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The 9th Century... Two men set out from two different corners of the world for reasons of their own. A student of Nalanda, lately trained in martial arts, sets out on a search for the meaning of life. A Viking, caught in the snares of scheming Eastern politicians, seeks to turn from his life of looting and killing. They are fated to meet in Tibet in an epic adventure, and learn the meaning of life and their fates. This book by bestselling author Bappaditya Chakravarty is a thrilling and thoughtful page-turner.
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| ISBN 13 | 9798885751032 |
| Book Language | English |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Total Pages | 344 |
| Release Year | 2023 |
| Publishers | Garuda Prakashan |
| Category | Adventure Travel Life Lessons |
| Weight | 349.00 g |
| Dimension | 15.24 x 22.86 x 1.77 |
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This is a wonderful story, where the characters are written beautifully and the reader is able to relate to them even though the characters are from a different era and different time & situation. Overall the story is very well detailed and the contrasted.
5/5
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Rajesh Ashwin,
February 07, 2024
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Contents
PART- 1
Chapter 1
Snorre – Snorre the Unruly, a Viking
Asa – Snorre’s mother
Bjorn – Snorre’s brother
Torgunn – Bjorn’s wife
Ulf the Greyhound – a famous Viking warrior who led raids into England. Also known as Ulf of Borresta. He was a famous Runemaster also
Svein Gaptooth – also a famous Viking warrior. Not to be confused with Svein Forkbeard, who conquered England
Burya – son of Chief Artiga of the Kyla Pechenegs
Artiga – the Chief of the Kyla Pecheneg tribe who gives an assignment to Snorre
Rybor – a rogue of the Uze tribe, killed by Snorre
Chapter 2
Sriverma – scholar, soldier and traveller
Charushila – a lady of Kanyakubja who takes Sriverma under her wing Shresthi Virbhadra – her husband
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Mallarjun – an Army Captain and veteran soldier
Acharya Prabuddha – a sage and a teacher
Chapter 3
Erga – a Pecheneg soldier who later turns rogue
Ishmail – a merchant
Abu, Jamil, Ibn Salat – companion merchants of Ishmail Lyrga – initially, Snorre’s deputy, and later, boon companion Zyov – another of Snorre’s small band of faithfuls
Martya – member of Snorre’s band
Prince Kurya – Pecheneg chief
Aziz Beg – Aide to Karim Khan Khanid, Governor of Kashgar
Chapter 4
Tribikram – son of Shresthi Gopaldas of Hansi
Padmalobha – Tribikram’s wife
Shresthi Gopaldas – a rich merchant and financier of Hansi
Chapter 5
Rabten Lama – a monk belonging to Nechung Gompa, who is charged with recovering copies of sacred books and manuscripts destroyed in the pogrom against Buddhists in Tibet
Prince Ösung – Prince of Tibet, and successor to the throne
Prince Ytride – Prince of Tibet and aspirant to the throne. Brother of Prince Osung
Saif – a muleteer, and part of Sriverma’s retinue
Tsering – a Tibetan guide searching for his family
Kuban – another muleteer
PART - 2
Chapter 8
Tsewang Lama – Tibetan mystic and Sriverma’s Guru
Chapter 10
Chö-jor Lama – Abbot of Ritugembi Gompa and a mystic
Pema – Daughter of Lord Wangmo, a noble high up in the court of Prince Ytride
Chapter 12
Tokmeh – Captain of the bodyguard of Lady Pema
Tsehten and Puntsok – bodyguards
Kelsong – Lady Pema’s handmaiden
Tenzin Lama – Chief Lama of the Monastery of Teknang (Teknang Gompa)
Chapter 13
Trinleh Lama – chief of the Nechung Gompa
Wangmo – a noble, father of Lady Pema. An evil man
Dargyeh – Captain of Wangmo’s guards, who later switches sides
Chapter 14
Rinchen Lama – spiritual adviser to Lady Pema and the go-between with Lord Wengbo
Wengbo – a great noble high up in the court of Prince Ösung. Kūnchen – Wengbo’s adviser
Chapter 15
Jinpoh Lama – mystic, and senior Lama of Samye Gompa
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Chapter 18
Joongneh – shaman of Lord Wangmo
Karmeh – chamberlain of Lord Wangmo
Tsehten – a noble in the court of Prince Ytride. Pema had been promised to his son
Chapter 19
Yangkey – minister in the court of Prince Ytride
Norgay – adviser to Lord Yangkey
Chapter 20
Rigzin – a warlord
Chapter 23
Adirath aka Jaipal – son of Charushila and Virbhadra
Prabahan – Captain of Police
Srimala – A girl who Sriverma proposes to marry, but is killed due to the miscarriage of Sriverma’s plans
Chapter 24
Oleg the Seer – adventurer and usurper of the throne of Kiev
