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Vikram and Vetaal

Written by: Kevin Missal
Narrated by: Derek Denzil, Asif Ali Beg
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Publisher's Summary

We have all heard the tale of Vikram and Vetaal.

But not like this.

On Mahashivratri, when the moon casts a crimson glow and bats scurry across the night sky, the Vetaals appear from the shadows to take revenge against an ancient custom led by a sadistic demigod.

The only one who stands between them and the future of humankind is Vikramaditya, the king of Avantika. But to battle against these dark forces, he needs an ally. An ally who whispers with blood between his teeth, the one who speaks in riddles—the original Veetal. Will Vikramaditya be able to convince the Veetal to help him defeat this unbeatable enemy?

Listen to Kevin Missal's reimagining of an ancient tale to find out. This is a story that will make your heart race and keep you hooked till the very end.

Disclaimer: This programme is entirely a work of fiction and is meant for entertainment purposes only. All the characters and events portrayed in this programme are purely fictitious in nature, irrespective of any historical or mythological references therein. Any resemblance or similarities with any actual events, entities or persons, whether living or dead and/or locations is entirely coincidental and the author and/or Audible shall not be responsible or liable in any manner for the views expressed in this programme. The author and Audible respect all faith, religion, community and race and do not in any manner intend to defame or hurt the sentiments of any person, religious group, community, institutions, nationality or profession of any class of persons, gender, sexual orientation, caste or religion in any manner whatsoever

©2023 Kevin Missal (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC.

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The book is good, narration could've been better

I'm listening to this audiobook after finishing the Kalki Trilogy by the same author. And while I would like to admit that I found the writing style flat and rushing, I also cannot deny the fact that the author has improved a lot in the process, page by page and book by book.
This book is an interesting take on the childhood classic Vikram-Betaal. The characters could be more three-dimensional and the horror elements could be fleshed out more. It's a fun ride overall.
Coming to narration, audible did a very bad job with the sound effects and mixing, the narrator was rushing through the pages and I found it hard to finish the book, not because of the writing, but solely due to bad narration. I'm glad that the other books from Kevin Missal were narrated normally without sound effects and heavy voices and noices.

Overall rating : 3/5
Narration Style : 1.25/5
Writing style: 4/5
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Music and Mixing: 0.5/5

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twist to the original story?

the way the story is written felt flat to me. the characters are not introduced well and you are expected to know everything about them in the first place. the sentences used are somewhat simple and almost feels too childish. Even the story development is weird, for example over of the characters is said to be 14 but was fascinated with cutting up bodies. this is clearly psychopathic behavior but is shown as a curious doctor to be.
the main villain is said to be just and a follower of Shiva and protector of the innocent but kills all unborn children in the entire city. so the characterization was not accurate.

voice acting: some of the voices are over done like the vetal voice. I feel the lack of empathy and thus am unable to connect to the characters. There were some pronunciation errors but it did not hinder my understanding.

overall I'm disappointed in the story line and characterization of the people from a classic tale.

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Engaging

I like overall story narration… Jwala’s voice is too good… lots to understand about difference of humans and Vetals… worth listening

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Loved it

Presented very well. Brings the stories of ancient india alive for the modern readers. We need more of this

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Very good

The story could have been more elaborate as it has been with other Kevin’s works. However, the voice modulation was very good and kept me hooked.

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Good Story

As usual one more best story of Kevin Missl and better narration. Loved everything about the story.

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Wonderful thrilling book...

It was great to revisit some of the childhood stories of Vikram and Vetaal ...wonderfully put together ...great job team .

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The very same duo with a twist

New twist to the story of the famous old duo which has captivated Indian minds since 11th century. Yes, Vikram and Vetaal first appeared in Vetaal Pacchisi - a Sanskrit saga written by poet Somdev. We see many new characters like Kalidas, Bhuvi making an appearance. However the main Vetaal could have got a little more story time. Also the stories of Vetaal and his subsequent questions seemed rather hurried and cropped making the end rather incomplete.
Great job by the voice modulation team.
Good for those who want to meet their childhood heroes - Vikram and Vetaal once again with a new story.

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one of the best book

best book of all time listen now and enjoy it new advance thinking 🤔 of writter

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First Audibook

It was my first Audibook and I had a great experience with It. The performance is clearly very good, and as Always Kevin Missal Sir had done a great job in writing the story. Worth listening to.

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