Ash Mistry went to India a normal British teen and came back
as the Eternal Warrior of the Death Goddess Kali. That's not
how most boys spend their summer vacation. Ash just wants to
put it behind him and learn to control this crazy new power
he has, but Kali isn't exactly someone who can be tucked
away. When Parvati, demon princess and Ash's friend from
India, comes to India asking for his help, Ash can't say no;
especially when he learns that Lord Savage is planning to
steal the Koh-I-Noor diamond from the crown jewels of
England. From London to India, Ash and Parvati hunt Lord
Savage as they try to get the diamond back before Savage can
use the power inside the diamond.
THE CITY OF DEATH by Sarwat Chadda the second Ash Mistry
book and I loved it even more than the first. The first
book, The Savage Fortress, initiated Ash into a realm of
magic and legend. He went from a normal boy into a boy who
had to sacrifice all to save his sister. In THE CITY OF
DEATH, the consequences of that act are finally sinking in.
Kali is the goddess of death and destruction. In a world
that views death as evil, Kali is terrifying and
unfathomable. Chadda handles the conflicting worldviews well
through Ash's point of view. He must learn what it means to
be the 'death-bringer' and still maintain who he is.
Once again, Chadda took the story to an unexpected place
that completely took me off guard and I wasn't even a
hundred pages in. After The Savage Fortress, I thought I
might have a handle on the unfolding events, but no. There
were still surprises and twists that I never saw coming but
fit beautifully into the story.
THE CITY OF DEATH by Sarwat Chadda ramps up the action and
thrills to deliver another plot-driven story that delivers
unexpected twists, fantastic locations, complex emotions,
and a cliffhanger ending. I cannot wait to see more of this
series.
Ash escaped THE SAVAGE FORTRESS . . . but can he survive THE
CITY OF DEATH?
Meet Ash Mistry: eighth grader, pretty good video gamer, guy
with a massive crush on the beautiful Gemma . . .
Oh, and the Eternal Warrior of the death goddess Kali.
Just when Ash has settled back into his everyday London
life, his friend Parvati arrives with a mission: The evil
Lord Alexander Savage is plotting to steal the Koh-I-Noor
diamond from England's crown jewels. Ash and Parvati manage
to intercept it, but at a terrible price-Gemma's death.
Outcast and heartbroken, Ash returns with Parvati to India,
where he meets up with old friends and develops new powers.
But he's haunted by Gemma, by thoughts of revenge against
Savage, and by horrifying, blood-soaked dreams. As he hunts
Savage all the way to an astonishing, long-hidden kingdom,
Ash must face the prospect that he may no longer be entirely
human . . . and his warrior side may lie beyond his control.
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