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Thrillers/Suspense

Major Bakshi

bySudip Talukdar

The Dragon's Nemesis

A disgraced Army major, a forgotten posting in central India, and a guerrilla force that becomes China's worst nightmare.

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Language
English
Binding / Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN
9781942426813
Pages
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Published
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Category
Thrillers/Suspense

Overview

Major Bakshi did not ask to be sent to the most forgotten corner of central India. He was posted there as a discard — an officer the Army wanted out of sight, leading a unit of misfits nobody else wanted. What he did with that posting, in a region the military treated as a blackhole, is the premise of this thriller: how a man without conventional resources, working outside the spotlight, forged a guerrilla force that would eventually threaten China in ways no one anticipated.

Sudip Talukdar builds the novel around the gap between official military power and the kind of effectiveness that emerges from the margins. Major Bakshi's sharp strategic instinct operates alongside something stranger — a connection to shamanic forces from another dimension — giving the narrative a mythic quality that distinguishes it from straightforward military fiction. The result is a plot that moves fast, stays grounded in the specifics of guerrilla warfare and Asian geopolitics, and keeps asking whether Bakshi's victories are the product of genius, luck, or something neither category covers.

Talukdar's second novel, following Proxy War: The Counter Moves, confirms him as a writer who understands both the mechanics of conflict and the pleasures of the page.

Who is Major Bakshi? Why was he dumped into the most remote rural pocket of central India, dubbed as a 'blackhole,' along with a bunch of the rowdiest discards in the Army? What did he do to forge them into the world's most feared guerrilla force, capable of inflicting terrible vengeance on an enemy like China? Was it his sharp strategic sense or just pure luck? Or even his connect with Shamanic Powers, from another dimension. The Dragon's Nemesis, with a gripping plotline, has all the answers. This is the author's second novel after Proxy War: The Counter Moves, which focused on terror networks from across the border.

Author

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Sudip Talukdar

Bitten by the literary bug and love of books quite early in life, the author resolved to master the art of writing, overcoming many limitations on the way, associated with the exacting process, driven by sheer determination and perseverance. However, converting ideas and experiences into words happened to be an extremely elusive quest, but with relentless practice he acquired a modicum of control. Since then, he has made steady progress as a budding journalist and as a senior editor, highlighting contemporary issues, exposing graft and doing his bit for the underdog. The author, an M. Phil in English, based earned his degree while writing a dissertation on redoubtable Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all time. Shri Talukdar has written extensively on strategic, military, political and social matters, representing a corpus of more than 200 articles in the Indian Defence Review, The Salute, South Asia Monitor and cover stories for India Review and Analysis. Post innings with the mainstream media, he has branched out as an author, strategic affairs columnist and screen-writer, besides editing books and writing reviews. He is also described as "a bold and unorthodox mind", who has given a shaper edge to his literary endeavours, learning from setbacks and bitter experiences in life.

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