I say "new age indian mythology" because over the last many years, Indian mythology of today has undergone a change and is different from the Sunday stories that our parents and grandparents grew up with.
The Scion of Ikshvaku sticks to the age old tale of glory, duty, sacrifice, virtue and honesty - the Ramayana. It begins with Raavan kidnapping Sita from the jungle where Sita, Ram and Lakshman were spending 14 years, having been banished by King Dashrath from Ayodhya and moves into flashback from a time just before Ram's birth.
But there are some twists in the tale, which the reader will not expect, and which hooks you onto the book. E.g. Dashrath battles with Raavan on the day that Ram is born and loses.
There are parts where the book gets too detailed and lumbers on and the reader is tempted to skip a few pages. E.g. Ram's discussion with a motley crew of people at different stages of the book on dharma, the law, etc.
All in all a decent book to read, but if you've read the Shiva Trilogy and expect the same level of story telling, you will be slightly disappointed.
Will I read the sequel? Maybe, maybe not.
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