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The Vault of Vishnu

Written by: Ashwin Sanghi
Narrated by: Siddhanta Pinto
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Publisher's Summary

A Pallava prince travels to Cambodia to be crowned king, carrying with him secrets that will be the cause of great wars many centuries later.

A Buddhist monk in ancient China treks south to India, searching for the missing pieces of a puzzle that could make his emperor all-powerful.

A Neolithic tribe fights to preserve their sacred knowledge, oblivious to the war drums on the Indo-China border.

Meanwhile, far away in the temple town of Kanchipuram, a reclusive scientist deciphers ancient texts even as a team of secret agents shadows his every move.

Caught in the storm is a young investigator with a complex past of her own, who must race against time to maintain the balance of power in the new world.

Welcome back to the exciting and shadowy world of Ashwin Sanghi, where myth and history blend into edge-of-the-seat action.

©2020 Ashwin Sanghi, 2020 (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

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pales in front of other works

Heard this after Krishna Key. this pales in front of Krishna Key. The second half of where all the action is.

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excellent start but end was little blurry

enjoyed the whole book however i felt writting went a little hay wire. however parts of it were really interesting. book is basically telling about indian bureaucracy highly currupted and china having it's moles throughout the world. And Indian army turns to be the smartest.

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Pronunciation

The pronunciation of Pallava or anything related to south india names were very bad i wish the narrator had taken some effort to get this correct.

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An interesting story but not a great narration

I liked the story, though a large part wasn’t relevant to the story. Narration could have been better. The narrator didn’t pronounce the words properly. It’s time that we Indians take pride in pronouncing words typical to our language, in our own tone rather that to suit the west world. Words like wrath was pronounced wrong. Story narration should bring life to story and not take away.

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Masterstroke of a Thriller

A blockbuster masterpiece by the author known for his historic-mythological stories. While his previous book dealt in quantum physiscs, "The Vault of Vishnu" is all about bio-engineering. The book takes the reader through two different time zones and continents - one about the adventure of Chinese traveller Hsuan Tang and other about a young DRDO officer assigned on a special duty to uncover the secrets behind Dhoklam attack. The author has done immense research on ancient Indian rulers - the Pallavas, their tolerance towards religions, spread of buddhism and origin of the temples of Cambodia (Angkor Vat)and Khmer dynasty. The plot is a perfect concotion of physics, religion, spirituality and history that keeps the reader glued on. As the mystery unfolds in the last few chapters of the book, the author has perfectly dove-tailed the connections between ancient Indian spiritual knowledge and modern military warfare. A fantsatic fast paced reading that is difficult to put down. Waiting to read more books by one of my favorite writers, Ashwin Sanghi.

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Definitely read/ hear once.

loved the narration and the story line. Narration makes all the right difference. Skillfully woven in the present and past through multiple timelines. keeping it relevant to present scenarios with current geo political happenings.

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second half is nail biting

second half was nail biting but first half was little boring, However it's a Typical Aswin way of story telling

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another master piece by maestro of indian fiction

another master piece by maestro of indian fiction .. Must read for all the fans

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An ok book

Not that great compare to earlier releases of Ashwin Sanghi, the built up was a lot put plot was predictable and end didn't live upto the expectation.

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Typical Ashwin Sanghi style, but not up to the mark

I found the story quite average. The modern story was still a bit interesting but the parallel thread of the Chinese monk in the past history was very boring & unnecessarily stretched. If needed, all that information could have been covered in 1 chapter.
Overall, if you don’t listen to this book, you won’t miss anything.

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