The Labyrinth: Short Stories

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The Labyrinth consists of 15 stories, each belonging to a different genre. This is to keep you on the edge with each turn in the alleys of the Labyrinth. So, if getting caught in the cross fire on the battle grounds of Afghanistan with young Kemal in The Martyr is a little much to handle, you could hop a ride with Sharmaji in Mortified, as he winds his way through small town India, buying a Bata shoe and clutching his heart which is ready to be attacked. Though, we would not suggest hitching a ride with Joy in his Travel Through the Night, as he already has to deal with strange apparitions which have stepped out of the sugarcane plantations and refuse to let him pass. These apparitions might seem like Casper, considering the creatures Kyoto finds himself fighting on a daily basis in the wonderland called Sym World. A world he has entered of his free will, but cannot escape. While we recommend a journey to Sym World, it should not purely be in pursuit of strange creatures as these can be found right in your back yard, when you least expect them.Much like the predicament Revant finds himself in when the Wokambee comes knocking at nights in the Night of the Wokambee. Talking of predicaments, doesn’t a puppeteer lead a precarious life? Or does he? Neither does Dr. Merryfloat, a reclusive doctor, have the answer, nor do his patients, who live in the valley below. The entire valley is befuddled as a spell is cast on its in habitants in the Puppet Show. Leaving these strange worlds and paranormal events, you can return to a more identifiable situation in Candies, where you lose some and then win some in pursuit of love. This tug of war of lost and found has also been beautifully captured in Crashing Impacts, a story which spans almost a decade and is weaved on the fabric of human emotions of love, sacrifice, insecurity and strength of human character. Mists of Time and Russkaya Rulyetka show how anger, jealousy and vendetta make a man take drastic steps; while the apathy and ignorance of today’s youth to their surroundings is captured in a moving story Farming on Facebook. From the farmlands you will find yourself freewheeling through the Indian jungles that inspired Rudyard Kipling. What begins as a safari in search for the elusive big cat becomes an adventure of a lifetime in Bagheera Log Huts. Another story of being caught at the wrong time and at the wrong place isI’ll Be Back, where an out of body experience takes a whole new meaning. A Day of Battle, set in the times of Mahabharata, the most epic war ever fought, captures a day of battle in India and brings out the valour of some of the greatest warriors to have walked this Earth. And finally, you can join another great warrior, Theseus, on his quest to slay the Minotaur, arguably the most enigmatic monster there ever was.

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This crowd sourced anthology, an initiative of Litizen.com, consists of authors from various walks of life. There are doctors, chefs, philosophers, media professionals, students and accountants who make the ecelectic mix and voices of the stories in the book. Author Names:-Rishabh Chaturvedi, Aditi Chincholi, Shawn Pereira, Mainak Dhar, Niharika Puri, Sushant Dharwadkar, Jeevan Verma, Abhishek Dwivedi, Rohit Das, Richard Fernandes. Table of Contents 1 Acknowledgement 2 Foreword 3 The Martyr 4 Puppet Show 5 Bagheera Log Huts 6 I'll Be Back 7 Sym World 8 Mortified 9 Crashing Impacts 10 The Night of the Wokambee 11 Mists of Time 12 Candies 13 Travel Through The Night 14 Russkaya Rulyetka 15 A Day of Battle 16 Farming on Facebook 17 The Labyrinth 18 About the Authors