Book Review: The Forgotten Sagas

History, mythology, and fantasy are the genres in literary writing that can never lose favor among writers or readers. The present time is where everyone shares a rich history of myths, legends, and events that shaped the fragment of today. As there was not a much-written record of many things in the earlier days, it becomes everyone’s duty to protect that heritage and preserve it for future generations. A team of young writers does this effort in this direction in Trisha Saxena’s edited and complied anthology, “The Forgotten Sagas: Tales of Verses of Aeons.”

The title has been chosen very wisely as from here that the readers are prepared to read and know many facts, myths, and legendary tales that otherwise they may be unaware of. Saxena places the contributions of the young writers in a skillful manner. By the time the readers complete the first few presentations of the first section, they are in the grip of the text as a whole and cannot keep “The Forgotten Sagas” away. Stories like “Nacheli- The Bare Truth” by Manoj Vaz, “Limitless” by Aruna Parandhama, “The Kingdom of Sheraghati” by Prajwal Shukla, and others lay the foundation stone of the series of sagas that may have been forgotten over time, but due to the efforts of the young writers, they may rise from the ashes like a phoenix only to remain in the memory of the readers. Other than these, “The Forgotten Sagas” features a lot of work not just in prose but has the presence of poetic works here and there. All of them have uniqueness and style of their own, but to name a few that the readers would hold on to include “Greek Mystique” by Udita Pendse, “The Unsent Letters” by Dia Mehta, Belle by Rhea Sethi, and many others. Other vital works in this regard that are worth mentioning include “The One” by Arjun Naik, “The Unfolded Myth” by Afreen Fatima, “The Lost Lessons” by Swadha Agrawal, and others. The readers would have their personal favorites as they read through. 

“The Forgotten Sagas” is one of the few books that can be re-read by readers time and again, whether in the form of a bedtime story or a tea-time partner. Every prose or poetic piece is a universe in itself and makes the readers want to know more about what the writers are writing about. They may have heard of them here and there, but the author’s contributions may help them join the dots of unknown facts. The cherry on the top is the language and the narrative technique that has been used. This makes it easier for the readers to understand the text, remain entertained and interested at the same time. The readers are likely to find a lot of captivating and striking content that will hold the readers’ attention and make them aware of the hidden facts and stories, which may be the life and blood of the places and towns they have not visited.