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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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The Vault of Vishnu

Heard the audio version of The vault of vishnu.... amazing it was... tremendous knowledge of history,science , politics,what not.... My heartfelt appreciations to Aswin Sanghi
The reader was very good. The voice modulations made us feel life like. A small suggestion... while reading sanskrit text,the pronunciation is not correct... it is like an European or American reading sanskrit... When we can be phonetically great in English... why can't in sanskrit?.. please concentrate on that especially when you read mantras you have to be more careful as misreading leads to complications as you know... Thank you for such a great work...

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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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Factual correctness and the right details of history, science and of course fiction!

Every bit of it was absolutely wonderful.. As always, listening to Ashwin Sanghi's Bharat Series made me more patriotic than before! BHARAT MATAKI JAI

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the Silk Route

as in other Ashwin sanghi books, this too had a history to tell. the Silk route.
Enchanting and interesting.
not let down at all.

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Was not able to capture my attention

One of the books that’s all over the place and honestly leaves the reader disappointed in the end

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Enjoyed listening to it

I started and could not stop listening, completed it within 2 days , very good narration and gripping storyline

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Boring book, pathetic narration

The book was just ok with a predictable plot but a mighty boring story with no head or tail. I don't know but feel like the author thinks he is telling a great story while it feels just substandard with a lot of coincidences, predictability, loose ends. The narration was horrible with everything said in the same tone, voice so you never know who is speaking or what is the situation. Everything is just so bland like food without salt or spices. Not all free audiobooks are actually good. Save your time even if you don't have anything else to do. Go and sleep instead.

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Another masterpiece of research by Ashwin Sanghi

Ashwin Sanghi, like many other authors has a story telling formula. He goes back and forth between the present and the historic past, narrating two intertwined stories, supported by meticulous laborious research.

This story is a fictionalised version of the IndoChina conflict, and Hiuen Tsang's journey to India, among other things. I loved how Sanghi wove the Xi You Ji and Hanuman myths into a vibrant tapestry.

What I didn't like about the book...
- How hard is it for a narrator to care about pronunciation!?
- The beginning of the book was a drag, a concise narrative would have still set the stage for the latter part of the book...

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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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Poor narration

Decent tale, but the narration was a complete put off. Even basic English words have been mispronounced.

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