The Magicians of Mazda
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YATHA AHU VAIRYO ATHA RATUSH ASHAT CHIT HACHA VANGHEUSH。。。
AS THE MASTER， SO IS THE JUDGE TO BE CHOSEN IN ACCORD WITH TRUTH。
A fleet of boats dock at the port of Sanjan in Gujarat in 720 CE。 They carry eighteen thousand frightened souls fleeing the cruelty of Iran's Umayyad Caliphate。 Chanting Sanskrit-like prayers， the high priest consecrates a sacred fire to thank their god， Ahura Mazda， leading them to a new home and hope。 He uses a mysterious substance to spark the flame， but few know of its miraculous properties or provenance。
Centuries later， Parsi scientist Jim Dastoor is abducted from his Seattle laboratory and whisked away to Tehran。 The Ayatollah believes Jim is the key to uncovering the ancient relic known as the Athravan Star and his men will do anything to possess it， even murder。
From the ancient ruins of Persepolis to the Taliban camps of Afghanistan， from the womb of an Udvada fire temple to the icy mountains of Kashmir， from the dreadful coffin cells of Tehran to the deathly calm of Diu's Tower of Silence， Jim and his historian wife， Linda， are sucked into a terrifying chase across vividly changing landscapes。
Deftly navigating between time and geography， The Magicians of Mazda travels backwards， through the epochs of Islamic jihad， Macedonian revenge， Achaemenid glory， messianic birth， Aryan schism-to the Vedic fount from where it began。
This is Ashwin Sanghi's most gripping and provocative novel yet。
AS THE MASTER， SO IS THE JUDGE TO BE CHOSEN IN ACCORD WITH TRUTH。
A fleet of boats dock at the port of Sanjan in Gujarat in 720 CE。 They carry eighteen thousand frightened souls fleeing the cruelty of Iran's Umayyad Caliphate。 Chanting Sanskrit-like prayers， the high priest consecrates a sacred fire to thank their god， Ahura Mazda， leading them to a new home and hope。 He uses a mysterious substance to spark the flame， but few know of its miraculous properties or provenance。
Centuries later， Parsi scientist Jim Dastoor is abducted from his Seattle laboratory and whisked away to Tehran。 The Ayatollah believes Jim is the key to uncovering the ancient relic known as the Athravan Star and his men will do anything to possess it， even murder。
From the ancient ruins of Persepolis to the Taliban camps of Afghanistan， from the womb of an Udvada fire temple to the icy mountains of Kashmir， from the dreadful coffin cells of Tehran to the deathly calm of Diu's Tower of Silence， Jim and his historian wife， Linda， are sucked into a terrifying chase across vividly changing landscapes。
Deftly navigating between time and geography， The Magicians of Mazda travels backwards， through the epochs of Islamic jihad， Macedonian revenge， Achaemenid glory， messianic birth， Aryan schism-to the Vedic fount from where it began。
This is Ashwin Sanghi's most gripping and provocative novel yet。
Reviews
ANASUA BASU
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To be very much honest， history is one of my favorite subjects。 I am not telling it as a subject which I need to study in my classroom， rather a subject which I yearn to explore more and more。 This book is a historical fiction。 I have read several books by the author before also， so I was not at all doubtful on the fact that this time the book may upset me。 I feel this is one of the most creative and soulful additions to the Bharat Series and I loved this one from all of them。The plot of the boo To be very much honest， history is one of my favorite subjects。 I am not telling it as a subject which I need to study in my classroom， rather a subject which I yearn to explore more and more。 This book is a historical fiction。 I have read several books by the author before also， so I was not at all doubtful on the fact that this time the book may upset me。 I feel this is one of the most creative and soulful additions to the Bharat Series and I loved this one from all of them。The plot of the book conceptualizes the fact of knowing the Parsi， the religion， the Vedic philosophy， the many cultural significances and several more unknown facts in detail along with it a historical push and a fictional account at the same time where Jim， our protagonist， is very much precious to the world of knowing and unknowing。 After the abduction of Jim， it almost awoke the entire fact that he was the asset of or the keeper of the Zoroastrian’s treasure named “THE ATHRAVAN STAR”。 Caught in the middle of mythology， mystery， action and a fast-paced page turner， readers will feel amazed and a dripping pleasure of devouring this and more of it。 Jim， the scientist of Parsi， who was driven from his homeland to India and had allowed the entire world to meet with his discovery of a medicine to cure almost all ailments。 This was another fact that may destiny his life as everyone doesn’t want complete solution to ailments。 Isn’t it ironical？ Yes， we want to cure ourselves but everyone doesn’t and it so。 Linda makes her way as a savior for our Jim， tracing way for Jim’s lineage， having Jim at the end for many more thrills and many more for those who wants to use him as their weapons。I was indulged completely while reading this without feeling dizzy or somewhat bore。 Each and every event in the book is written so gracefully that none of it made me think to skip few pages and move forward。 I got an excellent aura while reading each and every line written by the author。 Author has pour out all his passions and his love and writing this book which is clearly portrayed。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Rathnavel Ponnuswami
