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Have knowledge about the World War II? Heard about the rumor of The Nine Unknowns? An aspiring cricketer, used to a rich and comfortable life, who is uncertain about the role of British rulers in India and has no viewpoint on India getting independence and cricket is his priority. A reluctant member of the Nazi Party who did not attach too much importance to the Nazi Ideology.

The Story begins with Ashoka stating his followers that, as a child, he came across nine books in a dusty library and through which he obtained the rare knowledge of mass destruction and methods of defeating every possible nation on the planet and how sorry he is for his deeds. He assigns nine unknowns and entrusts one book to each unknown to keep them safe and away from destructive humans. Thousands of years have passed and during the British rule in India, a few German Archaeologists have accidently discovered the first book and Hitler is using that book for his own benefit to eradicate all the Jews and Gypsies and to trigger the war.

Heidler is assigned the task of hunting down the remaining books.

Who is The Tenth Unknown? What happens when all these three guys collide? Who finds the remaining books? Who deciphers all the clues and the codes? A reluctant Prithvi agrees to take up the task. His main opponent in this task is Joseph Heidler, a rather untypical Nazi officer who has been ordered by Adolf Hitler to get the remaining books. As the two men try to fulfill their assigned tasks, the race becomes intensely action packed. Will the good men win over the bad? Who will be able to decrypt the clues hidden amidst the broken ruins of Nalanda?

Paperback , pages. Published January 25th by Niyogi Books first published July 18th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Tenth Unknown , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Apr 03, Parwati Singari rated it liked it Shelves: Move over the 10th Unknown is here. The world war is on; Hitler has laid his hands on an ancient Indian text and utilized this. The book is the first of the nine books of knowledge left behind by Emperor Asoka asking the nine unknown men to protect it.

The Germans and Br Byomakesh Bakshi.. The Germans and British are both after it. While the nine guardians are too old to protect it they nominate Prithvi Rathode to do the dirty job for them, each time Prithvi reaches the spot, he loses the book to the British agent Youdale. And the repercussions of the book manifest as the Hiroshima disaster and other major disasters of the post world war World. He also has references to the lesser known freedom fighting movements like the Ghadhar party. The book made me realize the issues of the subcontinent has remained the same, misplaced loyalty like the officer Pandey, compliancy like the nine unknowns who became an old coffee club of senior citizens instead of guardians of a secret.

There is also the pattern of not letting or hanging on, somewhere we Indians seemed to have forgotten vanaprastha. Author holds the knowledge of nine books as the key of world disasters, and the inability of the nine defenders to defend it. Of course the The 9 unknowns are supposed to have supported Akbar, Shivaji, Marathas then Tippu; it was quite interesting especially when the author claims Tippu was secular when evidences are that he was pseudo-secular.

The Qutub Minar is cited as the evidence of the book of alchemy. Though the author could have taken a little more care about the language I Liked the focus pace and lack of unnecessary frills including a sickening romance. A must read for all history buffs. Jan 03, Chinmay Bhattar rated it liked it. Though it tries to be action packed thriller, but the twists and turns are somehow not as appealing as the author tries to make them sound.

The concept and plot is interesting but the actual story is dull.

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I did learn some interesting facts around the timeline book goes through, even though its a work of fiction, and most probably everyone reading it will have their load of ohh really, I didn't know that's. At times it feels like the Indianized ve Another Indian author. At times it feels like the Indianized version of Indiana Jones movie. Perhaps you still might want to give it read Mar 16, Aravind M Honest reviews and promoter rated it liked it.

This book grabbed my attention as I was reading another book The Mahabharata code by Christopher Doyle based on the same nine unknowns from emperor Ashoka's period.

This book has the right blend of intrigue and facts spun for a classic Sunday read. I liked the writing style depicted in the book and not treading deeply to the back stories. Still could go a long way if more facts can be established in his writing and also need to keep the readers guessing till the end. Bring the best in your next This book grabbed my attention as I was reading another book The Mahabharata code by Christopher Doyle based on the same nine unknowns from emperor Ashoka's period.

Bring the best in your next book. All the very best. Jul 12, Ramesh Menon rated it liked it. I Picked up this book to know more about the Nine Books, but there wasn't much information on the content of those books. The Tenth unknown is more of a cat and mouse chase for the Nine books between the Protagonist Prithvi, Nazis and a British officer named Youdale. It Is well written And the research gone into this book is immense. Even though the ending was a little abrupt, this book is definitely a Good companion during Travel.

May 29, Souparnika Chander rated it really liked it. Another novel revolving around the NINE. Yet a different one, unputdownable, cat n mouse chase, historic thriller.

Ryt from Ashoka's time until our country's independence, the journey through out this book was adventurous. So many historical facts in the plot, made it even more interesting. Expected more about the Nine, still this was good enough. Awaiting more such great works from the author.. Apr 03, Archita Mitra rated it liked it. But otherwise it's an interesting insight into India's history, and one of the better historical fictions I have read written by an Indian author.

Jun 22, ickman rated it liked it Shelves: First things first This is a novel attempt by the author to present a story with the characters from an very important time line of the world. Along with this he has tried to explore some ancient and colonial history of India. I would say he has succeeded in this for a major part. Chapters are present in a way that it can we a read super quick.

The main and fascinating thing about this book is that it provide various unknown interesting historical facts like Kalmykia the only Buddhist country in Euro First things first This is a novel attempt by the author to present a story with the characters from an very important time line of the world.

The main and fascinating thing about this book is that it provide various unknown interesting historical facts like Kalmykia the only Buddhist country in Europe and many interesting figures who were involved in world war II. It starts brilliantly and races but becomes dull especially at the finishing stage. Some smart finishing touches would have definitely made this a fantastic novel. Mar 01, Agnivo Niyogi rated it liked it. Although i bought the book simply because the name of the publishers match my surname, the money has not been wasted, i feel.

A historical fiction where the line separating facts and myths often blurs, the story is a good read. Towards the end, the proverbial cow does climb the tree, and the author closes the plot too hastily, but the excitement does not seem to ebb much.

Overall, a satisfactory weekend thriller read! Oct 08, Prashant Gupta rated it liked it.

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Its tough to believe that the book is written by an amateur author. Well researched,filled with interesting facts and no lose plugs in the entire plot. The best part is presence of actual historical characters.