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stonecharioteer's review
5.0
This and the first book are amazing. They focus a lot more on Kamsa than I expected. The way Jarasandha plays him is hilarious.
tbr_the_unconquered's review
3.0
This is the second installment in Ashok Banker's Krishna storyline. The story sums up the plot points until the death of Putana at Krishna's hands. At the risk of sounding like a broken record I must say that the author is adept at making his stories move with all the panache of a richly colored Hindi movie. It is swift,efficient and satisfying storytelling.
The presence of the supernatural as a Deus-Ex Machina in the plot is very high in this tale. It is hardly surprising when your antagonists are demons who stepped right out of the fiery pit and your protagonist (who is still a baby) is the incarnation of one of the most powerful gods in the Hindu pantheon.
Enjoyable, entertaining and a very quick read.
The presence of the supernatural as a Deus-Ex Machina in the plot is very high in this tale. It is hardly surprising when your antagonists are demons who stepped right out of the fiery pit and your protagonist (who is still a baby) is the incarnation of one of the most powerful gods in the Hindu pantheon.
Enjoyable, entertaining and a very quick read.
rrkreads's review
1.0
The characterization of Kamsa was the one of the few things that made me put this book down multiple times. Will the reader grasp the concept of evil only if it is a gross asura? does all of evil look a certain way? In the end, the author does clarify that the grossness was due to a potion, but the damage according to me was done. It was like a feast that was so heavy that it puts you off of all future feasts. If not for my obsession with Krishna's stories I wouldn't have bothered finishing half of this book, let alone finishing it.
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