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The Magicians of Mazda is a lovely addition to the world of Ashwin Sanghi - An eye opener to Zoroastrianism， this book is fascinating tale of fiction - The racy chase crossing continents keeps you hooked while the history on the background leaves you aghast - A lot of lovely lines gives you a lot to ponder - As an Ashwin Sanghi fan， it was a lovely read - The magician of combining past and present weaves another magic that leaves you spell bound - Good Thoughts， Good Words， Good Deeds
Aritri Chatterjee
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Ashwin Sanghi's latest in the Bharat series reminds me of why I love reading thrillers so much。 The haunting of a mystery building up， the excellent action sequences， the plot thickeners， the historical facts， everything that makes a good thriller is filled to the brim in The Magicians of Mazda。Something I appreciate immensely about this book is how much it enlightened me about the Parsi culture。 The knowledge I have gained through the beautifully written chapters has kept me on my toes。Initiall Ashwin Sanghi's latest in the Bharat series reminds me of why I love reading thrillers so much。 The haunting of a mystery building up， the excellent action sequences， the plot thickeners， the historical facts， everything that makes a good thriller is filled to the brim in The Magicians of Mazda。Something I appreciate immensely about this book is how much it enlightened me about the Parsi culture。 The knowledge I have gained through the beautifully written chapters has kept me on my toes。Initially I was sceptical about reading this book before I finished the other two books in this series。 But honestly， after I went through the first few chapters I didn't notice anything lacking and was extremely invested in the story。This one makes for a good read if you are up for some historical thrillers。Thanks harpercollinsin for the gifted copy。 。。。more
Richa Sharma
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The Magicians of Mazda follows the story of past and present。 Centuries ago， the Parsi community made a settlement in India as a refuge from Iran。 With them came their culture and faith， giving light to a mountain of changes。 Cut to years later， Jim Dastoor， a Paris scientist has been abducted and taken to Tehran。 The Ayatollah suspects that Jim is the only way they can possess the Athravan Star， an ancient relic。 How is Jim connected to this lost in time ancient relic？ I've read praises of Ashw The Magicians of Mazda follows the story of past and present。 Centuries ago， the Parsi community made a settlement in India as a refuge from Iran。 With them came their culture and faith， giving light to a mountain of changes。 Cut to years later， Jim Dastoor， a Paris scientist has been abducted and taken to Tehran。 The Ayatollah suspects that Jim is the only way they can possess the Athravan Star， an ancient relic。 How is Jim connected to this lost in time ancient relic？ I've read praises of Ashwin Sanghi and his well researched books， full of thrill， imagination and facts。 They all stand true， the author creates magic with words and sucks the reader in with phenomenal narration。 The story starts off with a bang and you get a whiplash after another。 Leaving you to just read and thank everything that you were able to enjoy the mind-blowing ride， this book truly is。 A chapter will bombard you with a historical journey that will mesmerize your senses and the next will get your heart pumping with a wild chase。 This is the perfect book to read come monsoon months， just cozy up and devour this in days。 。。。more
K
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Extremely well researched book。 But， it’s too dragging & boring。 The only reason， I could stick to it is coz being a Parsi， I was enjoying the detail on the Parsis therein。 I didn’t find any sense on the subject as well。 Can be avoided。
Mugdha Mahajan
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Rating : 3。5/5 🌟Jim Dastoor， a Parsi scientist， was abducted and taken to Tehran because it was believed that he was the keeper of the Zoroastrian’s treasure ‘The Athravan Star’。 On the other hand， Linda， Jim’s wife， took upon herself to get back her husband，by defying all the dangers ahead of her path。 Parallely， we get to know about the Zoroastrian history and their secrets。 Deftly navigating between time and geography， The Magicians of Mazda travels backwards， through the epochs of Islamic ji Rating : 3。5/5 🌟Jim Dastoor， a Parsi scientist， was abducted and taken to Tehran because it was believed that he was the keeper of the Zoroastrian’s treasure ‘The Athravan Star’。 On the other hand， Linda， Jim’s wife， took upon herself to get back her husband，by defying all the dangers ahead of her path。 