Books in 2022: Vikramaditya Veergatha, Book 2: Conspiracy at Meru

Book #7

For the better part of the book, I was wondering why is the book named "Conspiracy of Meru"? Is it because there was a sub-plot of Indra's conspiracy against Asuras or is it because of that brief chapter where Shukracharya hatched a conspiracy with Indra against Vikram? Whatever is the case, does the overall plot of the book revolve around any of these conspiracies to name the book after it? I doubt.

While starting, I was unable to wrap my head around significance of every sub-plot. Like what was the use of Shukracharya creeping into Avanti if he anyway had to leave it at the end. After all, he could have learnt all the details from his mandalas. In addition to that, Queen going back to her slumber-like-situation took the story back to square one. Or for that matter, Huna's attack on Dwarka or Ahi's attack on Avanti, they had no significance other than making navratnas aware of their gifts. But finally, may be in last three chapters, there was some respite where Shukracharya laid the stone to a conspiracy and a brief plot twist happened with past-revelations of Kalidasa and his exit from the kingdom.

Although I am still not very satisfied with the series, since, there is not much conflict between characters and not much plot twists which can keep me engaged with story, yet, I will give it away to the author to up his game this time with politics. It was interesting to read Shoorasena's plot and how the mis-understanding of Rukma's marriage proposal is hatching up.

Looking to read the next book. It isn't bad enough for me to leave it in between.

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