The Oath of the Vayuputras by Amish Tripathi

"There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth, it doesn't exist."

"The Oath of The Vayuputras" is the third and the concluding book of the "Shiva Trilogy", by Amish Tripathi. The Plot of this book is carried forward from where it was left in the second book of this trilogy and revolves around the mission to destroy evil. The ending of the book was tragic and battling evil left a very great impact on Shiva's Soul.

I find this concluding part of Shiva Trilogy a bit boring and several parts of the plot are dragged unnecessarily in describing some war scenes, but on the other hand, there were some war scenes that left me dumbstruck. The ending of this book was quite decent and I didn't like the book as its prequels. This concluding part was like one time read.

In his attempt to tie all the loose ends, Amish has come up with a not-so-interesting conclusion to the gripping sequence of events presented throughout the first two books. The paperback novel consists of 575 pages and is divided into 54 chapters.

The third installment of the series matches its prequels, neither in its plot construction nor in the pace of events. All the important details are unveiled over the initial 100 pages, after which the story drags a bit. At this point, it would be unfair to blame the readers for losing all their interest due to this sluggish tempo. Add to this the sheer amount of characters introduced over the course of the novel, and it becomes increasingly arduous for the readers to relate to them.

Though the book is intriguing in parts, its failure to live up to the hype generated by the first two books in the series is glaringly obvious. The

The introduction of a subplot too many in the story makes it hard for the reader not to lose track of the original plot. In an attempt to give a conclusion to all those subplots, the author ends up losing control over the events. The detailed descriptions of the war strategy get boring after a certain point. The repeated references to and explanations of the “good and evil” seem unnecessary.

Towards the end of the book, one may feel that the Amish are in a hurry to finish it. Compared to the action-packed first two books, it's a bit boring because of its length and slow phase. Also, this is not the type of climax you would be expecting from Shiva.

It would have been better if it was shortened by at least 1/3rd because while reading the last half, I was reading it just because I completed the first two books and just wanted to know the climax.

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