Parallely， we get to know about the Zoroastrian history and their secrets。 Deftly navigating between time and geography， The Magicians of Mazda travels backwards， through the epochs of Islamic jihad， Macedonian revenge， Achaemenid glory， messianic birth， Aryan schism-to the Vedic fount from where it began。To be honest， I really didn’t enjoy reading the book。 In the beginning， it was a bit confusing as to the changing locations and people。 Eventually， when I started enjoying the book， the too much Zoroastrian history bored me。 Overall， the story did keep me hooked till the end and I enjoyed reading about the characters。 Also I appreciate the research done by the author here。 Recommended for the people who love reading history mixed with fiction。 。。。more
BookClickDeo （Deotima）
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Newest in his Bharat Series， this one promises to be 'gripping and most provocative'， this books delivers it， undoubtedly。。Writing of history， mythology with deep research and unabashed guts， the thriller and the bioscience research component I think pulls up this book so so much！ 。As is typical of Sanghi s writings （ Ah， yes， I have read them all） there is multifactorial points and people in this book too but the backbone is definitely scientist Jim Dastoor and his wife Linda， a historian。 Rela Newest in his Bharat Series， this one promises to be 'gripping and most provocative'， this books delivers it， undoubtedly。。Writing of history， mythology with deep research and unabashed guts， the thriller and the bioscience research component I think pulls up this book so so much！ 。As is typical of Sanghi s writings （ Ah， yes， I have read them all） there is multifactorial points and people in this book too but the backbone is definitely scientist Jim Dastoor and his wife Linda， a historian。 Relating contemporary research to something as far fetched as Jim s Zoroastrian heritage， I felt the connection could not have been more plausible！。I think some might find the plot shift from past to present and the involvement of too many characters irking but for me， it was very necessary and well descripted。 It will be unnecessary to say about the exhaustive research that has gone into this book rendering it to be an information source of merit on the Parsi s and I think it if not anything， this is a beautiful summary of Parsi heritage and without a fear writes about Islamic extortion on this community。。I really wont give out any of the plot to you， but just leave you to relate your Hamzaa Dura， Atharvan star and everything in between into that CLIMAX and see for yourself， what a pageturner this is！ 。 。。。more
Goutam Hebbar
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Brilliant Book！ This is by far the best book of Ashwin Sanghi。 The book is a blend of facts and fiction。The story is primarily on Parsis and Zorastrianism but its not just limited to that。 The story revolves around the globe as well as through varied timelines。 There are many subtle elements which only some readers can grasp。
Deval Patel
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I really wanted to love this book。 It’s well researched but it meanders a lot。 It could have been at least 50-80 pages shorter。 Nonetheless I did enjoy the roller coaster ride。
Vikalp Trivedi
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An epitome of how to make an interesting concept boring， draggy， repetitive and full of useless details。 Never going to waste my time on reading anything written by Ashwin Sanghi。
A。Vishvaksenan
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This is an interesting story， explaining the relation between the major religions of the past and present， and the common practices and language shared。 Also， it brings beautifully into life the history of a persecuted religion， together with its relevance in a thrilling international plot in the present。 This book concludes with emphasising the extent of influence and primordial knowledge possessed by the indian vedic civilisation。
Yoginder Agarwal
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The book indeed is most part enthralling， some educative and some provocative。 Although this story delves into the lesser known aspects of the history of the Parsis of India， the Zoroastrian faith and its ancient links to Indian vedic texts， I felt it somehow fell short of the breathless story telling of the earlier books like ' Chankya's Chant'。 'Rozabal Line'。 I grew up in Pune， among 'Bawas'， Vohuman Cafe， Ardheshir Cold drinks， Kayani， easily identifying names and places， I wonder how this b The book indeed is most part enthralling， some educative and some provocative。 Although this story delves into the lesser known aspects of the history of the Parsis of India， the Zoroastrian faith and its ancient links to Indian vedic texts， I felt it somehow fell short of the breathless story telling of the earlier books like ' Chankya's Chant'。 'Rozabal Line'。 I grew up in Pune， among 'Bawas'， Vohuman Cafe， Ardheshir Cold drinks， Kayani， easily identifying names and places， I wonder how this book must be faring in the rest of the country where people would not have interacted much with Parsis。 But it still packs a punch with the typical style which Ashwin Sanghi uses in his books， with multiple story lines converging towards the climax。 。。。more
