Kasem ismaili was raised in the us and went to kuwait for a job as a financial analyst. Oklahoma city civic center church of ahriman dakhma of. Puja guha does not make it easy to get into ahriman. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 kindle edition by puja guha. Petra will find herself facetoface with the ahriman, a man named for the persian spirit of destruction who is responsible for a series of bomb blasts that paralyzed the suez canal two years earlier. The money trail places her in the midst of an assassination plot that implicates the highest levels of the kuwaiti and iranian governments. When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait, petra shirazi, a former field agent, comes face to face with the ahriman, a man named for the persian spirit of. Ahriman myth encyclopedia mythology, god, world, life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As the investigation begins to unravel, the ripple effects threaten to engulf not only the middle east and its.
Ashemaogha volume 1 of becoming ahriman, is available for a limited on an independent publisher till the publishing house is ready to release it. Other variations in the concept of ahriman were due to heresy, or to differences in the level of culture or intelligence. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 by puja guha 3. I dont usually read a lot of dystopian thrillers, but i heard about it from a friend and picked it up. Join us at book culture on columbus on thursday, august 22nd at 7pm for a reading and talk with puja guha, the author behind the the ahriman legacy series about book 1, ahriman.
As it is three books in one it can appear to be a daunting read at over eight and a half hundred pages, but every sentence will have you wanting more, from jaw dropping landscapes, outrageous the greatest sin of humanity. I really enjoyed the book the characters are interesting and well developed, and as the reader, you can really feel their plight. Occult annihilation of the soul the time of decision is around the end of the twentieth century when we will either stand at the grave of civilization in a war of all against all or turn toward a spiritualized culture. Ahriman series by john french goodreads share book. A thriller about former agent petra shirazi in the midst of a terrorist plot. Ashemaogha is available church of ahriman dakhma of. Puja guha, author of the ahriman legacy, a series of amazon bestselling international spy thrillers. Join us at book culture on columbus on thursday, august 22nd at 7pm for a reading and talk with puja guha, the author behind the the ahriman legacy series. Its possible you may find a newer edition of this book there. So is all that you call sin, destruction, in short, what youve meant. Destructive spirit middle persian ahriman, the evil, destructive spirit in the dualistic doctrine of zoroastrianism.
The spirit of destruction the ahriman legacy volume 1 9781500286026. Puja guha i wouldnt say that publishing my first book is what changed my writing process. The archetype and embodiment of angra mainyu is called ahriman, the devil incarnate. In chapter 100 of book of the arda viraf, which is titled ahriman, the narrator sees the evil spirit. Over the course of getting that first book edited and out, i had to do a lot of reflecting on the process that worked best for me for writing and. The spirit of destruction is an intense political thriller that follows the making of such a legend.
Check out the interview on the we b swangin show learn more about me at my website sign up for my newsletter to. Ahriman was the god of evil and darkness in persian mythology and in zoroastrianism, a religion that attracted a large following in persia around 600 b. Books are sorted in the reading order recommended by the author. Ahriman, the principle of evil in persian mythology, was personified as angra mainya, the destructive spirit, who introduced death into the world. The day of the jackal meets syriana in the near future. Like grisham and clancy this title shines among the genre. It is a very human story, worth your time and money. According to the earliest version of the myth, he is the twin brother of spenta mainyu, the holy spirit, and both were the sons of ahura mazda ormizd or ormazd, the wise lord and supreme deity of zoroastrianism. The spirit of destruction is an excellent, hardhitting read that has not only left me impressed, but also left me with an author name to keep an eye on, in anticipation of future releases. Successive invasions of persia iran resulted in the destruction of the bulk of. Now we must look at the devil from a different perspective, because if he is the universal embodiment of selfdoubt, how easy is for the creator to point the finger and project onto the devil the titled anguished spirit aka angra mainyu. Along her journey, shes been inspired by politics, culture and setting to write the ahriman legacy series, in which she takes readers along with her as her imagination enhances her experiences.
Puja guha author of the ahriman legacy, a series of amazon bestselling international thrillers the ahriman legacy books. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This feature, the drama of the choice, is missing in the cosmogonies in the pahlavi books, where ahriman serves as the negative counterpart, not of the other spirit, but of god, ohrmazd. Petra will find herself face to face with the ahriman, a man named for the persian spirit of destruction who is responsible for a series of bomb blasts that paralyzed the suez canal two years earlier. Here is a small excerpt from the book, to help bring across the nature of the book and traditional ahrimanism. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 kindle edition by guha, puja. By kindle nation on march 1, 2019 in kindle daily deal. The spirit of destruction, but it is well worth persisting as on the whole it is a really good book.
For other books by puja guha, view puja guhas smashwords author profile page. The spirit of destruction is an excellent, hardhitting read that has not only left me impressed, but also left me with an author name to keep an eye. Puja guha, author of the ahriman legacy, a series of amazon bestselling international spy. The spirit of destruction is an excellent, hardhitting read that has not only left me impressed, but also left me with an author name to.
When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait, petra shirazi, a former field agent, comes face to. Forming a mixture of fantasy and sci fi ahriman the omnibus is the complete combination of the three books of the same name. The agency, an american counterterrorist unit, thinks a terrorist attack is imminent when a message is intercepted. Provided to youtube by routenote ahriman, spirit of destruction lucifer duncan jowitt the diabolic variations 33 variations on a theme by the devil. The first three, at times confusing, different stories one of marzouk fayed, khaled majed and the ahriman, another of kasem ismaili and lila and a third of petra shirazi at the agency that. Often called druj the lie, ahriman was the force behind anger, greed, envy, and other negative and harmful emotions. The spirit of destruction by puja guha by kindle nation on april 11, 2019 in thriller of the day. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait, petra shirazi, a former field agent, comes facetoface with the ahriman, one of irans deadliest assassins. When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait. In the book of the parsees he celebrates fireworshippers in the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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