Arthur A. Levine Books
Featuring: Ash Mistry; Lord Alexander Savage
291 pages ISBN: 0545385172 EAN: 9780545385176 Kindle: B009AJHQQI Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Thirteen year old Ash Mistry has spent the last three
weeks in India with his uncle and aunt, and for Ash, India
is nothing but heat and dust. All that changes when Ash's
uncle is invited to translate ancient texts for Lord
Alexander Savage, a fabulously wealthy lord who supports
archaeological digs all over India. When Ash finds a golden
arrowhead behind a hidden wall, his life suddenly gets more
interesting, maybe even too interesting. Because with the
arrowhead comes legends of King Ravana, a demon lord who
wanted to rule the world. Lord Savage wants that arrowhead.
For Savage, the legends are real and he needs that arrowhead
to bring Ravana back to power.
THE SAVAGE FORTRESS by Sarwat Chadda is the first in the
thrilling Ash Mistry series. Action-packed and thrilling
Chadda still captures the emotion and complexity of a boy
whose life has been completely turned upside down. Without
giving away any spoilers, I was seriously surprised by the
turn of events early in the story and at the end. Chadda
takes the expectations that you have for children's novels
and tosses them out the window to create a very appealing,
plot-driven novel that doesn't shy away from emotionally
tough subject matter.
The creepy, fascinating details that Chadda brings to the
world will appeal to many readers. There are scrolls made of
human skin, magicians, rakshasas: demon creatures who are
more animal than human, and a scene where a rat is eaten
that completely grossed me out. THE SAVAGE FORTRESS
perfectly captures the dreadful anticipation of an
adventure/fantasy. This is a fantastic book and I highly
recommend it for children who love stories that delve into
mythology, magic, and adventure like the Percy Jackson
books.
The gods and monsters of India roar to life in this
thrilling fantasy!
After three weeks of vacation, Ash Mistry is ready to leave
the heat and dust of India behind him. Then he discovers a
gleaming gold arrowhead hidden in the sands---a weapon used
to defeat evil King Ravana in legend.
At least, Ash is pretty sure it's only a legend . . .
But when Lord Alexander Savage comes after Ash, the legends
are suddenly way too real. Savage commands an army of
monstrous shapechangers called rakshasas, who want only to
seize the arrowhead and restore Ravana to power. As they
hunt Ash through magnificent fortresses and brutal deserts,
he must learn to work with a powerful rakshasa girl named
Parvati, and find the strength within himself to fight on no
matter what. Because this isn't just a battle to stop the
end of the world. It's a battle to stop the end of reality
as we know it.
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