Deepak Jaisinghani
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Ugh！！Where's the story？ It's just people running around from one place to another。 The whole time。 That's it。 And why Ashwin's characters talk like they are teaching students in a classroom？ This is not how people talk irl。 I think even Ashwin knew that there's nothing of substance to sell， that's why he either keeps juggling his characters from point A to B or frequently indulges in long unnecessary history lessons no one asked for。Which brings me to my final and the most irritating qualm with Ugh！！Where's the story？ It's just people running around from one place to another。 The whole time。 That's it。 And why Ashwin's characters talk like they are teaching students in a classroom？ This is not how people talk irl。 I think even Ashwin knew that there's nothing of substance to sell， that's why he either keeps juggling his characters from point A to B or frequently indulges in long unnecessary history lessons no one asked for。Which brings me to my final and the most irritating qualm with the book: what the heck is up with history lessons？ I didn't sign up to be told about obscure facts。 I have the internet to do that。 I would've considered paying attention to these facts had these somehow connected with the plot （of which there is none）， and in fact for the first hundred pages I did bother to collect this trivia in a small section of my brain， hoping it'll come in handy when the pay-off comes， but alas！ He's telling me about the history of Bombay， he's talking about history and geography of Parsis， while other times he's rambling about some Borzuya or Kalila dimna whatever。 And then he's repeating things again and again。 I am not kidding the bit about Zoroastrians getting persecuted by Muslims and fleeing from Iran gets mentioned like 50 times in the book。 Dude， come on， I heard you the first time， move on！It's less preachy than The Rozabal Line and Keepers of Kalachakra， but still， it's all over the place。 I think it's time to pull the plug， I've had enough。 Not picking up any more Ashwin Sanghi books now。 。。。more
Chitra Iyer
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Started a little slow for my liking but it picked up the pace and the climax was， as usual， extraordinary！ Enjoyed absorbing so much information about Indians， Parsis， and Iran。 Adventurous and full of excitement， this book is one of the top books I have read this year so far！Must read。
Kirti
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This one is good， fast paced and full of tension。 I wanted to cut one mark for repetitions which can be very annoying at times but then the book compensates it with the Parsi narrative。 I mean Parsis have always been depicted as the caricaturish 'bawas' everywhere and here is a book that brings to light their roots， customs and so much history。 So plus one there。This book has an overtly political tone but then history should not be white washed how disturbing it might be。 This one is good， fast paced and full of tension。 I wanted to cut one mark for repetitions which can be very annoying at times but then the book compensates it with the Parsi narrative。 I mean Parsis have always been depicted as the caricaturish 'bawas' everywhere and here is a book that brings to light their roots， customs and so much history。 So plus one there。This book has an overtly political tone but then history should not be white washed how disturbing it might be。 。。。more
Apoorva Uplap
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Big Fan of Ashwin Sanghi having read all the books of the Bharat Series。 The Magicians of Mazda is a real page-turner with a well-researched blend of history and mythology。 It gets repetitive though after a while， both story and history-wise。 Halfway through， the protagonists being conned by each of their benefactors became mundane and the book lost its surprise element。 Fewer twists and turns would have made it better。 At least someone didn't turn out to be a living mythological being at the en Big Fan of Ashwin Sanghi having read all the books of the Bharat Series。 The Magicians of Mazda is a real page-turner with a well-researched blend of history and mythology。 It gets repetitive though after a while， both story and history-wise。 Halfway through， the protagonists being conned by each of their benefactors became mundane and the book lost its surprise element。 Fewer twists and turns would have made it better。 At least someone didn't turn out to be a living mythological being at the end like some of the other books of the Bharat Series。 。。。more
Harsh Agrawal
