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The Savage Hills’ is an unexceptionally true story of valour of a Special Force Officer. The Pir Panjal range in Kashmir is burning with vendetta backed by certain terror groups. Sucked into this vortex of violence and vengeance are Harry and his SF troop. Along the way, some foreign trekkers are abducted by an unknown militant group called the Al-Faran. Unbeknownst to all the dramatis- personae involved, their paths will converge violently with dire consequences for some.This fascinating story of sweat, blood, gore of militancy, a counter-insurgency in Kashmir will bring chills down your spine.

Published by Wisdom Tree, 2021

Available in English

184 Pages

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Reflections from those who have journeyed through the pages of my books

Lt. Gen Prakash Katoch (Retired)

Another fascinating novel by Abhay Narayan Sapru, a third by him, that takes you through the challenges, tribulations, sweat, blood and gore of militancy and counter-insurgency in Kashmir. His characteristic inimitable style will keep you engrossed through to the last page of this narrative based on realities.

Gen. VP Malik (Former COAS)

A fascinating story written in superb language! It will not allow you to put down the book till it is finished. Having operated in counter-militancy operations along the Shamsabari Range and on either side of Pirpanjal Range in Jammu & Kashmir, I find the description of the terrain, locales and combat activities as authentic as can be. Only a Special Forces officer can go into such details.

Pralhad Kakkar (A Man with many hats)

Only a combat soldier could have written this! Abhay Sapru’s second book on war from a combat soldier’s perspective is the real McCoy. It catches you by the scruff of your neck and doesn’t let go till the end. A chapter of the Indian Army’s ill-fated adventure into Sri Lanka, fought in dense jungles, against a cornered comrade turned enemy, you can smell the fetid smell of the jungle, mixed with the smell of death, fear, courage and strangely, respect for an enemy who was fighting for its very survival. Only a combat soldier could have written this!

Lt Gen (Retd) Prakash Katoch

The lucid narration will keep you engrossed to the last word. The Beckoning Isle is a masterpiece in realistic settings of Sri Lanka during the days of the IPKF. Though it follows the travails of an Indian Special Forces Assault troop crisscrossing the path of an LTTE colonel, it takes you through a bit of history and the whole gambit of politics, intrigue, conflict, human behaviour and the tribulations that surrounded the war between the IPKF and the LTTE. The style of the author who himself was part of the IPKF is excellent and the lucid narration will keep you engrossed to the last word.

Shashi Tharoor

The Beckoning Isle is the story of the degeneration of a society and the vicious politics of retribution. But it is also a tale of two men, on opposite sides of the battle, united only by the fatalism of their ideologies. Abhay Sapru offers a unique perspective of the Sri Lankan War in an engaging, page-turning account of the clash between the Indian Peace Keeping Force and the LTTE, with voices from both sides of what will go down as one of history’s great tragedies.

Lt Gen (Retd) Prakash Katoch

Descriptions of terrain, actions, emotions, drama and violence keep you spell-bound. Through his first novel, Abhay shows the class of a seasoned writer. Descriptions of terrain, actions, emotions, drama and violence keep you spell-bound. The tragic reality of Kashmir is so well articulated through this gripping drama, it is guaranteed to win your rapt attention from beginning to end.

Pralhad Kakkar (A Man with many hats)

No frills, No armchair theory – Straight from the Hip. This is the first combat book written in India, by a Spetsnaz, a Special Forces officer who knows the Kashmir Ops the way it really is – no-frills, no armchair theory – straight from the hip. You can smell the cordite and the fear and most importantly you can get into the head of the enemy! Great read especially if you want to know what the fuck is going on in Kashmir.

VP Singh

I read both books written by Mr Sapru. His style of writing a war book as fiction keeps you glued till the end. This book is an account of Special Forces, the so called Commandos, fighting In the Kashmir valley. The book is based on real incidents with fictious names as it existed in the Kashmir. The story has been built around two characters,one each from SF and Pakistan trained militant, Sher Khan. To add interest, love angle, by introducing a Kashmiri girl has been woven well. Overall a good book, you would like to finish in one sitting.

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