Judas Strain by James Rollins

James Rollins is relatively a new comer in the Science/Fantasy fiction arena, but he has made a good impression on me with his writing, his imagination, character development and able to keep the reader engrossed in his created world. He has also managed to continously improve. Any Action or adventure author would always trying to strech the limit of credibility a little, but what I like is how James Rollins brings in the right mixture of science/facts to make this strech feel real. :)

I am still in the process of reading Judas Strain, but the first chapter was totally amazing. I mean a good first chapter always sets the trend for the book, it makes the reader want to know more, it raises questions that you want answered, it intrigues you and more.. The voyage of Marco Polo from Asia back to Europe was really well written....

I do not want to write more about the story and plot and spoil the surprise for your if you have not yet read this book. On the other hand, if you have already read the book, then you know :)

The very first book I read of James Rollins was Sandstorm. It was just an amazing book and then after that I tried to catch hold of all his books and have read most if not all of them.

Cannot wait for his latest book "The Last Oracle". Am I greedy or what?....Yet to complete Judas Strain, but already wanting his next book....lol.

Have a good weekend and more to come next week.....

Reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's books

I have become a great fan of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. She has a way of portraying the women that stirs something deep within my own heart. She weaves a world of fantasy so good that you are lost in it and it is hard to put the book down lest you have to face reality....

Recently I read her book "Sister of my heart" which portraits the life of two girls growing up together and how their life changes after marriage and how they seek each other to comfort them in times of sadness and tragedy.

Divakaruni has described the Bengali life very well and does a great job in building up the relationship of the sisters.

Great book to read and would recommend it to all.

On a side note, there is a sequel to this book called "Vine of Desire" which for some reason I did not like as much.

But I really liked her other books - "Mistress of Spices", "Queen of Dreams" and "Palace of Illusions".

More about my thoughts on Palace of Illusions in my next Post.

Cheers and have a great week.

PS: I know I have been kind of lax in posting to my blogs. But hopefully I am back on track and will post more often.