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The Magicians of Mazda （Bharat Series #7）Author: Ashwin SanghiGenre: ThrillerPublished by @harpercollinsinMRP: Rs。 450/-“ ‘It is fashionable these days to ignore history in order to preserve the peace between faiths，’ she said。 ‘And I am all for peace and interfaith understanding。 But that process must start with recognising what happened， not whitewashing it。 Forced conversions did happen; destruction of Zoroastrian places of worship did happen。 Redeployment of fire temples as mosques did happe The Magicians of Mazda （Bharat Series #7）Author: Ashwin SanghiGenre: ThrillerPublished by @harpercollinsinMRP: Rs。 450/-“ ‘It is fashionable these days to ignore history in order to preserve the peace between faiths，’ she said。 ‘And I am all for peace and interfaith understanding。 But that process must start with recognising what happened， not whitewashing it。 Forced conversions did happen; destruction of Zoroastrian places of worship did happen。 Redeployment of fire temples as mosques did happen。 Identification of Zoroastrians as polluted beings， najis， did happen。 Transformation of Zoroastrians into beggars by snatching away inheritance rights did happen。 The burning of Zoroastrian scriptures did happen。 Compulsory humiliation of those paying jizya did happen。’ She ran out of breath。”It’s been a while since the last Ashwin Sanghi book。 The Vault of Vishnu， the previous book in the Bharat series， released in early 2020。 All the books in this series so far （apart from the first one， the Rozabal Line） have been based on the Hindu/Indian mythologies。 This book is about the Zoroastrians， better known as the Parsi’s， fused with several different topics。 A lot of knowledge about the Zoroastrians， their origin， their faith， their exodus， the extreme tortures they faced， the magical properties are discussed。 The author wants the reader to consider a 100% of the book as a work of fiction， even though most of the work is very well researched and fact based but some points are tweaked to suit the plots narrative。 The author point being that the books in the Bharat series should act as a starting point and the reader should then read further about the topics， and all the references and citations are provided at the end of the book for the same purpose， even the ones that contradict the plot。 Jamshed or “Jim” Dastoor is the founder of the Gemini Cellular Research Center （GCRC）。 They have made a brilliant discovery that can possibly cure any illness in the world， the Hamzaa Dura。 As much as Jim tries to keep Hamzaa Dura a secret， word reaches some very dangerous people that include CEO’s of pharmaceutical conglomerates who feel threatened， the Iranian Supreme Leader， the Ayatollah among others， who believe it to be the Atharvan Star （an object of magical properties that Zarathustra passed down among different family generations） 。 In an exciting chase that follows Jim ， his wife Linda and others through the US， Iran ， Afghanistan and India， you’ll learn about several different things about the Zoroastrians among different things。 As compared to his previous works， this one is less thrill and more philosophy， which works for me and I’m not complaining。 Don’t get me wrong there’s plenty a thrill here， just that the ratio is a little different in this one。 The juxta positioning between the plight of the Zoroastrians and those of the Kashmiri pandits is uncanny and undeniable。 Both by the Islamic extremists。 The book also discusses some of the problematic sections of the faith though， like not allowing， in fact completely resisting others from joining their faith。 My favorite part of the book though without a doubt was reading about the similarities between both the Sanatan Dharma and the Zoroastrians。 All our texts are more identical than we think。 If this will be your first book fom Sanghi and just want to read a fast-paced thriller， you might get bored at first between the chase and the narrative voice of Jim Dastoor。 But if you have his earlier works， you know what you are in for。 This book is worth reading because it will enrich the reader with the history and philosophy of a great community on the verge of extinction but that deserves to live long for the sake of humanity。 It is an absorbing thriller that has lessons for the current generation too。 For， history repeats itself if we don’t learn from it。 。。。more
dunkdaft
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3。5 starsIt's about: A historical thriller that charts its route in ancient Persia， taking the flight further to connect dots through Afghanistan and India。 A super interesting storyline that involves Parsis and Zoroastrianism。 What I Liked: RIch in research， Ashwin Sanghi holds no bar when it comes to making you aware of history and how ！ Pages from history that you were never aware of。 And how all parallels are drawn leaves you astounded。 History of Parsis makes a great read while the thriller 3。5 starsIt's about: A historical thriller that charts its route in ancient Persia， taking the flight further to connect dots through Afghanistan and India。 A super interesting storyline that involves Parsis and Zoroastrianism。 What I Liked: RIch in research， Ashwin Sanghi holds no bar when it comes to making you aware of history and how ！ Pages from history that you were never aware of。 And how all parallels are drawn leaves you astounded。 History of Parsis makes a great read while the thriller progresses alongside。 However。。What I didn't: The same history lessons seem a bit overlong at places。 Also repeats often that mars the crispness a thriller ought to have。 And the conclusion， was a bit disappointing。 Recommended for: Those who love world history and historical fiction。 There is a lot to know here。 。。。more
