Written by international Award Winner Deepak Menon, Skymerge is a sweeping well researched novel of the opening up of Space, spanning 5 Planets including Earth, and a planet named Rukana where a major portion of the events comprising this amazing novel occur. There are many heroes in this book and many heroines, each unforgettable with a unique personality distinctly different from any other protagonist in this book, or any other in its genre. The book begins with a shattering prologue reminiscent of medieval times on Earth, yet relating to another Planet. The story starts with the discovery of a Scroll and a Bracelet in a remote desert location in Africa, found in a geological layer dated a million years ago, before mankind manifested in its present form as a sentient species. This seems impossible unless the artifacts are of extraterrestrial origin. Alternating the chapters between Earth and other Planets, the story is skillfully built into a cohesive whole, bringing with it glimpses of different cultures, battles, and a war, as also a very human touch of love, affection, courage and wide ranging vision amongst the characters. Inevitably the story builds up to "Contact" with the Aliens from the alien planet situated Light Years away, yet the conceptualization is well interwoven with the Laws of Physics & Nature that the reader can not entirely discount the hard core science fiction concepts in Skymerge, since it retains an element of plausibility albeit miniscule, which is what this book is all about It successfully explores the outermost boundaries of physical constraints with the message that what may be fiction today, may be the facts of tomorrow. Skymerge succeeds in effectively delivering a gripping adventure story based on hardcore astrophysics and astronomy to the layman, without straying too far into the realm of fantasy.

In the enchanted Booga Dooga Land is a little Pixie Town, where Pickwick, a little Pixie lives with his delightful smiling OctoDoll. Right from the time the OcotDoll had come alive by inadvertantly breaking the "Code of Dollus," Pickwick & the OctoDoll had been repeatedly thrust into life and death situations, where they had to battle formidable adversaries to save other creatures of the Booga Dooga Land, as well as even Pixie Town, the Silver Mountains and the entire Booga Dooga Land. Pickwick and the OctoDoll, rose to the occasion each time, and valiantly entered the fray even at the cost of their own lives, and used incredible "Plans" which only they could have made, to overcome their formidable adversaries and win the day. Like other creatures such as the Wormus, the Idearoolus Blick, Harky the Shark, and Wilful the wicked flowerfish, this tale also introduces a villainous adversary endowed with evil traits and seemingly insurmountable magical powers Pickwick and the OctoDoll who had gone for a picnic to the incredible beautiful "Valley of the Singing Grass" were frozen by the Horus into statues and were on the verge of being gobbled up by the Horus, when they were rescued in the nick of time by the Silver Dragon While all this action was going on, and while the Horus determinedly, followed them up to the Silver Dragon's cave high up in the Silver Mountains where they had taken refuge, even more original and exciting creatures like "In" and "Quisitive" as well as "Trans" and "Lucent" emerged in the Booga Dooga Forest. Finally the Horus was overcome just a moment before he would have crushed our heroes and gobbled them up. The Horus turns into .... aha .. that would be telling .. suffice it to say that this tale is so enchanting that the entire family will be delighted and will surely want to read it all together ....

"All Pure" is a book of fine structured verse. The author was inspired by Gerald Fitzgerald, the Englishman who was a scholar of Persian, and the great Sufi Saint, Philosopher, Mathematician, Omar Khayyam whose scattered quatrains were collected by Fitzgerald, translated into English and published in his immortal work " The Rubiyyat of Omar Khayyam." One day, without giving any conscious thought to writing poetry, the author suddenly sat down and wrote his first quatrain. And then there was a fountain within him which flowed and flowed and the result was this hauntingly beautiful original literary work in English. In this bouquet of verses the author has beautifully captured the ethos of middle eastern philosophy & mysticism, which is that very essence of life, which is invisible and often beyond the understanding of human intellect. It is the domain of the soul, beyond the tangible, 'ALL PURE' and 'ALL POTENT'. It is an ocean, into which the reader will be drawn to dive deep and discover treasures, enchanting beyond compare. One can not but quote a little of the editorial review written by Mark Sykes, Chief Editor of Minerva Press in 1999. QUOTE: - These are very moving and sincere poems which would bring pleasure and a sharing of experience to the reader. They relate indeed structurally to the quatrains of the Rubaiyyat; but they are original, more so than Fitzgerald, who basically created an original work based on Khayyam; the work here under consideration goes several steps further. It is impossible to consider Khayyam without echoing some of the cadences of Fritz Gerald, but here we have an original work that yet manages to achieve a similar mood. They are melodic, well-structured and essentially meaningful verses that make, in each quatrain, one emotional statement and makes it convincingly. The verse marches confidently and successfully across the page. The volume has a powerful unity; it has the strength to stand foursquare on its own feet despite its parentage. The poetry is suffused with a sense of what Gerard Manley Hopkins called "the beauty of things "; the poems fall into the readers consciousness like quiet jewels. There is a feeling of straightforward, shared experience that is meaningfully communicated to the reader and a deeply felt and effectively communicated spiritual dimension. We believe that Deepak Menon's verse should be brought to a wider global audience. While the audience for fine verse is selective, it is a considerable constituency, and one which is not too difficult to access through the many magazines throughout the English speaking world which are prepared to review new work and recommend it to their readerships. It has been very rewarding to encounter the work of Deepak Menon; when Minerva Press established its New Delhi branch, it was precisely in the hopes of attracting just this kind of quality writing. UNQUOTE This is a work of the highest literary quality and will be read and re-read for generations to come.

