Who doesn’t like a tale of romance, imbued with a dash of myth, demons, magic and monsters? Well, I distinctly remember reading books of folklore as a child being besotted and teleported to a world of wonderland that boasted of gigantic ferocious monsters, creatures of the dark, sinful vampires who fed on human blood and the perennial fight between good and evil.
Stories of fantasy with cliffhangers always gets one running on adrenaline and this book ‘Sinbad and the Trumpet of Israfil’ manages to do just that. It’s an ethereal love story etched in time that depicts a sordid saga of a fallen angel, daughter of the devil who shoulders the weight of a humungous task, Sinbad our protagonist who traverses distances to save the love of his life and the world at large. This piece of fiction is an interesting read, beautifully structured and layered with vivid and descriptive prose that fires one’s imagination.
The author weaves a tale that’s refurbished and inspired by Sinbad the Sailor. It takes one on unchartered destinations, interspersed with a series of mercurial and volatile events that makes the reader vacillate on the impending apocalypse that would end the world in 7 days. If you like reading fiction with a twist of fantasy and adventure then this is the right book for you.
What will be the fate of Sinbad’s love? Will he kill his love to save the world from the unstoppable Armageddon? Will he conquer and relinquish the task at hand? If these questions intrigue you then you might want to read this book to find out! Enjoy the read.