Ninad Bhangle
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I love historical fiction。 Enjoyed reading about the rich history of Zoroastrianism （past）。 The current storyline tends to be stretched towards the middle but enjoyed the last 70-80 pages。 Overall a good read。 Waiting for the next in the Bharat series！
Priyanka
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Historical fictions are the most enticing as one can travel in the past and experience a new world altogether。Ashwin Sanghi， has touched many topics and done justice to them none of them were half touched or left for speculations。 This book was like a well of water to the curious thristy soul。 I didn't only travel multiple countries or cities but the time zones also from Alexander to India's independence。 Linearity was drawn between the religions which provides the crucial message - irrespective Historical fictions are the most enticing as one can travel in the past and experience a new world altogether。Ashwin Sanghi， has touched many topics and done justice to them none of them were half touched or left for speculations。 This book was like a well of water to the curious thristy soul。 I didn't only travel multiple countries or cities but the time zones also from Alexander to India's independence。 Linearity was drawn between the religions which provides the crucial message - irrespective of faiths we all believe in same high power with different names。 However， this book was much more than the religious tropes。 One can read by putting heart and mind in it and also one can just enjoy the plot twists and travel across geo and time。 Right amount of amalgamation of science and religion。 I have read all the books in the Bharat Series， this was by far was the best and most amazing。 One can read this as a standalone book too。 Highly recommended to the people who loves: Thrillers， Historical Fiction。 Jim Dastoor， a scientist who is working on a medicine which can cure any and every disease。 With this cure he doesn't want to earn money and fame， all he wants to serve the humanity。 However， some miscreants doesn't want him to deliver this agenda to the globe all of them has their ulterior motives in terms of monetary benefits， being a global leader， restoration of faith and sometimes just malice。My favourite character is Linda here she is more than Jim's wife， she is a woman with immense strength and bravery。 Quick on her toes， knowledge vast as the sea。 。。。more
Tanmay Sutradhar
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The plot is definitely excellent， but the book is to be honored and loved for the factual presentation and the history which is not known to many of us。 Absolutely loved the book and the representation of history through the fictional plot。
Anu
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The Magicians of Mazda is the seventh book in the Bharat series。 I have also read the first book in the series， The Rozabal Line。 I thoroughly enjoyed both the books。The main characters in this book are a Parsi Scientist Jim Dastoor and his historian wife Linda。 Jim gets kidnapped and Linda goes after him。 In the process， they travel to many countries， and everybody is after Jim’s research work and an ancient artifact called the Athravan Star。This plot， while being an engaging mystery， is also The Magicians of Mazda is the seventh book in the Bharat series。 I have also read the first book in the series， The Rozabal Line。 I thoroughly enjoyed both the books。The main characters in this book are a Parsi Scientist Jim Dastoor and his historian wife Linda。 Jim gets kidnapped and Linda goes after him。 In the process， they travel to many countries， and everybody is after Jim’s research work and an ancient artifact called the Athravan Star。This plot， while being an engaging mystery， is also a foray into the history of Zoroastrians。 The author has beautifully linked up so many historical facts and weaved them into this story。I knew only about their God Ahura Mazda and their religious text Zend-Avesta， there are so many aspects of the religion that are described so vividly， its origin， its propagation， the threat involved， and migration。 It is saddening to read about people who were killed due to religious animosity。 It also covers an array of myths， legends， culture， customs， rituals， and doctrines。Did you know that the Zoroastrian temple is known as the Fire temple？ The author has explained in detail its relevance， and its origin and has mentioned a few famous ones too。 The story about their special fires is an interesting one。A very interesting aspect of the book that I enjoyed a lot was the etymological roots of many Zoroastrian words。 The author has beautifully shown the links between words。Ashwin Sanghi offers his readers the most towards the end by solving the mystery that he builds up throughout the novel。Though it is plot-driven， it digresses into historical and essayistic writing。 It is a well-researched novel， which probes into the root of Zoroastrians。 People who love historical investigations would love it， moreover who doesn’t love a well-written mystery？In this era where every other author is spinning a tale about characters or events from the bygone eras， this is another tale recounting a very interesting epoch of history。 I recommend this book to everyone。 。。。more
