The Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi

"And if there is anything that appears like a miracle, the only explanation is that a scientific reason for it has not been discovered as yet." 

The Shiva Trilogy is a series of 3 fantasy myth novels where in the base of the story is that all gods were once humans beings, and it was their deeds in the human life that made them famous as gods.

Teenagers today feel out of touch with their roots and while mythology and Gods and the various rituals make up a huge part of our parent's life, it is sadly lacking in ours. The writer here has done an amazing job by giving a modern out look to the story. Though the book had some negative points like language or the slang used for dialogues but then the positive does overcome the little bits of negative here.

For instance to begin with the backdrop of the series which included intricate details of the society, culture and even the architecture of the Indus Valley Civilization, thus giving the readers a proper virtual image of the whole scenario in their mind. 

Next, the concept of the books though fictional, the scientific reasoning provided to explain certain mythical ideas is mind blowing. The rational approach to the story made the mythologies more sensible and acceptable.

And of course the balanced view by the author on the age old concept of good versus evil is like the icing on the cake. In the end all that matters is perspective, be it asura's or the god's each side has it's own perspective. Though there were a few manipulative characters, the story did not have a evil villain as such.

Last but not the least, the portrayal of the lead characters Shiva and Sati, both intelligent, strong and fabulous in their own ways.