Check out the interview on the we b swangin show learn more about me at my website sign up for my newsletter to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 kindle edition by guha, puja. For other books by puja guha, view puja guhas smashwords author profile page. 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. 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. By kindle nation on march 1, 2019 in kindle daily deal. Ahriman series by john french goodreads share book. Here is a small excerpt from the book, to help bring across the nature of the book and traditional ahrimanism. Ahriman by puja guha estimated delivery 312 business days format paperback condition brand new description like grisham and clancy. The spirit of destruction the ahriman legacy volume 1 9781500286026.
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. Provided to youtube by routenote ahriman, spirit of destruction lucifer duncan jowitt the diabolic variations 33 variations on a theme by the devil. Ashemaogha is available church of ahriman dakhma of. When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait, petra shirazi, a former field agent, comes face to. I really enjoyed the book the characters are interesting and well developed, and as the reader, you can really feel their plight.
Ashemaogha volume 1 of becoming ahriman, is available for a limited on an independent publisher till the publishing house is ready to release it. 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. The spirit of destruction is an intense political thriller that follows the making of such a legend. 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. Forming a mixture of fantasy and sci fi ahriman the omnibus is the complete combination of the three books of the same name. Puja guha, author of the ahriman legacy, a series of amazon bestselling international spy thrillers. So is all that you call sin, destruction, in short, what youve meant. A brilliant, positive, constructive, and beneficent spirit that seeks wisdom is. 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.
The spirit of destruction, but it is well worth persisting as on the whole it is a really good book. Its possible you may find a newer edition of this book there. 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. In the book of the parsees he celebrates fireworshippers in the. Puja guha i wouldnt say that publishing my first book is what changed my writing process. Other variations in the concept of ahriman were due to heresy, or to differences in the level of culture or intelligence. It is a very human story, worth your time and money. The spirit of destruction by puja guha by kindle nation on april 11, 2019 in thriller of the day. Puja guha, author of the ahriman legacy, a series of amazon bestselling international spy. Oklahoma city civic center church of ahriman dakhma of. Kasem ismaili was raised in the us and went to kuwait for a job as a financial analyst. 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.
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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Puja has lived in kuwait, toronto, paris, london, and several american cities including new york, washington dc, philadelphia, and san francisco. The money trail places her in the midst of an assassination plot that implicates the highest levels of the kuwaiti and iranian governments. Like grisham and clancy this title shines among the genre. I dont usually read a lot of dystopian thrillers, but i heard about it from a friend and picked it up. Ahriman, the principle of evil in persian mythology, was personified as angra mainya, the destructive spirit, who introduced death into the world. The agency, an american counterterrorist unit, thinks a terrorist attack is imminent when a message is intercepted. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 kindle edition by puja guha. Destructive spirit middle persian ahriman, the evil, destructive spirit in the dualistic doctrine of zoroastrianism. 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.
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. In the iranian poet ferdowsis 9351020 ace epic shahnameh, the book of. 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 destruction, and who is responsible for a series of bomb blasts. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Often called druj the lie, ahriman was the force behind anger, greed, envy, and other negative and harmful emotions. Ahriman s might, too, is very terrible in the eyes of the faithful believer of the mazdian faith. As the investigation begins to unravel, the ripple effects threaten to engulf not only the middle east and its. 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. Books are sorted in the reading order recommended by the author. 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. A middle east political conspiracy and espionage thriller the ahriman legacy book 1 by puja guha 3.
Ahriman myth encyclopedia mythology, god, world, life. 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. A thriller about former agent petra shirazi in the midst of a terrorist plot. He led the forces of evil against the host of spenta mainya, the holy spirit, who assisted ahura mazdah, the wise lord and final victor in the cosmic war. In chapter 100 of book of the arda viraf, which is titled ahriman, the narrator sees the evil spirit. The day of the jackal meets syriana in the near future. Successive invasions of persia iran resulted in the destruction of the bulk of. When the cia intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in kuwait. The archetype and embodiment of angra mainyu is called ahriman, the devil incarnate. 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.
Puja guha does not make it easy to get into ahriman. Over the course of getting that first book edited and out, i had tomore i wouldnt say that publishing my first book is what changed my writing process. 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. 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. 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.