PICKWICK's PLAN - A 5 STAR 2013 READERS FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS CONTEST WINNER - CEREMONY IN MIAMI ON 23RD NOVEMBER 2013 - MEET THE AUTHOR THERE The Author writes: This book started out as a Bedtime story told by me to my little children around the year 1992-93 and remained in limbo until finally, I decided to retire very early from my profession as a senior bank officer to get these "Family Read Together" books published. It is my belief that the books will be loved for generations by young and old alike . Pickwick's Plan begins with a Little Pixie Town on the edge of the enchanted Great Booga Dooga Forest near the Great Booga Dooga Lake in the enchanted Booga Dooga Land and revolve around the life and adventures of one of the smallest Pixies, Pickwick. The story was told chapter by chapter to my little children and evolved in its telling - there was the magic of playing with the words of the English language, and the emergence of different beings who have made the book a unique "Family Read Together" experience. Every line is original and every episode opens out new vistas. Another of tales of the Booga Dooga Land, 'The Wormus', has been published and will be followed by many other books in the series, with each being an independent book in itself. Deepak Menon New Delhi

What Worth My Tomorrows is a volume of structured, rhymed poetry covering a wide range of topics and varied sentiments expressed in powerful verse. The poems follow a very wide range of style and each poem tells a moving story. These are a mixture of poems about nature, love, passion and 'life'. Deepak Menon, the Poet has shown that there is no boundary to the range of human emotion in this original and moving collection.

In the enchanted Booga Dooga Land is a little Pixie Town, where Pickwick, a little Pixie lives with his delightful smiling OctoDoll. Right from the time the OcotDoll had come alive by inadvertantly breaking the "Code of Dollus," Pickwick & the OctoDoll had been repeatedly thrust into life and death situations, where they had to battle formidable adversaries to save other creatures of the Booga Dooga Land, as well as even Pixie Town, the Silver Mountains and the entire Booga Dooga Land. Pickwick and the OctoDoll, rose to the occasion each time, and valiantly entered the fray even at the cost of their own lives, and used incredible "Plans" which only they could have made, to overcome their formidable adversaries and win the day. Like other creatures such as the Wormus, the Idearoolus Blick, Harky the Shark, and Wilful the wicked flowerfish introduced in the earlier tales, this tale also introduces a villainous adversary endowed with evil traits and seemingly insurmountable magical powers Pickwick and the OctoDoll who had gone for a picnic to the incredible beautiful "Valley of the Singing Grass" were frozen by the Horus into statues and were on the verge of being gobbled up by the Horus, when they were rescued in the nick of time by the Silver Dragon While all this action was going on, and while the Horus determinedly, followed them up to the Silver Dragon's cave high up in the Silver Mountains where they had taken refuge, even more original and exciting creatures like "In" and "Quisitive" as well as "Trans" and "Lucent" emerged in the Booga Dooga Forest. Finally the Horus was overcome just a moment before he would have crushed our heroes and gobbled them up The Horus turns into .... aha .. that would be telling .. suffice it to say that this tale is so enchanting that the entire family will be delighted and will surely want to read it all together ....

Pickwick's Plan is a winner of the 2013 Readers Favorite Book Award Contest 2013 and I will be there to receive the award in Miami on 23rd Nov 2013. This book started out as a Bedtime story, told by me to my little children around the year 1992-93, and remained in limbo until finally, I decided to retire very early from my profession as a senior bank officer to get these "Family Read Together" books published. It is my belief that the books will be loved for generations by young and old alike . Pickwick's Plan begins with a Little Pixie Town on the edge of the enchanted Great Booga Dooga Forest near the Great Booga Dooga Lake in the enchanted Booga Dooga Land and revolve around the life and adventures of one of the smallest Pixies, Pickwick. The story was told chapter by chapter to my little children and evolved in its telling - there was the magic of playing with the words of the English language, and the emergence of different beings like the 'Knock', the 'OctoDoll', the amazing 'Emperor Angelfish' and others, who have made the book a unique "Family Read Together" experience. Every line is original and every episode opens out new vistas. Another of the Tales of the Booga Dooga Land, 'The Wormus', has been published and will be followed by many other books in the series, with each being an independent book in itself. Deepak Menon New Delhi

A delightful sequel to "Pickwick's Plan" which was the first story told by the author to his little children many years ago. The 'WORMUS' continues the adventures of the little Pixie 'Pickwick', who, accompanied by the talking and walking "OctoDoll," again goes on a rescue mission to save the Pixies, this time from the terrible Wormus, who has woken up from his sleep of a hundred years. The Wormus is eating everything on its way with a voracious appetite, and is heading straight towards Pixie Town, near the Great Booga Dooga Lake. Unique characters like the Gubble Nodder, ScOwl, the Silver Dragon and the 'Knock' who are right out of the highest echelons of fantasy children's fiction, along with the amazing trees of the great Booga Dooga Land, make this book a truly delightful and tasty cake, for both adults and children of all ages to savour for years to come.

A delightful sequel to "Pickwick's Plan" which was the first story told by the author to his little children many years ago. The 'WORMUS' continues the adventures of the little Pixie 'Pickwick', who, accompanied by the talking and walking "OctoDoll," again goes on a rescue mission to save the Pixies, this time from the terrible Wormus, who has woken up from his sleep of a hundred years. The Wormus is eating everything on its way with a voracious appetite, and is heading straight towards Pixie Town, near the Great Booga Dooga Lake. Unique characters like the Gubble Nodder, ScOwl, the Silver Dragon and the 'Knock' who are right out of the highest echelons of fantasy children's fiction, along with the amazing trees of the great Booga Dooga Land, make this book a truly delightful and tasty cake, for both adults and children of all ages to savour for years to come.