Read Sundari Venkatraman’s awesome review online here.

I had read Usha Narayanan’s first book in the series called, Pradyumna, Son of Krishna and had been mighty impressed by the same.

So, I sat down to read The Secret of God’s Son with great enthusiasm and I must say I wasn’t disappointed. The writing flows comfortably in the author’s perfect language that’s absolutely suitable for the genre she’s written. This is a major plus in the book’s favour.

Though my knowledge of Indian mythology is pretty wide, I haven’t read anything much after Lord Krishna’s death. Usha Narayanan has written a lovely fiction that talks about the state of the world after The Blue Lord passes on. Kudos for that!

Spoiler alert from here on!!!!

Some of the highlights in the book that really touched me:

1. The scene where the spirits of all those who perished in the Kurukshetra war arises to communicate with the living ones. Beautifully described.
2. Pradyumna’s meeting of Lord Ganesha in the cave at Kailasa. I so loved the interaction between the two of them.
3. When Pradyumna goes to Yamaloka to rescue Vikarna, he calls upon Lord Shiva’s Trishul for help. The scene describing the Trishul’s arrival is awesome.
4. I cried when I read about Lord Krishna leaving the earth. Yeah, I have heard the story many times, but that didn’t stop me. Well written.
5. Lord Vishnu goes back to Vaikunta. The scene where he is welcomed by all the Gods and Devas is beautifully described.
6. I got goose bumps when I read the chapter where Pradyumna discovers the ultimate truth about himself.
7. Loved Pradyumna’s appeal to Lord Ganesha towards the end.
Towards the end, when Pradyumna addresses his people, after the death of Kali, he begins well, but gets rather preachy.

VERDICT: A must read if you like reading mythological fiction.