Book Review on Ishaan Lalit's HEXAGON

HEXAGON

By ISHAAN LALIT

In a scenario where Indian writers are still wary of venturing in to the zone of science fiction, a young author Ishaan Lalit audaciously experiments with the literary style in his second novel, Hexagon.

The novel is a science fiction and revolves around the life of an art thief, Rahul Oberoi. The protagonist is the master of his trade and has successfully committed a series of thefts along with his girlfriend and comrade-in-arms, Ria ...without getting caught till one day. However, the fateful day becomes the precursor to a chain of events that changes Rahul’s and Ria’s lives forever.

The book offers a thrilling ride till the end and would make an ideal pick for all science fiction geeks. It is a kind of book which if picked up once, you would never be able to keep it down before finishing it.

The narrative races through to the end and the reader is almost led by the author to follow him right till the end in one go. 

Imaginative elements abound in the book and the readers are so intrinsically absorbed in to the story that one takes time to step back on the platform of life once the journey through the book is over.

Seasoned with sarcasm, this book is worth reading for people who love to ponder about different worlds, galaxies and about the kind of life forms thriving on them.

I wish it turns into series...  

Rating: ☆☆☆☆1/2

~overview~

Hexagon is racy, fast moving and a thrilling tale about Rahul Oberoi, an art thief whose great achievement was that he had never been caught.

All that changed when he along with his girlfriend and partner Ria are apprehended during a heist.  They are then taken to a top secret underground government facility where Rahul's grandfather worked.  In the middle of this facility is an ancient device made of stone, adorned with mysterious carvings. It is a gateway to six parallel dimensions and six different earths.  They are then embroiled in a war waged by a violent race called the Moths and the fate of the six earths depends on the outcome of this war.