Gaurav Nandrajog 'Gary'
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This was my 3rd book by Ashwin Sanghi and I believe it's the best he has written to date。 The book contains abundant information smartly placed along the length of the book。 I had to dig deep and Google quite a bit to get the truth and facts straight。 The historical bits seem to be consistent with what is available on the internet。 Ashwin has expertly woven a fictional story around it。 Some key indicators and clues are repeated and rephrased a few times but I think that was necessary as its a lo This was my 3rd book by Ashwin Sanghi and I believe it's the best he has written to date。 The book contains abundant information smartly placed along the length of the book。 I had to dig deep and Google quite a bit to get the truth and facts straight。 The historical bits seem to be consistent with what is available on the internet。 Ashwin has expertly woven a fictional story around it。 Some key indicators and clues are repeated and rephrased a few times but I think that was necessary as its a long story but that kept me engaged like a movie。Just FYI， the book revolves around an Indian Parsi man and history of Zoroastrianism。Long story short， one of the best mythological fiction books I've ever read。 。。。more
Anuj Shrivastava
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Because this is my favorite genre and Ashwin Sanghi is an expert author of this。 There is no doubt that this book is better than his previous book but cannot compete with his earlier books。The things which I did not like was that many things have been repeated which makes the book boring in the middle。If this was not the case， then some pages of the book could have been reduced。Parsi history and mythology make it interesting but that was not much new to me as i have read about all Vedic and zora Because this is my favorite genre and Ashwin Sanghi is an expert author of this。 There is no doubt that this book is better than his previous book but cannot compete with his earlier books。The things which I did not like was that many things have been repeated which makes the book boring in the middle。If this was not the case， then some pages of the book could have been reduced。Parsi history and mythology make it interesting but that was not much new to me as i have read about all Vedic and zorastrian relation before。But again being a fan， I would say that this book could have been better if he had not made it politically inclined 。。。more
Ravi Jain
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A decent read。 Lacks the magic of Ashwin's earlier books in the series。 This book is a bit repetitive in its content， there are quite a few loopholes in the plot and the length is a bit too much for my taste。 A "one-time" read。 A decent read。 Lacks the magic of Ashwin's earlier books in the series。 This book is a bit repetitive in its content， there are quite a few loopholes in the plot and the length is a bit too much for my taste。 A "one-time" read。 。。。more
Tirumala K L Vedavathi
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3。5 actually
Rekha Krishnan
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Magicians of Mazda is a really enjoyable read。 Ashwin Sanghi has given us one more book in the style of the earlier ones- with some history of the Parsi community， intrigues in circles of power and the story of Jim Dastoor with his secret， ancient treasure， his wife Linda， the police， FBI， all interacting in a fast paced and very absorbing " un- putdownable" story！ Magicians of Mazda is a really enjoyable read。 Ashwin Sanghi has given us one more book in the style of the earlier ones- with some history of the Parsi community， intrigues in circles of power and the story of Jim Dastoor with his secret， ancient treasure， his wife Linda， the police， FBI， all interacting in a fast paced and very absorbing " un- putdownable" story！ 。。。more
Vishal Jha
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The correct blend of History， Mythology and Thriller， this new novel in the Bharat series by Ashwin Sanghi has it all。There is a lot to learn， and lot to enjoy the thrill of the story。A really entertaining read for me。
Komal
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Thoroughly gripping。
Kan Bhalla
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Ashwin Sanghi does it again。 It was a rollercoaster ride in the disguise of a historical-theological fiction set in diverse lands like the US， Iran， Afghanistan， India & Pakistan。 Focuses on the history of Zoroastrianism and how it connects India with Persia。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Magicians of Mazda
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Magicians of Mazda&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft