The Mythical Emblems of Gragodon - Volume 5

Sinaria, daughter of Anamarias and Sareena of Lamiras, finds herself amidst strange and dark surroundings. Coming upon the spirit personalities of Mondilozar, Naevalona, Tormari and Lord Kragbot, the realization sinks in that she has mysteriously entered into the netherworld of spirit beings. Realizing that Sinaria possesses a powerful amulet, the netherworld entities try their utmost to seize the same from her. Because the kings of Lamiras, Meldovia and Varnosia need to be in their respective kingdoms to protect their subjects and keep the peace, the queens of the three kingdoms, their children and Lorrday, monarch of Orvidea leave on a quest to seek out the parallel realm of the smaller-sized ZoVog peoples. Instead, they come upon LoJadr, royal Sorcerer of LoMun realm, who captures them. He is intent on basking in the glory of having outwitted and overcome mighty adversaries of the giant world of humans. In the meantime, the land of Solma becomes divided into two parts; one belonging to the reptila - large lizard-like creatures which walk upon their hind legs; and the other, ruled by the woman warriors of the Sol Hills. In the nondescript hamlet of Bel Thray, Navlon masters the art of forging bangles. He lives there in peace with himself, not having once worn the Black Bangle in all the years there. To his consternation, he finds the coveted Black Bangle stolen from him. He is enraged and seeks out the Sorcerers who had dared to undertake such a deed. The monarchs of Lamiras, Meldovia and Varnosia come again upon Lord Dalgon and his stone warriors. Their encounter results in tragedy for one amongst the brave stalwarts. Sinaria, Lord Kragbot and Mondilozar return to the mortal plane. To make matters worse for the good peoples, the greatest evil lord reveals himself to the gaze of the Destroyer race of peoples. Lord Drakileon knows that he cannot be overcome even by the collective powers of all the five Gragodonian Emblems. Luudva, ordained lead

Sinaria, daughter of Anamarias and Sareena of Lamiras, finds herself amidst strange and dark surroundings. Coming upon the spirit personalities of Mondilozar, Naevalona, Tormari and Lord Kragbot, the realization sinks in that she has mysteriously entered into the netherworld of spirit beings. Realizing that Sinaria possesses a powerful amulet, the netherworld entities try their utmost to seize the same from her. Because the kings of Lamiras, Meldovia and Varnosia need to be in their respective kingdoms to protect their subjects and keep the peace, the queens of the three kingdoms, their children and Lorrday, monarch of Orvidea leave on a quest to seek out the parallel realm of the smaller-sized ZoVog peoples. They hope to come upon ZoValmar, mighty Sorcerer who had fashioned the dark emblem which whisked Sinaria to the netherworld realm. Instead, they come upon LoJadr, royal Sorcerer of LoMun realm, who captures them. He is intent on basking in the glory of having outwitted and overcome mighty adversaries of the giant world of humans. In the meantime the land of Solma becomes divided into two parts; one belonging to the reptila - large lizard-like creatures which walk upon their hind legs; and the other, ruled by the woman warriors of the Sol Hills. In the nondescript hamlet of Bel Thray, Navlon becomes a skilled maker of bangles. He lives there in peace with himself, not having once worn the Black Bangle in all the years there. To his consternation, he finds the coveted Black Bangle stolen from him. He is enraged and seeks out the Sorcerers who had dared to undertake such a deed. The princes of Orvidea and Meldovia, by strange and mysterious means, find themselves in the snowy realm of Wons. The enchantments of the Priestesses of that land endanger their lives. In the battle that follows, the fires of the heavens are unleashed upon the princes. Only a miracle can save them from the vengeful attack of the Priestesses of Wons. The monarchs of Lamiras, Meldovia and Varnosia come again upon Lord Dalgon and his stone warriors. Their encounter results in tragedy for one amongst the brave stalwarts. Sinaria, Lord Kragbot and Mondilozar return to the mortal plane. Each has an agenda of his own to empower and enrich himself at the expense of the mortal world. To make matters worse for the good peoples, another great evil lord reveals himself to the gaze of the greatest amongst the Destroyer race of peoples. Lord Drakileon, not born of the five elements, knows that he cannot be overcome even by the collective powers of all the five Gragodonian Emblems. Luudva, ordained leader of the Seeker folk of the misty realm, is ousted from her lordly station by the schemings of Nagrod, most powerful amongst the Seeker folk, and Lord Drakileon. Things do not at all look good for the different races of beings upon the mortal plane.

Venkataraman Gopalakrishnan, an ex-banker, currently grooms primary school students for the Olympiad Mathematics Examinations in Singapore. The eighth and youngest child of his parents, Gopal credits his late father, Subramania Venkataram Aiyer, for his entry into the enthralling realm of books. He has come a long way – from reading a plethora of genres, like western novels, adventure, crime, science-fiction and fantasy – to feeling that he could also contribute towards the wide realm of authoring. The Mythical Emblems of Gragodon comes in a series of 6 volumes. It is an epic novel of the Aventure-Fantasy genre - something like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter’ series of books. Nine entertaining years have already passed, in the conceptualization and completion of this set of 6 volumes. The first two volumes in this series have already come out as a single book of forty chapters, launched during the Singapore Writers’ Festival of 2011 and financed through a substantial monetary grant from the National Arts Council of Singapore (NAC). An erstwhile reader himself, Gopal nowadays puts in much time, writing his unique genre of books. He lists J.R.R. Tolkien as one of his favourite authors. The inspiration for this adventure story came while he was doing a series of character sketches, on a coach trip from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. His interest eventually took flight and he now writes with fervent zeal. He hopes that more Asian writers would come forth in taking the Adventure-Fantasy genre to further heights of proficiency and acclaim. The author currently resides in Singapore with his wife and three children.