New Releases by Jyotin Goel

From the battlefields of Lanka and Kurukshetra rises a deadly threat to the modern world Only one man is bold enough to confront it-the legendary warrior Bheem As Mandodari, the queen of Lanka, watches the destruction of her golden kingdom, her fury erupts as a curse. Morphing into an incurable virus, the blight takes root in the vaanars and sets out on a destructive path through the centuries. Unknown to present-day humans, the seed of their total annihilation has already been sown . . . Ripping through the vortex of time, Bheem arrives in the twenty-first century to seek out the only four humans who, with their natural immunity, can help develop an antidote. However, his quest becomes a perilous race against time, for a sworn enemy from the past-Ashvatthama-has also journeyed to the present to prevent the cure from being found. Amid the glitter and chaos of modern India, an ancient war reaches its cataclysmic finale . . .

Rot-8 is also Septopus-an octopus with only seven and a half tentacles. He is smarter, faster and braver than any other octopus or any other creature found in the sea, on land and in the air. With his faithful friend Tumboo the turtle and a beltful of tools, he can overpower all kinds of villains. When Rot-8 and Tumboo meet Pelli Dada, the pelican from Bangladesh, they get off to a flying start-Pelli Dada nearly makes off with Rot-8 in his beak in order to make a meal of him! But then they become friends, little knowing that a horrible gang of jewel thieves will soon create chaos at the Sea World. First Ms Noriko their Japanese lobster teacher goes missing, then Tumboo too vanishes. The only clues Rot-8 has are a starfish with her face buried in the sand and a chest full of false gems placed on the pool floor. Along with Pelli Dada he sets off to rescue his friend, but will he reach on time? Will he outwit the villains with his pirate disguise? And will Tumboo ever hand him the correct tool from his tool belt? Read Septopus''s second super adventure to find out more. PRAISE FOR BOOK 1 ''Sept-Opus will make children laugh, maybe go sniff-sniff in some scenes, keep them interested, entertain them with illustrations and plant a tiny moral seed in them too.''-Between Write and Wrong (blog) ''It has appealed to all the readers in our house from age 8 to 70.''- RivoKids ''The book is full of positive messages.''- Indian Mom''s Connect A wonderfully imaginative book.''- Goodbooks.in A Children''s Bookshelf Selection: Each month our editor''s pick the best books for children and young adults by age to be a part of the children''s bookshelf. These are editorial recommendations made by our team of experts. Our monthly reading list includes a mix of bestsellers and top new releases and evergreen books that will help enhance a child''s reading life.

Rot8 lives with his octopus family and other water creatures in the Goa SeaWorld. All his friends other than Tumboo the turtle, his best friend, make funof him because of his seven-and-a-half limbs. When an accident lands Rot8 in the lab of vet Reena Renaldo and the mad scientist Zubbu Zwami, he finds himself outfitted with a number of attachments for his half-limb.